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Starman81
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Reged: 03/06/08
Loc: Metro Detroit, MI, USA
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Re: What is in your eyepiece case 2.0 (restart)
[Re: MadHungarian]
#5499176 - 11/01/12 10:38 AM
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Version 1.5 of my eyepiece set. My beloved Panoptics, plus a bunch of new Deloi. Also a bunch of those cheap Opt 1.25" adapters. Now i need a new eyepiece case though.
Wowwww, those Deloi look niiiiiice! 
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vct123
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Reged: 11/17/09
Loc: Staten Island, N.Y.
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Re: What is in your eyepiece case 2.0 (restart)
[Re: Starman81]
#5499800 - 11/01/12 07:38 PM
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Right now:
18mm Meade uwa
27mm Panoptic
34mm Meade swa
56mm Meade plossl
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Sky Muse
sage
Reged: 10/26/12
Loc: De Soto County, MS
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Re: What is in your eyepiece case 2.0 (restart)
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The Baader Planetarium "Genuine Orthoscopics" in 5, 6, 7, 9 and 12.5mm focal lengths, and with their delicious "Phantom" multi-coatings...
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jtaylor996
scholastic sledgehammer
Reged: 09/02/08
Loc: North Texas
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Re: What is in your eyepiece case 2.0 (restart)
[Re: Sky Muse]
#5501018 - 11/02/12 02:01 PM
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TMB Supermonocentric (2nd or 3rd run): 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 16, 1.8x barlow
Pentax XO 5mm
Nagler 9mm T6, Nagler 12mm T4, Nagler 16mm T5, Panoptic 35mm
Baader zoom mark II
Baader prism diagonal, couple of 2" mirror diagonals
GSO 2" barlow, 3x and 4x siebert barlows (for imaging, mostly).
Denk II setup, with Denk 21mm eyepieces.
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ngc2289
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Reged: 04/13/05
Loc: Some Where Around The Maypole.
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Re: What is in your eyepiece case 2.0 (restart)
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#5501041 - 11/02/12 02:19 PM
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My main eyepieces are 1)ES 4.7mm 2) 7mm Luminos 3) 13mm Nagler 4)22mm Panoptic 5) ES 28mm. Also TV 7.4mm, 10.5mm, 13mm, and 40mm (smooth side) all circle R. A bunch of circle T ortho's, a few circle V ortho's , and one Zeiss ortho..
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skypilgrim
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Reged: 12/25/06
Loc: PNW, US
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Re: What is in your eyepiece case 2.0 (restart)
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My current line-up that I'm quite happy with at the moment... with the case itself behind! - Sam 
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johnnyha
Postmaster
Reged: 11/12/06
Loc: Sherman Oaks, CA
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Re: What is in your eyepiece case 2.0 (restart)
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My new streamlined cyclops set.
31mm Nagler T5, 13mm Ethos, Leica ASPH Zoom/Zeiss 2x Abbe Barlow (8.8mm-4.4mm).
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mike3362
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Reged: 10/03/12
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Re: What is in your eyepiece case 2.0 (restart)
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Explore Scientific 70° Series 10mm, 25mm, 30mm, and 35mm
Celestron X-Cel LX 7mm and 18mm
Celestron 25mm Plossl (Included with the telescope)
Orion 32mm Highlight
Zhumell 2x ED Barlow
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kkokkolis
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Reged: 09/23/09
Loc: Piraeus, Greece
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Re: What is in your eyepiece case 2.0 (restart)
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#5525552 - 11/18/12 05:45 AM Attachment (42 downloads)
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Update
Top row: ES100 20mm, ES100 9mm, ES68 24mmm, ES82 6.7mm, ES82 4.7mm
Second row: Nagler T4 22mm, 17mm, 12mm, Delos 10mm, 6mm, Radian 8mm
Third row: 35mm extension with 1.25" adaptor (and underground fine tune rings 14 & 28mm, empty filter case and caps), SW Coma Reducer, Hyperion Aspheric 31 (underground 1.25" nose and 2nd cap), Hyperion Zoom (underground 2.00" nose and 2nd cap), Baader 47mm Clicklock with Antares 1.25" Twist lock adapter (underground 1.25" Clicklock adaptor), Green laser & red booklight (adapted to any side of the case), Baader Moon & Skyglow and Orion Deepsky 1.25" filters
Fourth row: Proxima 1.5 Barlow, TV Powermate 2.5x, BGO's 18mm, 12.5mm, 9mm and 6mm, BS Astro Filter Wheel 2.00'' with Baader UHC-s & OIII and Thousand Oaks LP2, 2" Baader Safety and Parfocalizing Ring
Fifth row: Celestron laser finder, Red MiniMaglite, Orion Shorty Plus 2x Barlow, Antares 0.63x Reducer/ Corrector (underground Denk 2x Multiplier), Rigel Finder (underground Celestron RDF), 2 Bull's eye bubble levels
Around: Ruller, Polarizing filters
Under the lid: Orion 600 map, occasionaly other maps and documents.
