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Old 21-04-2012, 02:21 PM
mercedes_sl1970
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Hi Jeremy

They seem to be good eyepieces however I believe the 100s generally get a better rap than the 82s, but they are more expensive. There are quite a few reviews on Cloudynights on both lines.

Having been a non super-wide person ie. 70ish-degrees-is-just-fine-for-me (!) I was "given" a 14mm 100 degree ES eyepiece for my birthday a few months ago. I use this in my F6 8" dob and f13 100mm refractor and I have just enjoyed using it so much. The views are crisp, have neutral colour, good contrast and seem to be very sharp across most (almost all?) of the field. Indeed the views just seem to sparkle. I can't compare it to eg. the Ethos, but I do like mine. I've even used it in an f6 65mm refractor for a bit of fun and it is a delight.

Are they available here? No - you'll have to have to get them in from overseas. I used http://www.optcorp.com/ and had very good service.

Andrew
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