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Tell me about your zooms
OK, ok. I have an ETX 105 (FL 1470), a 200 mm dob (F6) and a FD 80mm refractor (FL 555, F6.9). I already have some premium eyepieces (LVW and Radian 5 mm; Naglers; Pentax XW 10 mm). But I'm thinking of getting a general purpose, grab-and-go zoom eye piece, somewhere in the 8-20mm range, that would be suitable for all these scopes. I like decent eye relief and hate kidney beaning. I like a wider field of view, but not at the expense of sharpness on axis, and preferably something that doesn't weigh a kilo. I would use it in daytime on the refractor if I could. I don't want to have to remove it to change focus, either, but rather something that moves smoothly.
Time was all zooms were rubbish, but I've heard times have changed. I've heard that Leica and Pentaxes are among the best, but I see that WO have one now, and then there is the generic Televue/Meade/Vixen zoom. (I've already discounted the heavy Speer-Waler.)
So tell me, which one should I buy?
(And don't say "profigliano"!)
Brian.
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