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] Entrance · Main Index · Search · New user · Who's Online FAQ · Calendar Equipment Discussions >> Eyepieces Previous   Index   Next   Flat   Ben Ritchie Lost in Space Reged: 01/31/05 Posts: 4339 Loc: Bosham, UK To Ethos, or not to Ethos...       07/30/08 01:50 PM Edit   Reply   Quote   Quick Reply:   Hello folks. Yet another Ethos thread, but i'd appreciate your views. I have enough $$$ to buy an Ethos ... or several other eyepieces. My current collection is very depleted at the moment, consisting of a 20mm T5 Nagler (which I love) and 5mm Pentax XW (ditto), plus an AP BARCON 1.7x barlow and a couple of TV Plossls. Telescopes are an AP 130EDT f/8 plus an 80ED for occasional portable use, and I have plans for a 10" - 16" Dob, most probably a 12", in the next 6-12 months. Interests are deep sky and lunar/planetary in equal measure. Option one is to buy the 13mm Ethos and BARCON it. The end. Option two is to spend the money on several used eyepieces. I quite like the 20mm + BARCON for an effective 13mm, so wonder if I should do something like add a couple of XWs to the collection or maybe a T6 or two. I'm thinking maybe a 3.5mm XW (for a high-power pair with the 5mm) and maybe a 9mm T6. Or ... or ... At this point I hit paralysis by analysis, so your help please! edit: probably worth adding that i'm quite fussy about eyepieces, so i'm really thinking TeleVue or Pentax level or very close. Things like the Hyperions, although great value, don't quite do it for me. -------------------- Astro-Physics 130EDT StarFire, 80ED (x2), 305mm f/5 dob, VLT Astro-Physics 1200GTO, evolved HEQ5/pro Coronado SM60/BF10, 3-6 Nagler zoom, 8 & 13 Ethos, 28UWAN Post Extras       Entire thread Subject Posted by Posted on To Ethos, or not to Ethos... Ben Ritchie 07/30/08 01:50 PM Re: To Ethos, or not to Ethos... Joe Ogiba   08/01/08 09:17 PM Re: To Ethos, or not to Ethos... Scott Milligan   08/18/08 05:47 PM Re: To Ethos, or not to Ethos... hoof   08/01/08 10:50 PM Re: To Ethos, or not to Ethos... Joe Ogiba   08/02/08 10:43 AM Re: To Ethos, or not to Ethos... helpwanted   08/02/08 12:32 AM Re: To Ethos, or not to Ethos... DeepSpaceTour   08/02/08 02:00 AM Re: To Ethos, or not to Ethos... DeepSpaceTour   07/30/08 03:10 PM Re: To Ethos, or not to Ethos... Rick Woods   07/30/08 03:58 PM Re: To Ethos, or not to Ethos... hoof   07/30/08 04:35 PM Re: To Ethos, or not to Ethos... Mike Harvey   07/31/08 02:31 AM Re: To Ethos, or not to Ethos... Tom Trusock   07/30/08 05:16 PM Re: To Ethos, or not to Ethos... DeepSpaceTour   07/31/08 01:59 AM Re: To Ethos, or not to Ethos... Ben Ritchie   07/31/08 02:48 AM Re: To Ethos, or not to Ethos... Astro1956   08/08/08 12:06 AM Re: To Ethos, or not to Ethos... FirstSight   08/08/08 12:32 AM Re: To Ethos, or not to Ethos... Lamb0   08/08/08 02:30 AM Re: To Ethos, or not to Ethos... Ben Ritchie   08/08/08 02:46 AM Re: To Ethos, or not to Ethos... Lamb0   08/08/08 02:57 AM Re: To Ethos, or not to Ethos... Joe Ogiba   08/08/08 10:28 PM Re: To Ethos, or not to