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WNCAGC
sage
Reged: 06/25/08
Posts: 259
Loc: NC Mountains (God's country)
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After using the Baader zoom this past Friday I found it to be a rather great piece to have to eliminate carrying so many EP's.
Jupiter was more clear than I have seen with my fixed EP's. The DSO's were very clear as well. I was pleasantly surprised with this EP all the way around.
The zoom has a click stop feature with a twist up eyecup which helps as well.
The FOV is avg. to those fixed EP's and that was a concern. Some folks said the zoom EP would suffer in the FOV area and the clarity would suffer but that was not the case.
The EP also comes with a 1.25" to a 2" adapter which is a nice feature as well.
I would rate this piece as follows on a 1-10:
Quality: 10
FOV: 7.5
Clarity: 8
Overall value money: 9
Highly recommended for the money I paid which was $215.00
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CPC 1100 XLT "The Big Monster"
Power Tank 17
NexImager
2" Smart Astronomy 10:1 dual speed Crayford focuser
2" Smart Astronomy Dielectric diagonal
2" Smart Astronomy 2x Barlow
2" Baader SCOPOS 35 mm prototype EP
Baader Hyperion zoom EP 8-24mm
Celestron dew shield
Bob's Knobs
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Edwin Quiroga
super member
Reged: 01/31/08
Posts: 184
Loc: Miranda, Venezuela
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Yes, very good zoom indeed. Maybe you could rate it higher in FOV if you compare against others zoom and no fixed eyepieces.
Best regards!
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TeleVue 85 w/FeatherTouch
Panoptic 35
Panoptic 24
Nagler 16 T5
Radian 6
Hyperion Baader Zoom 8-24
TeleVue Barlow 2x
TeleVue Powermate 5x
Orion Binoviewer
Pair of TeleVue plössl 20mm
Pair of RKE 15mm
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Edwin Quiroga
super member
Reged: 01/31/08
Posts: 184
Loc: Miranda, Venezuela
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By the way, we all know Baader is a German company... But, where is actually made this zoom?
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Sky Captain
Scope Builder
Reged: 11/07/04
Posts: 5658
Loc: Seattle Washington
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Thanks for the nice review\report on the zoom EP. Very similar to what others have been saying.
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Equipment Overload!
Kerry.
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jimmer136
member
Reged: 03/05/08
Posts: 20
Loc: Fort Wayne, IN. USA
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I just goot this eyepiece for my nexstar 5si but the thumb screws on my diagonal rub on bottom of the ep. Any suggestions??? 
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CESDewar
GorillAstronomer
Reged: 01/16/05
Posts: 1742
Loc: Morganton, GA, USA
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Quote:
Maybe you could rate it higher in FOV if you compare against others zoom and no fixed eyepieces.
Agreed. This is one of the strong points of the Hyperion Zoom - true - the field stop is fuzzy at 24mm with about a 47° FOV, and there is little gain at 24mm over 20mm, but from that point on the field stop is sharp and the AFOV increases to almost 70° when you hit 8mm. Center sharpness is excellent and the edge is remarkably good for a zoom.
While premium, fixed EP's are always going to be better at any given FL, if one is going to go for a zoom, you'll be hard pressed to find a better value.
I especially like using this on viewing sessions with visitors. When an object moves out of the FOV, it's nice to just quickly zoom out, reposition, and zoom back in again!
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PEterW
super member
Reged: 01/02/06
Posts: 141
Loc: SW London, UK
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Jimmer136 you need to get a longer screw for the diagonal... the Hyperion zoom is a weighty brute and needs to be well secured. Scopestuff sell suitable replacements, or you can just see if you can pick up the right bolt from a machine shop.
Cheers
PEterW
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redsquash
member
Reged: 08/05/08
Posts: 90
Loc: JAPAN
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Vixen 8-24 mm zoom EP is one i am considering for around $160.
Can anyone compare the optics of this, with the Baader Hyperion 8-24 mm zoom EP
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Vixen R130 f/5
powermate 2.5
vixen LVW 5mm ,13mm
Vixen LV 8-24mm zoom
Whats the next lens to complete this set up.please send me a PM if you like
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Edwin Quiroga
super member
Reged: 01/31/08
Posts: 184
Loc: Miranda, Venezuela
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It`s my knowledge that Vixen, Meade, Celestron, Televue and Orion Zooms 24-8 are the same manufactured by the same Japanese company.
I had an Orion Zoom (actually two for binoviewer). They were good, but the Baader was sharper, more contrast and more AFoV. I think that worth it the extra $.
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TeleVue 85 w/FeatherTouch
Panoptic 35
Panoptic 24
Nagler 16 T5
Radian 6
Hyperion Baader Zoom 8-24
TeleVue Barlow 2x
TeleVue Powermate 5x
Orion Binoviewer
Pair of TeleVue plössl 20mm
Pair of RKE 15mm
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Beast
sage
Reged: 01/31/05
Posts: 292
Loc: Belgium, Westmeerbeek
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How is good is it compared to for example a TV quickstop zoom?
Btw, nice review.
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Happy hunting and clear skies.
Beast
Helios Evostar 120 f/8.3 achro (flocked dewshield, blackened lensedges, flocked internally, Baader Crayford, TV Everbrite 2", 8x50 RACI, heavy duty wooden tripod, tuned LXD-55)
Orion Skyquest XT6 classic (curved spider, 8x50 RACI, GSO crayford, fully flocked)
Stellarvue Nighthawk original(Telepod style altaz mount)
Meade ETX70 (grab-n-go)
TS Optics 10x50 & 15x70
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Mike K
sage
Reged: 04/01/07
Posts: 418
Loc: Central Texas
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I find it to be MUCH BETTER than the TV 8-24. The zoom settings are easier to adjust while viewing and the settings are nearly parfocal, unlike the TV. No contest, the Hyperion wins hands down.
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Clear skies,
Mike K.
30°31" N 97°44" W, LP: Red
Observe: Once or twice a week back yard, once a month under dark skies
Favorites: Globulars, planets, face-on spirals
Equipment: CPC925/XT10i/TMB-92SS/PST
Eyepieces: Naglers, Ethoi, UO HDs, Hyperion Zoom
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