Vixens LV's - The unofficial thread

davidpretorius · #1 15-12-2005, 11:11 AM

Hi Guys,

I am very interested in eveyones reviews on these newer sub $200 eyepieces. 33 South has a 6mm. I have Asimovs 5mm which was $300. The main thing is to see if the sub $200 eyepieces are the same quality as the older $300

So please post all your reviews on the vixen lv's here. As Iceman has commented, they are loking like being a very serious contender for planetary at the prices that myastroshop.com.au are quoting.

I know i am constantly picking up asimovs to use lately for mars and saturn!!!

iceman (Mike) · #2 15-12-2005, 02:49 PM

Deleted the redundant posts.

matt · #3 15-12-2005, 02:55 PM

(spoken in voice of Mr Burns from The Simpsons)

Excellent.........

asimov (John) · #4 15-12-2005, 03:40 PM

Redundant posts?

Anyway...What happened with the 'chromatic abberations' seen on mars with the 5mm. Did you solve that somehow or what? In hind-sight, I should have sent you my contrast booster as well...does a marvellous job on mars with that EP!

asimov (John) · #5 15-12-2005, 03:43 PM

I'll pull the receipt on that EP to check the purchase date........

asimov (John) · #6 15-12-2005, 03:49 PM

......Purchase date: 5/6/04 I was slightly out with my '2 years old'...From Astro optical Sydney.

Slightly out with the price too: $279 (+8 bucks shipping)