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Old 22-11-2005, 08:15 PM
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Originally Posted by acropolite
I took a punt, based on a favourable report, and bought a Meade S5000 14mm plossl (60 degree FOV as opposed to 50 degree on other plossls) as a stopgap EP but am so pleased with the performance I probably won't bother upgrading. I don't know how well it would perform on a fast scope but on the LX it's very good.
A quick look through one showed the focus soft at the edge at f5 unfortunately. Acceptable perhaps for dso viewing, but you dont want soft edge focus for planetary
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