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Originally Posted by PeteMo
Is a 'Super Plossl' better optical quality than a 'Plossl'? I'd rather have a couple of good quality lenses than a dozen mediocre cheapos. Are GSO or Bintel Eyepieces any good? Also I hear that with the big names like Meade, Naglar, etc you are paying for a name so is it worth buying a Meade Super Plossl at $89 instead of a GSO Super Plossl at $49?
I did hear from someone that whatever I spent on buying my scope, I should budget at least half that amount again to get a couple of good quality lenses. I got my scope 2nd hand for $500 (previous onwer paid $850 and hardly used it)
So I should be looking to spend about $300-$400 on lenses. Is this approach correct?
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If I have one piece of advice it would be to buy the best eyepiece you can afford. When you change scopes you will still have your eyepieces and good ones are with you for life.
Plossl v superplossl. Superplossls are not really plossl's at all; Plossls have 4 lens elements while super plossls have 5. Superplossls have a slightly better eye relief and compared to cheap plossls less distortion (aberations). A meade super Plossl will perform better than a GSO Plossl.
One last thing the expensive eyepieces like Televue Naglers and Panoptics are well worth their money (and they are expensive). With your telescope they will work a treat
