Thread: Zoom EP's ?
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Old 24-11-2010, 06:21 PM
mercedes_sl1970
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Brent

I think that there may be a review of that eyepiece on Cloudynights.

I'm probably in the minority and think that zooms can be useful, but recognizing that they have limitations - the smaller field of view at the longer focal lengths, and sometimes lower image sharpness. That said, they can be fun and if you only have a short observing session you don't need to fiddle around with different eyepieces.

On the other hand, you could also look to buy something of better quality (secondhand?) at a fixed focal length. Then starts the road to eyepiece oblivion...!

Andrew
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