whats the difference ?

[vindictive666 (John)]

hi everyone

just a question

i noticed that bintel are selling a televue powermate barlow (i am looking at the 2 inch 2x )

one has the powermate name and the other has the word big on it

what i was wondering is what the difference is between these ep's besides the obvious (price ) or am i missing the obvious

[Starkler (Geoff)]

In short , one is a barlow and the other is a powermate.
They achieve the same objective but by different optical design.
The powermate does not extend the eye relief of eyepieces as a barlow can.

[vindictive666 (John)]

so am i right in assuming the "big"
is the one i should be looking at ?

[Dave47tuc (David)]

Hi,
Have a look at,
http://www.televue.com/engine/page.asp?ID=41

http://www.televue.com/engine/page.asp?ID=42

Cheers.

[rumples riot]

No the Powermate is the better design. It has better contrast and optical performance. I have both and the barlow while good, is not as good as the powermate. Get the powermate.

[iceman (Mike)]

Get the powermate

if you can afford it.

The orion shorty plus is a good barlow for a much cheaper price, if budget is short.