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Hello John and Steffen,
I just came across quite an interesting article which can be easily found via Google - just type in 'Planetary Eyepieces' by 'Daniel Mounsey' and you will find it.
I would be very interested to hear your thoughts on the conclusions of this article. It is perhaps a little dated but basically seems to advocate the Edmund RKE's or some simple TV Plossl's. He gives the Nagler zoom a clear thumbs down, appears to think the LE's are 'okay' as general purpose planetary EP's and that widefield EP's in general - while good in their own right - aren't really suited for planetary observing.
I know the Pentax XO's are meant to be superb 'if' you can manage the ER - which I can't unfortunately. Similarly, the XW's always attract great praise but I can't say they spring up as recommended planetary EP's. I was leaning towards the nagler zoom due to size and being versatile - but if the optical performance leaves a 'lot' to be desired I think I would prefer to look elsewhere.
I am curious to hear what either of you or anyone else make of the Mounsey article.
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