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I don't think it matters about the different brands - except you will probably find a brand you will like & will then prefer oculars from that manufacturer.
One other thing to consider about the brands(same or different) is whether the oculars are parfocal - ie when you change ocular you hardly need to move the focus (ie my wo swan & vixen plossl happen to be parfocal but my meade plossl' focus is quite different to the other two)
I think a good barlow (premium brand) is a good investment. televue are the most popular choice, whether the standard or powermate range
If i was choosing I would only go for about 3 oculars.
# one providing about 50-75x
# one providing about 180x
# one about 300x
then you can barlow these for other mags.
I found when I had a finder I didn't use low power oculars like 25x, but then again I have a wide fov.
Lastly my now most important aspect looked for is eye relief - I find it uncomfortable with most oculars to look for any length of time.
Also don't find the wide fov oculars much advantage - I am quite happy with 50%, and don't like the 70% & up fov - but this is very personal
Last edited by dannat; 07-04-2008 at 11:58 AM.
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