Ethos... csa/montana   08/08/08 10:52 PM Re: To Ethos, or not to Ethos... DeepSpaceTour   07/31/08 03:03 AM Re: To Ethos, or not to Ethos... Ben Ritchie   07/31/08 03:09 AM Re: To Ethos, or not to Ethos... nkoiza   08/01/08 11:37 AM Re: To Ethos, or not to Ethos... sabir   08/01/08 11:51 AM Re: To Ethos, or not to Ethos... nkoiza   08/01/08 12:47 PM Re: To Ethos, or not to Ethos... Bowmoreman   08/01/08 03:33 PM Re: To Ethos, or not to Ethos... sabir   08/01/08 01:18 PM Re: To Ethos, or not to Ethos... nkoiza   08/01/08 01:40 PM Re: To Ethos, or not to Ethos... Ben Ritchie   08/01/08 02:07 PM Re: To Ethos, or not to Ethos... nkoiza   08/01/08 02:29 PM Re: To Ethos, or not to Ethos... Starman1   08/01/08 02:56 PM Re: To Ethos, or not to Ethos... nkoiza   08/01/08 03:01 PM Re: To Ethos, or not to Ethos... ausastronomer   08/04/08 11:28 PM Re: To Ethos, or not to Ethos... nkoiza   08/05/08 10:51 AM Re: To Ethos, or not to Ethos... Ben Ritchie   08/06/08 05:11 PM Re: To Ethos, or not to Ethos... Ben Ritchie   08/06/08 05:14 PM Re: To Ethos, or not to Ethos... Spyke   08/06/08 05:32 PM Re: To Ethos, or not to Ethos... John Fitzgerald   08/06/08 07:27 PM Re: To Ethos, or not to Ethos... Stephen S   08/07/08 04:18 PM Re: To Ethos, or not to Ethos... Starman1   08/07/08 08:41 PM Re: To Ethos, or not to Ethos... Starman1   08/01/08 07:43 PM Re: To Ethos, or not to Ethos... nkoiza   08/02/08 08:56 AM Re: To Ethos, or not to Ethos... Starman1   08/02/08 10:42 AM Re: To Ethos, or not to Ethos... nkoiza   08/02/08 12:20 PM Re: To Ethos, or not to Ethos... FirstSight   08/01/08 01:01 PM Re: To Ethos, or not to Ethos... hoof   07/30/08 08:22 PM Re: To Ethos, or not to Ethos... John Huntley   07/30/08 09:19 PM Re: To Ethos, or not to Ethos... CESDewar   07/30/08 10:09 PM Re: To Ethos, or not to Ethos... helpwanted   07/30/08 11:22 PM Re: To Ethos, or not to Ethos... Bob Griffiths   08/02/08 02:14 PM Re: To Ethos, or not to Ethos... Joe Ogiba   08/02/08 03:14 PM Re: To Ethos, or not to Ethos... Ben Ritchie   08/03/08 02:11 AM Re: To Ethos, or not to Ethos... Edwin Quiroga   08/03/08 01:21 PM Re: To Ethos, or not to Ethos... Keith Howlett   08/03/08 01:11 PM Re: To Ethos, or not to Ethos... Starman1   07/31/08 12:19 AM Re: To Ethos, or not to Ethos... auriga   08/08/08 11:53 PM Re: To Ethos, or not to Ethos... Starman1   08/09/08 01:41 AM Re: To Ethos, or not to Ethos... new2view   08/09/08 11:42 AM Re: To Ethos, or not to Ethos... Starman1   08/18/08 08:24 PM Re: To Ethos, or not to Ethos... Lamb0   08/18/08 08:34 PM Re: To Ethos, or not to Ethos... Jeff Morgan   07/31/08 03:46 PM Re: To Ethos, or not to Ethos... helpwanted   07/31/08 10:11 PM Re: To Ethos, or not to Ethos... Jeff Morgan   08/01/08 07:10 AM Re: To Ethos, or not to Ethos... helpwanted   08/01/08 09:10 AM Re: To Ethos, or not to Ethos... FirstSight   08/01/08 09:45 AM Re: To Ethos, or not to Ethos... sabir   08/01/08 11:00 AM Re: To Ethos, or not to Ethos... Starman1   08/01/08 12:02 PM Re: To Ethos, or not to Ethos... 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