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Old 28-06-2011, 03:07 PM
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Paul L

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Originally Posted by Fox View Post
Just initial quick thoughts, and keeping strictly to TV as per your brief, I would suggest either the 24 or 27 Panoptic, the 6mm or 10mm Delos, the TV 2.5 x Powermate, and then I would wait a little while to see what Delos focal lengths eventuate around the 13 to 18mm mark. It all depends what field you want, and if ~20mm ER is OK for you (considering your preference for short ER)... And keep in mind that range reflects my bias to what I would like...

Congrats on your FLT132, it was definitely a contender before I got the NP127.... Fox!
Thanks for your quick thoughts Fox. I have in fact 'circled' the Panoptic 27mm as a compliment to the Nagler 13 as it provides roughly half the magnification and double the FOV. (Likewise as I move from the Nagler 13 to the Delos 6.)

I've also loosely circled the 21mm Ethos as a contender to the 27mm Panoptic. It gives me 2 degrees, but slightly higher magnification so I'm presuming might be better contrast-wise, and slightly shorter eye relief. Though I might be pushing the limits on having to swim around in the eyepiece - I'm not sure I'm into that sensation.

Just to clarify - as one who normally favours seeing the sharp edge of the field stop, am I after short eye relief? Or doesn't it matter with these high end eyepieces (ie, does long eye relief in TV still give you access to a sharply defined image circle)?

Paul
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