Thanks Adrian and David for your replies, much appreciated!
@Dave - I agree...I used 200x magnification a lot last year while watching Jupiter and Saturn later in the season. I found that my ES18mm with a 2x barlow (9mm effective FL) yielded better results than a 10mm Baader Hyperion standalone. Hard to describe, but both Jupiter and Saturn appeared sharper to my untrained eye via the ES barlowed.
Is this to be expected? I must admit, it wasn't a very thorough assessment as I was still trying to getting familiar with the mount, tracking, balancing etc. so I didn't spend to much time doing A/B tests.
I haven't viewed through any high-end 1.25 EPs - Pentax WX, Televue or Baader Morpheus - so I guess I don't know what I am missing
