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Originally Posted by Argonavis
Steve - great report. I would encourage others to do the same, as they are invaluable guides before people spend often big $ on eyepeices.
Interestingly, Baader have recently began marketing their Hyperion line of eyepeices, which appear almost identical to the Stratus (same 68deg FOV, 20mm eye relief, same focal lengths), with the addition of threads for DSLR's and claimed superior coatings.
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I saw the Hyperions last week at York Optical in Melbourne. They were going for $265 each (or $285 maybe). At that price though there are more options, such as the Meade SWAs and UWAs. On superficial inspection the coatings look the same on the Stratus and Hyperion. In fact, the eyepieces look almost identical except for the longer 2" barrel bit on the Hyperion. This should help the EPs reach focus in a 2" focuser without needing a 1.25" adapter. Only the 21mm of the Stratus line can be used as a 2" EP in my Dob. On the other hand, Baader warns that the 1.25" barrel of the Hyperions might hit the mirror in a 2" diagonal. No problems with the Stratus there, which work fine with my ED80 + 2" mirror diag.