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Originally Posted by astropolak
Erick
One of the IIS members is selling a KK widescan III 30mm, I think those will be far superior than its Chinese clones... I got the 20mm - not bad and in good condition too....
RGDS
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Joe,
Those KK Widescans and their Chinese clones are pretty poor performers at anything faster than about F8 IMO. In a slow scope (F10 or slower), it is worth paying the extra money for the genuine Japanese made Widescan. In a fast scope it isn't worth the extra money of the Japanese made product. High quality Japanese made seagulls look identical to low quality Chinese made seagulls. If that is the eyepiece Eric can afford then that is fine, as Steve points out it will give good views over about 60% of the FOV, which is all you can expect for $100 in an F6 scope. The $300+ genuine Japanese made Widescan III will really not do much better at F6. In fact the University Optics 30mm MK80 is a better eyepiece than the 30mm Widescan, for a little less money. Similarly however, it isn't much good at anything faster than F7 or F8. In a slow scope it is an outstanding eyepiece.
The next mid priced upgrade for an F6 scope would be a 30mm Orion Stratus or the new 30mm Paragon, when it arrives. Unfortunately they both cost a lot more than $100.
Clear Skies
John B