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Originally Posted by janoskiss
Nice EPs Flash. I wish I had the 30 and 35mm. The 35mm is a clever one with the focal plane outside the barrel, allowing for wider AFOV than is normally possible for a 1.25" EP.
I had many EPs over the years, both 2" and 1.25". Now I mostly prefer compact lighyweight 1.25" EPs as they are easier to manage especially at big events.
But I do have a 30mm 2" 80-degree FOV Chinese EP (same as Moonfish), which I use a fair bit in a very good baffled Japanese long 2" barlow, where it performs brilliantly as a 12mm - great contrast & sharp off axis. Put it this way: I do not miss my old 12mm Nagler T4! But without the barlow it's pretty crappy in faster scopes (lots of off-axis astigmatism). Also in regular (not so long) 2" barlows it's only so-so.
Scopes I use include a 10" f/4.7 Saxon (Skywatcher), a 6" f/10 Intes Mak, a divine 6" Tak in the observatory at La Trobe Uni and a 12" Meade SCT also at LTU. I also have an 8" f/4 but the coating on the primary is showing its age.
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Interesting to see what's worked well for others.
I have a fairly simple eyepiece set, but having never compared to expensive eyepieces I can't tell if I'm missing out. I'm happy with the views they give, and I can't imagine the quality or clarity becoming marginally better.