· Get a Cloudy Nights T-Shirt · Submit a Review / Article    Click here if you are having trouble logging into the forums Cloudy Nights - Official Forums of the 2009 International Year of Astronomy Privacy Policy | Please read our Terms of Service | Signup and Troubleshooting FAQ | Problems? PM a Red or a Green Gu.... uh, User   You are not logged in. [Login] Forum Archives · Entrance · Main Index · Search · New user · Who's Online FAQ · Calendar Equipment Discussions >> Binoviewers Previous   Index   Next   Threaded   Pages: 1 Paul C-I member Reged: 03/23/08 Posts: 27 Loc: United Kingdom Pentax 10mm XW in a bino anyone?       #3425924 - 11/02/09 05:30 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   I would appreciate anybodys experience with 10 XW's in their bino, merging, comfort and of course performance. I know that their IPD is ok for me as I have the 20XW's And balance issues won't be a problem Cheers Paul Post Extras:       rookie scholastic sledgehammer Reged: 01/14/06 Posts: 878 Loc: St. Petersburg, FL Re: Pentax 10mm XW in a bino anyone? [Re: Paul C-I]       #3426358 - 11/02/09 10:11 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   A friend at my astronomy club has a vintage Astrophysics 6" refractor. The last time he brought the refractor to a club observing night, he set it up with his binoviewer and a new pair of Pentax 10xw's. The moon just past first quarter. It was awesome, like watching HD television. There was no difficulties with merging. Here is a photo taken by a hand held digital camera using a lower power ep through that telescope the same night: Gibbous Moon It was published in the local newspaper for a monthly astronomy column. My brother owns this ep and uses it infrequently with his 9.25" SCT. The views with it are a little soft. The Pentax XW's are premium ep's and will help maximize the telescope you own. IMHO, the whole XW series is comparable to the TV Naglers. Great contrast and flat field. Some observers prefer them to the TV. On the other hand they are pricey. I'd make sure that you can get good focus with a similar focal length, less expensive ep before buying 2 of these. Edited by rookie (11/03/09 12:27 AM) Post Extras:       NickG professor emeritus Reged: 11/06/06 Posts: 527 Re: Pentax 10mm XW in a bino anyone? [Re: rookie]       #3436841 - 11/08/09 05:47 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   I have 14XW pairs and they are fantastic. I have also tried with 10XW pairs and this is also fantastic (one was mine and the other a friends). The only thing holding me back from getting another 10XW is justifying the cost, especially since i already have 3 pairs of eyepieces for binoviewing, and an OCA with 3 different magnification settings. Clear skies Post Extras:       Pages: 1 Previous   Index   Next   Threaded   Extra information 1 registered and 3 anonymous users are browsing this forum. Moderator:  EdZ, jrcrilly  Print Thread Forum Permissions       You cannot start new topics       You cannot reply to topics       HTML is disabled       UBBCode is enabled Thread views: 197 Jump to *International Year of Astronomy 2009* -----   Global Coordination   Cornerstone Projects   Special Projects   Special Task Groups   Global Activities   National and Regional Activities   IYA 2009 in Africa   IYA 2009 in the USA*Announcements and News* -----   Cloudy Nights Announcements   Discussion of CN Articles, Reviews, and Reports   Beginners Forum   Celestial Events   Light Pollution*Equipment Discussions* -----   ATM, Optics and DIY Forum   Binoculars   Binoviewers   Cats & Casses   Classic Telescopes   Equipment   Eyepieces   Mounts   Observatories   Reflectors   Refractors    Celestron SkyScout and Meade mySky   Video and Electronically Assisted Astronomy*Astrophotography and Sketching* -----   Beginning and Intermediate Imaging   Film Astrophotography   DSLR & Digital Camera Astro Imaging & Processing   CCD Imaging & Processing   Solar System Imaging & Processing   Sketching   Astro Imaging/Sketching Contest *Observing* -----   NEO   General Observing   Planetary and Solar System Observing   Lunar Observing   Deep Sky Observing   Double Star Observing   Solar   Variable Star Observing and Radio Astronomy*Telescope Specific Forums* -----   Celestron NexStar    NexStar GPS / CPC Telescopes   Questar Forum   Meade ACF/RCX / LX / GPS    Meade ETX*Other* -----   Science of Astronomy & Space Exploration   AstroWebsites   Space Rocks*Speciality Forums* -----   AstroArt   Astronomy Software & Computers   Stellar Media   Astro Outreach, Clubs and Star Parties*CN Feedback and Vendor Announcements* -----   Vendor and Group Announcements CN Forums Home

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