I had to go to Melbourne CBD today, so I thought I might as well stop by at an astronomy shop where I bought nearly $400 worth of goods last time I visited some months ago.
I spoke to one of the guys there; I reminded him about what I bought last time and asked what is new. "Nothing really" was the answer. After a quick glance across the counter the full range of Baader Hyperion EPs stood out. (These are the new wide angle EPs, Vixen LXW clones like my Stratus.) "These are new!" I said. No response. I went on to tell the guy what I knew about them, that I have the very similar Stratus EPs, but with the Hyperions you can unscrew the Barlow bit and use each EP at lower powers too. He said he doesn't really know about that and that they just got the EPs in yesterday. And a minute ago he said they have "nothing" new.
I hate a pushy salesperson as much as the next guy, but I would have expected that moderately priced wide angle EPs that work very well in fast scopes should be something to get excited about and the first thing to tell an enquiring customer about...
Anyway, I think $285 (or maybe $265) was the asking price for the Hyperions, and they do appear to be the same thing as the Orion Stratus. I got mine from the States for $175 ea, incl. postage. Superb EPs for the $.