Hello AG hybrid,
Um,
I was actually suprised how well the SW's stacked up against the UO's especially the 25 on DSO's and the 10 on Jupiter. My main reason for getting new ep's was I found that the 10mm didn't quite cut it when looking at DSO's as it was hard to focus some times and it's what I'm interested in. The 25 created some colours around jupiter but I only used it as a locater anyway when viewing planets/moon, the 10 did all the rest.
Apart from that they have been great and I've had some memorable nights burned well into my mind. I have only been doing astronomy for 2mths and I suppose to you guys that are long termers that this would be a boring review as they have been around for so long but for me being new to astronomy and having no access to other users of scopes/ep's its a bit of a blackhole on whether it's really benificial to get an upgrade. I took a bit of a stab in the dark with the ortho's from what I could gather reading around here/other sights. Luckily it paid off as they seemed to fit what I was looking for.
So I thought it would be great to write something down about them. That they have had a benifit to my viewing and perhaps also for others if that's what they are after. On the other hand I thought it would be good to convey how good the SW's are regarding their qualities so that people using them might not feel that they are missing out on something when in all practicalities they have something that shows just as good in their best circumstance and I mean that.
What I have found is a lacking of any reviews when it comes to the stock ep's! and in regards to how they stack up to a first upgrade. In my mind I felt that perhaps they are inferior and you need to upgrade but after last night I am not so sure if you are only interested in where they excell. In any event for my purposes an upgrade was needed to investigate DSO's a little further and perhaps have an investment as well? In terms of how they stack up to your uber or other eyepieces I can't say as it's not something i've experienced yet. But maybe in the future you'll get another crazy ???$$$ vs $1 stock ep review!
In regards to the baaders I wasn't sure about them?
There aren't any reviews yet and in my mind I pictured the Japanese with their very professional quality and morals compared to Chinese just get it done cheap and on mass techniques. Not to say that the new orthos might not be good it just seems that way to me at the moment and with time running out not a gamble I want to play with. Price is a winner for some people and hopefully the quality is just as good with these new products. Time will tell.
Regards
Simmo