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Hi John,
I wonder if kits are the best way to go. I have no experience with Meade eyepieces, so I wouldn't comment on this line in particular. But in my limited experience and from the reading of many posts on the subject, some ep lines do better at some focal lengths than others. And this varies from scope to scope. For example, I have been very happy with my 9 & 13 mm T6 Naglers, but gathered the 16mm T6 has very tight eye relief. So I paid a bit more and got a 17mm T4 Nagler which I really like. Comparing it with the T6 16 mm at the last VicSouth star party in my 16" f4.9, I was very happy with this decision. Comparing the 2 eps in Tim Nott's 22" f3.6, the T6 was superior optically and clearly better suited to the faster scope than the T4 was.
Also you might miss out on some of the very good deals on second hand eps on this forum.
It might be worth working out which focal lengths you use most, have a look through some different eps in your scope at a star party and wait and watch the forum. You will also get a good idea of how much FOV vs eye relief means to you. Good glass is a very good investment.
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