I think few people would disagree that Televue eyepieces are pretty hard to beat in terms of optical quality. Danat is right about the 5mm Televue Radian as a good option but between a 2nd hand one up for 'auction' starting at $150 and being able to buy an absolutely brand new one with 5years warranty for $215 I know where I would be going straight away. As a beginners peice I still think the 9mm Nagler has legendary status closely followed by the 7mm (ie Cookies choice) - although I think in the 7mm range some folks seem to think the Pentx XL or XW are optically superior - I should however mention that from my own experiences the individuals who hold this view between the Pentax over the Televue 7mm focal length eps typically appear unconcerned by more common issues us mere mortals have to deal with such as price. Given the remarkable drops in prices I can't think of a better time to buy something Televue if you ever had such an inclination.
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