arowana
Carpal Tunnel
Reged: 01/02/06
Posts: 2905
Loc: Pleasant View,Tennessee
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Just one now.
2.5x Powermate.
I had a 2x Shorty Plus. Great little Barlow.
I am also in the market for a 2" 2x Powermate.
But just one right now.
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CPC 1100
Earthwin Binoviewer with Dielectric P/F Switch
Matched Pair of 24 Pan's
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djh
sage
Reged: 05/03/06
Posts: 331
Loc: NY
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Just one: 2x Televue
David
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David
NP-101, TV-85
CPC-800, SM40
Televid 77
Trinovid 8x32, 10x42
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davidpitre
Post Laureate
Reged: 05/10/05
Posts: 3183
Loc: Central Texas
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Maybe off topic, but I'd like to hear why you like one over another. There doesn't seem to be many Barlow comparisons out there. I suppose it is because of the fact that they give such diverse magnifications may make it hard to compare.
Even so, I'm interested in peoples opinions.
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David
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Scott Beith
SRF
Reged: 11/26/03
Posts: 42898
Loc: Frederick, MD
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I recently sold my last barlow.
Now that I have my BO/TMB Planetary EP's - I find I don't need a barlow.
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msholden
Pooh-Bah
Reged: 09/21/05
Posts: 1193
Loc: Connecticut
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While I'm not fond of barlows, I seem to own four.
Clave 1.25" 2x - used to use it infrequently.
TMB 1.8x ED barlow - the nicest one I've found, but used infrequently - I have more than a dozen eyepieces between 2.5 and 9mm.
Televue 4x Powermate - used for imaging with a D70.
Televue 5x Powermate - used for imaging planets.
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Astraforce Paul
Carpal Tunnel
Reged: 04/05/05
Posts: 2156
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Ah, Lawrence, another barlow-olic! I'm glad to see several people "confessing" to 5 barlows... and ownership at one point of many more. Makes me feel better.
David's question is a good one. I sold a Celestron Ultima 2x barlow, the one that everyone raves about, years ago, because it gave darker more obscure views than a simple old Meade #126. I still do not know if it is a poor sample or whether this was due to the difference in mag factor (likely) of 1.9x vs. about 2.4-2.5x. I was also inexperienced and was using small SCTs and I think all that contributed. I've never tried a 2x Ultima again, but have been tempted, too, because of all the accolades. But with 8 barlows, that's not the direction I should be going in!
I'll stop here, and wait for others to tell their tales, but I also sold a TV 2x barlow, too, as it lost in a barlow competition I held!
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stevie
Spiderman
Reged: 12/07/03
Posts: 3347
Loc: Belgium
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5 here .
a 2x synta with P-thread
a 3x meade (came with the etx at-70
orion shorty plus
TMB 1.8x
and a 2.5x powermate
hmmmm , that Zeiss barlow looks intriguing 
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StargazerJMK
professor emeritus
Reged: 04/12/05
Posts: 708
Loc: Out in the Dark Looking Up
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I own 3, An Orion Shorty 2x, a 2in From Owl, and a Klee 2.8 (my favorite)
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Joan
StargazerJMK
Location:
47° 15' N/122° 30' W (Tacoma, WA)
Out in the Dark Looking UP!
Orion XT12 Classic/F4.9 w/a Wyorock Focuser
EZ CBP tracking platform
Coronado PST H-alpha
Home-made 8 in./F6 Dob
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Lawrence Sayre
Abbe Normal
Reged: 10/16/04
Posts: 5128
Loc: N.E. Ohio
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Ah, the Klee. One that (despite having owned at least the 13 that I can recall) I have not owned. I sort of hear it calling to me. Must resist!!!
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spaceydee
Postmaster
Reged: 04/16/04
Posts: 17311
Loc: Where the Kittens Are
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I own one or two Celestron Barlows which I never use.. they came with some kits that I got with my scope. I sold my Klee, I'm thinking of trying the TV barlow if I ever get some nice plossls. I have yet to be a fan of barlows.
