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Originally Posted by Gurutronic
in the ES82 range I have the 4.7, 6.7, 8.8 and 11. Picking a favourite is tough as they are all good, however I would probably pick the 8.8, followed closely by the 6.7.
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Thanks Gurutronic,
Aquired my other ES oculars through OPT (Cal. USA) hassle free, so went for one more. Couldnt decide whether to go for the 8.8 or 6.7, but went to the OPT online shop, and found of the two, they only had the ES 82deg 8.8mm in stock, so jumped on it
before it to was available only on back order.
The ES 8.8mm will still give me sufficient
image scale
for luna and planetary work. Giving 205x and 340x in my 14" and 22" dobs and exit pupils of 1.7mm, 1.6mm respectively. If conditions allow, I can use my GSO 2" 2x ED barlow with this, to give 410x/640x, or can barlow my 11mm to give 328x/545x.
The viewing pleasure using these oculars as compared to my old GSO equivalents, has gone to an entirely new level. Now premium performance is reachable, without spending multiples of $1K
, to put together a comprehensive set of observing oculars.