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Just be aware that some complex design eyepieces dont barlow well eg 24mm panoptic is one of them. The radians already have a built in barlow as part of their design.
The tv plossl is just a very good quality plossl, with similar characteristics re eye relief and fov to any other plossl.
For a long time I was very happy with the following :
10.5mm pentax xl
14mm pentax xl
27mm panoptic
celestron ultima barlow ( Orion shorty plus)
Perhaps at your price point the Orion Stratus line might be worth a look?
I have seen Stu's Meade 5000 plossls and the shorter focal length ones do suffer short eye relief. Also the focus is soft at the edge at f5.
If you want to save money there are always comprimises to be made and when there are performance comprimises you will likely sell later and loose money on the deal.
My advice is to buy one quality ep in the 12-14 range and a good barlow.
This ep is the one you will use most for dso viewing, and barlowed will give a useful planetary magnification.
As a dedicated planetary eyepiece I would love to try a 6mm radian.
P.S. using a substandard barlow is like buying a Ferrari and driving it on retreads.
Last edited by Starkler; 19-11-2005 at 11:13 AM.
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