Thanks for the idea of the wider angle EP! We (AST) have a meeting at Ross (Tassie) on Saturday starting with some solar viewing in the afternoon so I will see if I can get the use of different EPs from the members to try out.
You're right about how quiet the sun is at the moment. One of my mates described it as bland!
If you have a 2x Barlow I would be grateful if you used it with a 20mm or so EP and let me know how it looked to you. (I just need the clouds to clear at the moment.)
I've mounted mine on an EQ2 without the counterweights and find it very steady and so easy to track!
Cheers!
Bert