There is space for 1-3 more eyepieces on 1st row, where the Swiss Army Knife (used to accommodate the last purchase) is. The logical step is ES82 30 and ES100 14mm. We'll see. I might then exchange the 31 Aspheric for the 36mm, or some 40mm SWA. Otherwise I might fit on the top the Concenter MkII and Hotech laser collimator I now keep elsewhere.
Since it is top heavy now, I bought a TV Ethos case to carry a subset for trips requiring light equipment.
http://www.astrovox.gr/forum/download.php?id=40108
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omahaastro
sage
Reged: 08/30/06
Loc: Omaha, NE
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Re: What is in your eyepiece case 2.0 (restart)
[Re: csa/montana]
#5525953 - 11/18/12 11:49 AM
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I have a number of other eyepieces, but the ones which I carry into the field every trip are:
31mm Nagler
22mm Nagler type 4
17mm Nagler type 4
12mm Nagler type 4
9mm Nagler
I've considered replacing the 12mm/17mm with a 13 Ethos... but I like the type 4's so much, I can't stand to part with them.
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MRNUTTY
Carpal Tunnel
Reged: 11/22/11
Loc: Mendon, MA
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Re: What is in your eyepiece case 2.0 (restart)
[Re: omahaastro]
#5526493 - 11/18/12 05:09 PM
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Here's what I've kept packed and ready to go; a case that accommodates the EP's, tool and accessories. Once my observatory is up and running, I'll play EP polyglot once more.
First up is this nice Photography Equipment case from Vanguard; Model VGP-32. The next size up was originally spec for me by Starman1 (hey Don) as a hard case for my Celestron C6 SCT. These cases have some nice ruggedized features like; safety hinges, metal corners. I quickly found I could use a 'general, one sizes all' case more than I could a C6 case. So this case was drafted as my EP, et. al. case; if i couldn't fit in here I probably didn't need it :-) As you may see below, everything has it's place.
First EPs up are the Wide Fields. I chose the Pentax XW as much for their high optical esteem as their ease of use features; comfortable eye relief, sure grip, and handy Bolt case.
Next up, the venerable Brandon! To each his own concerning the boons or banes enthusiastically attributed to these venerable orthoscopics. I just happen to like the range and spacing of the FL's, the ergonomic lightweight long FL's, and last but not least, the spacey 48mm Erfle.
While the Brandon won't suffer from some inexplicable on-axis abnormality, or failure to deliver the performance above even the penultimate in optical discernment; for complete satisfaction I often to turn my trusty Seibert MonoCentrics and Field Flattener/Amplifiers. This combination yields a cornucopia of short FL's based on a 12, 14.5, 17.5 and 20mm EP and two Amp's at 2X and 3.5X:
Base__2.0X__3.5X
12.0___6.0___3.4
14.5___7.3___4.1
17.5___8.8___5.0
20.0__10.0___5.7
And last but not least the venerable Collins I3 electrically amplified EP, and a heady assortment of filters, barrel extenders, lasers, flashlights, Focal reducer, beef jerky and band-aids.
Edited by MRNUTTY (11/18/12 06:33 PM)
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Scanning4Comets
Markus
Reged: 12/26/04
Loc: Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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Re: What is in your eyepiece case 2.0 (restart)
[Re: MRNUTTY]
#5526541 - 11/18/12 06:06 PM
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Those Pentax XW's look SO INVITING !!!! 
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MRNUTTY
Carpal Tunnel
Reged: 11/22/11
Loc: Mendon, MA
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Re: What is in your eyepiece case 2.0 (restart)
[Re: Scanning4Comets]
#5526972 - 11/18/12 10:24 PM
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Those Pentax XW's look SO INVITING !!!!
