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Originally Posted by andrew2008
Having just sold my EQ6 and buying an Argo Navis i have about $500-600 leftover and was going to look at getting some better eyepieces. The scope is a 10" F5 dob. Will be looking to keep these for at least a few years before any possible upgrades so want to do it right this time. Trouble is seem to be too many options and after spending some time searching old posts here and on cloudy nights and still don't seem much closer 
Was looking at getting 3 EP's out of the hyperion and/or stratus range. Seem to be lots of very happy users of these and difference between the 2 appears (from my research) to be negligible. Was thinking maybe the 8mm, a 13 or 17mm and a 24mm.
Today however have started looking at others and am now thinking the Pentax xf 8.5mm and TV Pan 24mm may be a better option. My main concern is this means a hole in middle so wondering how well the Pan will barlow to effectively have 24mm, 12mm and 8.5mm?
Any help much appreciated. |
I have found the 24 mm Pan goes with 2x barlow very well to give effective fl of 12. Used this heaps before I got my 13mm Nagler. I don't know about using it with a 3 x barlow. I reckon its worth investing a little more and getting a smaller number of good eps and using a quality barlow. I use my 24 mm pan heaps and its a great eyepiece.