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Don't lose sight of the fact that Americans are a very patriotic race and very loyal to their own brands and a lot of those reports are not going to be as objective as they might be.
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Yes, probably as objective as you John can be when you say:
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I haven't used the DELOS yet
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But will give "objective" review about DELOS.
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I haven't used the DELOS yet but I have used the ETHOS countless times in a number of different focal lengths and in none of those focal lengths does the ETHOS outperform the equivalent focal length Pentax XW in terms of light throughput, contrast and sharpness. Their performance is extremely close, but if I had to split them, I would lean very slightly to the Pentax XW's. That is academic because I prefer more eye relief than what the ETHOS offers. I read countless internet reports on US forums about how this ETHOS and that ETHOS outperformed its Pentax XW equivalent, on such and such a target. That is just plain poppycock.
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You are right, considering what you based your objectiveness on what you wrote is as much plain poppycock as you said it yourself.
The best and most objective advice you gave is this one though:
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The best advice I can give anyone about these two eyepieces is to try before you buy if at all possible and do not jump to any conclusions based on one persons performance in a telescope that is different to your own
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cheers