[lynton]

Originally Posted by AEAJR

If you like the idea of the zoom and have a larger budget then go for the Baader Hyperion 8-24. 25% wider FOV than the Celestron and likely better overall optics but 4+X the price.
http://agenaastro.com/eyepieces/zoom-eyepieces.html

zoom eyepiece review
http://www.chuckhawks.com/comparison_zoom_eyepieces.htm

But even at the price of the Baader it is around the same price as 2 ES 82s and far more versatile. Some people say the Baader is now their only eyepiece.

BaaderHyperian III Clickstop zoom review
http://www.weasner.com/co/Reviews/20...ece/index.html

thanks for all this detailed info Ed.
This made me look into the baader , reviews seem great so after some research i ordered one, there is a newer model now mark IV and i got a package with a hyperion 2.25x barlow. this was from 365astronomy.com and with shipping to aus only 217.53 GBP. about 350 aud, although with paypals exchange rate this jumped to 370 aud. oh well still much cheaper than the older mark III available here without the added barlow...

link here http://www.365astronomy.com/baader-h....6-10.7mm.html

i like the idea of one eyepiece you dont have to change and can quickly zoom with , and with the barlow hopefully this will do the job for all mags.

thanks for your advise, ill post when it arrives with my thoughts on how good it is.

cheers

lynton