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Originally Posted by Brian W
The 8 comes with a 2" focuser. And you are right the TeleVeu solution is nice but expensive. We would like to keep the cost in the $150-250 US per ep range.
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Please dont be fooled into thinking that just because an eyepiece is from Televue that it is automatically the best solution for everyone. The nagler type 6 eyepieces are tight on eye relief and I personally much prefer the comfort of longer eye relief.
In your stated price range I would recommend the Vixen LVW range which are an excellent 65 degree field eyepiece. You can get them relatively cheaply here.
http://www.kkohki.com/English/kkohkiparts.html
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Beginners question, what would be the difference in the viewing experience between equal quality 1 1/4 and 2" ep's?
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None! The 2" format is only required by necessity when a 1.25" barrel isn't big enough to allow the required field of view. If you google up a picture of a Pentax XW you will see a premium eyepiece with a big fat comfortable eye lens available in both 2 and 1.25" formats. The size of the barrel has nothing to do with the 'viewing experience'.