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Old 03-06-2009, 03:50 PM
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OK, here are a few comments off CN.

(Mod please delete if I'm breaking T&C here)

"The eyepiece is quite good based on my experiences with the protoypes, it is not a clone, they did not reverse engineer the ethos, they just designed an eyepiece that also hits 100deg with excellent correction, however they did it, they did it. I was expecting to be disapointed, and I was very suprised. In a well corrected, but fast scope such as the 6" f4.8 david levy mak newt, the moon on the edge was as sharp as the moon in the center, with minimal edge color. In a big 22"f5 dob, m13 was ALMOST as sharp at the edge as it was in the center, and I will attribute that to coma, since a paracorr was not being used.

If the production model performs as well, this will be a good performer.

Scott Roberts at Explore Scientific is top notch in my opinion, lots of experience from his years at Meade, this EP will be a winner."



" The ES 14.5 eyepiece is made for ES by Jing Hau in China. A top notch company. Scott Roberts and Paul Levy are some of the best people in the Industry. I can't wait to get my hands on an ES for a reasonable price."
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