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Originally Posted by wolfman
40mm Pentax XW (62X)
26mm Nagler T5 (96X)
17mm Nagler T4 (147X)
12mm Nagler T4, 13mm Nagler T6 or 12mm Pentax XF (200X)
10mm Pentax XW (250X)
$699
$819
$535
$499
$455
TOTAL- $3007
A far cry from the $300 to $500 she wanted to spend, yes they are the best EP's you can get, but has she really been helped from all this, or has this whole thing made her feel overwhelmed and now too worried to make a decision on a gift for her husband?
Maybee sometimes we should respect what poeple want (and can afford to) spend, rather than puff our chests out and send everyone reaching for the top shelf.
Good advice is fair enough but if someone wants to spend $200 for instance then recomend the best you know within that price rather than saying its all **** and only buy that $820 Nagler.
All that does is make you look like a wanker!
And I notice I get bagged for the nothing under 10mm comment but I dont see one on you list? A bit hypocritical, I only made that comment 'cause it will be the least used for now.
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You have clearly shown an inability to:-
a) read what the original poster JAL posted
b) "read between the lines" of what JAL posted
c) read what I posted.
You need to come to grips with the fact that when a wife buys the husband a $6,000 telescope as a gift, the following applies:-
1) The wife loves the husband a lot
2) The husband is fairly serious about astronomy and will appreciate a $500 eyepiece a lot more than a $50 eyepiece.
3) The family is not financially challenged to the extent that an extra $200 spent on an eyepiece is going to change the future course of their lives.
JAL stated she would prefer to spend around $300 but could afford to extend this to $500. Also note that JAL stated she would prefer to buy "ONE" eyepiece that her husband could "KEEP FOREVER". I don't rate any of the products you recommened as something to "keep forever". They are reasonable value for money products that you buy if you can't afford better. If you actually read what I wrote, you will note that I recommended JAL buy "ONE" eyepiece at this time, namely a 17mm Nagler T4 which costs $535. This is only $35 over her maximum upper limit and it is an eyepiece he can "keep forever". Also note that I recommended she add the other eyepieces one at a time in the future, not run out and spend $3,000 tomorrow. It's not a crime to be unable to afford premium equipment and if that's the case you buy the best you can afford, but you don't need to be Einstein to figure out that JAL can afford to buy a 17mm Nagler for her hubby.
This is all I am going to say and you can take comfort from the following:-
b) JAL and her husband won't have to resort to surviving on a diet of baked beans on toast for the next 3 years, if she buys her hubby a 17mm Nagler T4.
c) Her hubby will like it and keep it forever, or at least a very long time.
John B