What is considered best Medium to Wide FoV EP Today??

[ausastronomer (John Bambury)]

This is the best price I have seen on the 12.5mm Docter

http://agenaastro.com/eyepieces.html...nufacturer=398

Unfortunately the US$ exchange rate is poor at the moment so it is still >$A900 landed in oz

Cheers,
John B

[issdaol (Phil)]

Hi All,

Thanks for the advice and pointers on where to purchase.

Cheers
Phil

[Don Pensack]

Just a note about the Nikon NAV-SW eyepieces.
They seem to have been made more for daytime use than astronomical use. Reports have them showing a lot more angular magnification distortion than rectilinear distortion, and the general consensus is that low AMD is best for astronomical use.

[casstony]

I notice the Leica Zoom 25x-50x ASPH (17.8-8.9mm) hasn't been mentioned. It performs much like a Delos/XW zoom in terms of the FOV and image quality; eye relief is long but 2 or 3mm shy of the Delos. Not everyone's cup of tea but I enjoy the convenience of not changing eyepieces.

My viewing conditions don't allow me to push gear to it's limits but more than one person has compared the Leica favourably with premium planetary eyepieces.
http://www.cloudynights.com/page/art...178-89mm-r2317