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Originally Posted by dannat
I also agree with what waveland-scott said - save and buy the premium oculars - then you will only buy a few keepers, rather than continually buying stop gap measures. I guess the same goes for scopes
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I also agree, in theory, but it's a tough choice. If I buy a premium new EP ('realistically' how much, $300, $400? I know they go much higher) and buy the wrong one, that's an expensive mistake. You could say buying 2nd hand is offsetting the risk somewhat. Then again, I'm never sure the one I've bought is operating as per the day it was bought brand new. If I got to a LOT of star parties I could get a feel for various EPs, but that's unlikely to happen unfortunately.
I'm almost willing to have someone tell me OK, buy THIS exact EP as a starter, and you'll be right (e.g. brand, model and FL) and come back in 6 months for the next installment.
Of course, I wouldn't hold the person responsible if I didn't like it
Sorry to rave on