LOL! I love them too! :-)
I was wondering now that the XW 30 and 40 are hard to find, what a similar series built with TV would look like:
XW: 40, 30, 20, 14, 10, 7, 5, 3.5
Panoptic: 41, 35, 27, 24, 19 & Delos: 14, 10, 6, 3.5
I used prices from OPT, and an old price for the XW 30 & 40; I got the same total within 100-200 bucks. If I didn't already have those Panoptics, I would switch out the 41mm Pan for another small FL Delos like the 4.5mm, and save a couple hundred bucks.
Edited by MRNUTTY (11/18/12 10:41 PM)
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mgwhittle
scholastic sledgehammer
Reged: 08/24/11
Loc: Chattanooga, TN
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Re: What is in your eyepiece case 2.0 (restart)
[Re: MRNUTTY]
#5527012 - 11/18/12 10:50 PM
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John, MRNUTTY, I sure am interested in those Siebert monos. I take it you are very happy with them. I have a set of Starsplitters, any chance you have compared those to each other?
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chboss
professor emeritus
Reged: 03/24/08
Loc: Zurich Switzerland
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Re: What is in your eyepiece case 2.0 (restart)
[Re: mgwhittle]
#5527076 - 11/18/12 11:36 PM
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Hmm... OK let's see.
Heavy to medium weight set:
Panoptic 35mm
Baader Hyperion 24mm
Vixen LVW 22mm
Ethos 17mm
Nagler T4 12mm
Nagler T1 9mm
Vixen LVW 8mm
Light set:
Sirius Plössl 25mm
Vixen LV 20mm
Vixen NPL 15mm
Kasai Astroplanar 10mm
Tany optical Ortho 9mm
TMB Supermonocentric 7mm
Kasai HC Ortho 5mm
Vixen NPL 4mm
Nagler Zoom 4-2mm
In the heavy set I need to do some comparison between the Nagler T1 9mm and the Vixen LVW 8mm. Maybe the 9mm Nagler will have to go?
The Hyperion 24mm is a set that I will still use for the Bino... otherwise it would have to leave for sure.
best regards
Chris
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MRNUTTY
Carpal Tunnel
Reged: 11/22/11
Loc: Mendon, MA
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Re: What is in your eyepiece case 2.0 (restart)
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#5527384 - 11/19/12 06:42 AM
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John, MRNUTTY, I sure am interested in those Siebert monos. I take it you are very happy with them. I have a set of Starsplitters, any chance you have compared those to each other?
Hi Mark, as a matter of fact I have four very short (2.9, 3.4, 3.9, 4.4) SS's on order. Harry should be done with them soon :-) I wonder how much dependence the Amplifier/Field Flattener has on the MonoID design; it seems these Amp/FF's are only offered with the MonoID. I intended on using them with the SS's and hope it's correct. I should email Harry on this.
@Chris sweet setup!
Edited by MRNUTTY (11/19/12 06:46 AM)
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Scanning4Comets
Markus
Reged: 12/26/04
Loc: Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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Re: What is in your eyepiece case 2.0 (restart)
[Re: MRNUTTY]
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A new addition arrived into the family today! A 10mm Pentax XW! 
Cheers,
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MRNUTTY
Carpal Tunnel
Reged: 11/22/11
Loc: Mendon, MA
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Re: What is in your eyepiece case 2.0 (restart)
[Re: Scanning4Comets]
#5528067 - 11/19/12 02:16 PM
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Sweet setup Mark! I should get some of those parfocal rings.
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Scanning4Comets
Markus
Reged: 12/26/04
Loc: Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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Re: What is in your eyepiece case 2.0 (restart)
[Re: MRNUTTY]
#5528875 - 11/19/12 09:41 PM
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Thanks MRNUTTTY,
I like what I see in the pic, but I can't help but see the odd man out in the 17mm Ultima LX ~ I just might have to remove that god awful looking middle part, even if it means cutting it off with a pair of scissors!
I would more than likely be the first to do it !!! 
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pdfermat
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Reged: 11/12/07
Loc: Wisconsin
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Re: What is in your eyepiece case 2.0 (restart)
[Re: Scanning4Comets]
#5534118 - 11/22/12 03:47 PM
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With the arrival of the 8mm Delos, I think the final puzzle piece may be in place (then again - who am I kidding):
I'll readily admit to TeleVue snobbery, but in my defense, one of the reasons I've gravitated to this setup is because each of these eyepieces has a nice, big, comfortable eye lens:
I must be somewhat in the minority, though. For some reason, a large eye lens makes observing much more enjoyable for me, however, it's something that I rarely hear other people bring up when discussing various merits of various eyepieces.
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