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Dee
space-scientist
student violinist
Nexstar8i,SV80S,80/9D,FC100,94 Brandon,TMB92SS,GM8
8" f/7 Discovery,12.5" Portaball, PST
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ngc6475
Fearless Spectator
Reged: 03/02/02
Posts: 5024
Loc: 38°21'N 120°55'W
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I owned a Klee once and thought it was very good, but the siren's call of a TV Powermate proved too much to resist! Still, the Klee is an excellent barlow and I recommend it.
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Walter
"There are nights when the wolves are silent and only the moon howls."
-George Carlin
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spaceydee
Postmaster
Reged: 04/16/04
Posts: 17311
Loc: Where the Kittens Are
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that is what I've heard, but I still didn't care for it. That is why I'm not sure I would like any of them...
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Dee
space-scientist
student violinist
Nexstar8i,SV80S,80/9D,FC100,94 Brandon,TMB92SS,GM8
8" f/7 Discovery,12.5" Portaball, PST
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SpongeBob
professor emeritus
Reged: 04/15/04
Posts: 615
Loc: Dearborn, Michigan
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Just one, a TV 2x. I've had my best planetary views through it.
Jason
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Night Hawk Next Generation
M4 eq mount
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Stephonon
Carpal Tunnel
Reged: 07/28/05
Posts: 1873
Loc: Melbourne, Australia
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I got my 1.8x Televue yesterday (my 4th barlow, not counting the plastic duds). Came with about 1 hour of unbelievably stunning seeing for Jovian moon + shadow transit.  The TV barlow is a beaut! XW 10mm + TV 1.8x make for an awesome high-power combo. 
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Astraforce Paul
Carpal Tunnel
Reged: 04/05/05
Posts: 2156
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Yay! Someone de-throned me as barlow champ! Someone has 10+. (Or they were simply being kind to me? Or maye it was a data entry error!)
I'm now up to 9, bought another recently... but will soon start selling them off... well soon that is after I figure out which ones to keep! I'm thinking 2x and 3x shorties and 2x, 2.5x, and 3x long ones. But it could even be just the shorties and the 2.5x.
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SteveC
Carpal Tunnel
Reged: 06/15/06
Posts: 2734
Loc: The Garden State & Ocean State
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Hi Tom,
3
-TeleVue 2.5 Powermate
-Denk Powerswitch Diagonal
-Denk Powerswitch Binoviewer
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SteveC
TEC 140
Intes Micro 715 deluxe
TEC 110
SolarMax 40
Losmandy G-11 w/Gemini, DM-4 w/Sky Commander on SV wood tripod, Vixen Skypod
TEC EP Turret, AP Maxbright, Denk P/S Diagonal, TMB Supermonos, ZAO IIs, Zeiss Monocentrics, Naglers, 32mm Konig, 24mm Panoptics, 14mm Meade UWA, 5mm Pentax XO, and 2.9mm, 4.4mm, 5.9mm, 7.4mm Couture (ball)
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mttafire
Pooh-Bah
Reged: 02/02/06
Posts: 1114
Loc: midwest
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Just one....Gso 2x But it is a decent one!!!
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Binocular astronomy
for me ONLY.
8x45 Garretts
15x70 Skymasters
2 eyes!
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upsguy
Uff da
Reged: 10/01/05
Posts: 3149
Loc: Schaumburg, il.
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i have an orion shorty plus, a meade, and a 3x orion.
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Scopes, Bins, Cameras and Guns
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Astraforce Paul
Carpal Tunnel
Reged: 04/05/05
Posts: 2156
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Good news! I had gotten up to nine (truly a problem), but after some soul-searching and observing comparisons, I bit the bullet and sold some.
I'm now down to *only* six barlows!
I have 3 Televues-- 2x, 2.5x, and 3x. That's a good set.
I also own a Klee (2.8x), an Orion 2x shorty (not the plus--this one's threaded for filters which is useful), and an Orion long, fully baffled 2x that is superb for planets.
Anyone else paring down their sets?
As I get older, more jaded, or more lazy, I find myself using barlows less and less. It just seems more of a hassle to mess with them in the dark (well, my backyard isn't really dark, but you know what I mean!).
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Perka
member
Reged: 04/13/07
Posts: 43
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I have meade series 4000 triplet which I would like to sell and oh so good Baader Zeiss Abbe which I won't sell. Ever.
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