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Originally Posted by Outcast
I have a set of Meade UWA, 20mm, 14mm, 8.8mm & 6.7mm they are superb in my opinion, including in my F5, 12" Dob. 14mm is a little soft though in comparison... The reason you can't find them in Australia is they aren't made anymore & the ones you can find overseas will simply be 'remaining' stock..
The ES, 82 degree FOV range are effectively the same EP, I have a 30mm version & again, superb.. the views are exceptionally expansive. Be aware though, these long FL, widefield EPs are exceptionally heavy... The ES I have weighs one kilogram & the Meade 20mm is not far shy of 1kg.
Can't comment on the MWA's, haven't tried them...
FWIW, I also have Vixen LVW's (22/17/13mm) which are exceptionally sharp across the field & the clarity is fantastic.. again, not made anymore, you will need to look for them secondhand.
My short focal length EPs are Vixen SLV's.. these can still be purchased new.. I love them, every bit as good as the Kokusai Kohki Fujiyama Orthoscopics I used to own with much more forgiving eye relief..
I'm sure TVs are wonderful eyepieces, I'm just not convinced they are necessarily 3 or 4 times as good... as their 3 - 4 x price tag suggests they should be...
My two cents...
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Cheers, super helpful. Trying to find all the bits and bobs I am after at the same shop might not be the best way. Looks like for the diagonal and visual back online shops are the way to go.
For eyepieces trying to find out what the Orion Lanthanum are like as my local shop seems to stock them. Otherwise the Explore Scientific look like a winner.