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Originally Posted by Glenn Dawes
Also, I am considering buying a Meade Super Wide Angle Series 5000, 16mm ep for my 10" f5 Bintel Dob (I can't afford a Nagler). I'm looking for a nice wide flat field of view (ie focused to the edge of the field). Does anyone have any experience with this combination?
Regards
Glenn Dawes
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Hi Glenn D, good to see you join the forum !!
Obviously you aren't happy with the 15mm GSO superview you had at SPSP? Not great at F5 IMO !!
Haven't used the S5000 Meade 16mm SWA but I have used the S5000 Meade 14mm UWA and I can tell you that its not a real good performer at all in an F5 scope especially considering its $350 plus !!! price tag. I am told that the 14mm is not up to the other focal length S5000 UWA's.
Something else to consider are the Orion Stratus series. You could go for either the 13mm or the 17mm. These offer a 65 deg AFOV and 20mm of eye-relief. They can be ordered through Bintel or direct from USA and will cost you about the same as the meade S5000 SWA (about $260). The Orion Stratus are clones of the high grade Vixen LVW's.
Here is a link to a good review on them.
http://www.svenwienstein.de/HTML/hyp...h_version.html
I know that Steve (Janoskis) recently sold his 13mm nagler T6 and kept the 13mm Orion Stratus. Send him a PM and ask him his thoughts on the Stratus. My guess is that these will outperform the Meade S5000 SWA.
CS-John Bambury
PS- Did you ever get that Jupiter applet I sent you working ?