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Originally Posted by janoskiss
Thanks heaps, John. Re the dual 1.25"/2" barrel size, don't the XWs have the same thing? I always thought they did.  |
Nope they dont in the shorter focal lengths, 1.25" only, and the 30mm up are 2" only.
Dual 1.25/2" configuration eyepieces can be a pain depending on focus point and travel of your focuser. If forced to use the 1.25" part in a barlow, it can be hard to get a firm mechanical coupling with the 2" section in the way also.
Well maybe I'd possibly swap for an XW, but I havent looked through any myself. DanielSun has a 22mm LVW that I looked through at the star camp, and that seemed very nice.
For those brave enough to buy second hand via astromart, I think the Pentax XL's are still a good bargain.