Hey alex, I was scouting out vixen eyepieces in my never ending quest for knowledge about all things astro equipment and I came across a shootout of 7-9mm eyepieces, theres about 8 brands there.
http://www.vixenoptics.com/PDF/lvw_review.pdf
Now I know the focal length is a bit short but its an interesting read in price/performance in specific brands.
Also I was looking at Meade SWA the 24,34,40mm eyepieces are going for a steal right now from Optcorp.