Review: 13mm Nagler Type 6 Shootout

Originally Posted by iceman

Apologies if I misinterpreted.

But your statement is right, in that whichever of the 3 you already own, you're going to have a natural bias towards it.

It's cool man. Tis why I never write reviews, especially on my beloved XW's.
One could only imagine that...

regards,CS

[davidpretorius]

i also read it that rob would be biased to pentax and houghy will be biased to nagler etc ie what you own already .

i saw no slur against Mikes neutral stance.

Having said that, Mike I want to see you with a pentax or nagler, mate, you deserve one!!!! So then you can be biased!!

[davidpretorius]

Originally Posted by xrekcor

Tis why I never write reviews, especially on my beloved XW's.
regards,CS

There would be some beauties:

Rumples on SCT's over Dobs.
Rob on Pentax vs anything ie any piece of equipment.
Bird on Linux vs Windows
Me on Windows vs Linux
Asimov on the weather
Ken on star camp sites
Rob & Rumples on Image capture devices squared off in a wrestling ring (you guys must be lawyers)

All are still valid in my book, they may be biased, but that info is taken into consideration when reading.

Originally Posted by davidpretorius

i also read it that rob would be biased to pentax and houghy will be biased to nagler etc ie what you own already .

i saw no slur against Mikes neutral stance.

Having said that, Mike I want to see you with a pentax or nagler, mate, you deserve one!!!! So then you can be biased!!

Hey I'm not biased and Houghy narrrr

And to prove I could umm errr swap my 14mm XW for his 20mm t5

[ausastronomer (John Bambury)]

Originally Posted by Dave47tuc

Very good review Mike & John

Look foward to your 7 mm shoot out. The 7 mm Otho will win

Hi Dave,

As a sole purpose planetary performer it will. I still use my 5mm HD ortho as my main planetary eyepiece when seeing permits and when it doesn't I use the 6mm HD ortho. When things are really bad, I use the 7mm HD ortho. I have to concede that the 10mm and 14mm Pentax XW's and 2.5X TV Powermate combo do very very well and are an excellent planetary option.

CS-John B

I agree about the HD Ortho's. When I've pulled mine out lately, I find I'm glad I never
did get sell them. They maybe like looking through straws, but! boy they give nice
clear planetary views. A nice ep for those who want a nice step up without the expence.

regards,CS

Mike, I noticed there has been a slight re-edit in your review. Primarily a statement in
your conclusion that the Nagler was a "Hands down winner" to "Coming out on top"
what was the reasoning for this re-edit as these two statements are of different strengths.
I also think it would benifit the reader if you state your experience with astro gear in general,
there is no mention of yours or Johns experience or who actually of the two of you wrote
the review.

Sorry to dig up an old bone.

regards,CS

[iceman (Mike)]

No probs resurrecting this thread, Rob.

Porblem is, I don't recall editing the original review, so it is now what it was when I originally posted it.

My conclusion is slightly different to John's conclusion, as has already been discussed, based on our observing preferences.

Regarding the level of experience, good point and will include it in future reviews.

Originally Posted by iceman

No probs resurrecting this thread, Rob.

Porblem is, I don't recall editing the original review, so it is now what it was when I originally posted it.

It's cool, just remeber discussing that particular statement that's all. Sorry
if I was wrong.

Originally Posted by iceman

Regarding the level of experience, good point and will include it in future reviews.

Why not this one?

regards,CS

[ving (David)]

thnx mike, great stuff.

[Starkler (Geoff)]

Remember guys, that no single review is gospel, but is just one persons opinion.
Anyone wanting to make a purchasing decision should research all the reviews that they can find, and also try to ascertain the experience level of the reviewer . Better yet , try to see for yourselves by looking through the eyepieces concerned.