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Old 10-02-2007, 03:33 PM
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Okay then with a wide open budget I'd jump into the Pentax XW line and the Televue Nagler line...


My 2 cents...Pentax XW in any focal length 10 mm and less will be very very hard to beat...(I've got the 7 and 10)...and I'd go with Nagler above 10 mm...(I've got the 11 T6 and the 16 T5 and a 24 Pan too)...pick up a Televue Powermate (like a barlow) and you are in business...

Both XWs and Naglers will give you nice wide field views in your faster scope and should be pretty good to the edge...there are many "personal" preferences that come in to play as to which of these two lines are the best.

Another option that you might think about would be a Televue Parracor (sorry if I spelled it wrong)...many people in faster scopes say these are the "cat's meow"...

In all cases there is some "serious" money involved but consistently folks with fast scopes would list these two lines at the top...I would encourage you to try them before you buy them.

As far where you can buy these...the Televue line can be found at Bintel (I think they are on sale now) and Pentax can be purchased at Star Optics (I know there are some others here in Austalia that sell them too)...
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