Hi Alan,
There a lot of possible and valuable combos which you can play across UW, barlow, 2", etc...
Personally I did soooo many tests between cheap, medium range and expensive EPs, bothering all friends of mine who I know having better telescopes and equipment. So I've borrowed and tried a large range of EPs that goes from generic plossl, to Orion, Meade (4000 and 5000) up to TV Radiant, Nagler (and one Ethos last night).
I have to admit that in the end you get what you spend for and it is a reasonable things to do if the investment is a long time one.
So I've moved in buying 2 EPs Nagler series and I can't go back to any other alternative. I have now a 17mm 2" and a 13mm 1.25" Nagler IV series and I'm not using anything else with the exception of a good barlow (IF and WHEN required).
The quality of these EPs does justify their price and the comfort is same than to look into a wide 26mm .
However take my advice based of my personal and modest experience as I'm not an expert (not yet!).
Cheers, Cris.
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