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I really want to be able to get the maximum possible viewable magnification
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Maximum magnification isn't all it's cracked up to be, especially if you look at the dept. store boxes that say 525x, 625x etc.
It's rare that the seeing conditions, and the object you're viewing, are favourable enough for the highest magnification possible.
For DSO's, you'll rarely use such a high magnification - maybe for trying to split close double stars. You might use them on the moon or planets occassionally, but honestly I prefer to use my 15mm barlowed to 7.5 as my maximum magnification on my scope, and that's only when seeing is good.