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   Brooklyn scholastic sledgehammer Reged: 07/24/08 Posts: 870 Loc: Central New Jersey Re: Trying to "modify" baader hyperions, help!       08/06/08 06:42 PM Edit   Reply   Quote   Quick Reply:   Hmm interesting info here BillP, I have been having quite a large number of members here advise me to NOT use the FTR rings and instead just buy more eyepieces. At 120 dollars, you really cant say no. There are five people that i can think of off the top of my head who are very adamant about owning the entire baader hyperion set. Lets not forget...baader planetarium and Zeiss are almost like brothers. They work together on many projects and the future of both companies seem intertwined with each other. If you had to rely on any optical company in the world, who else can you trust more than Zeiss? Theyre the original, the best, the most trusted in the world. With that said, at 120 US, the hyperions are really more quality than anyone should be getting for the price. Add to this the fact that you can mod your eyepieces for a measily 12-13 dollars for each of the 2 FTRs, and its really understandable why people would rather just buy the whole set rather than frustrating themselves or possibly hurting the eyepieces by constantly taking them apart. I am not the type who buys many eyepieces every year, not only because of financial restrictions but also since I think realistically there are only 2-5 eyepieces that a person would use at a given observing session, with those 5 being their best. All of the other eyepieces would from that point on just be unused gaining dust in some drawer or box stored away. Since telescopes are an instrument that can be used 10-30-even 40 maybe years since their purchase, I have the feeling that eyepieces should be picked out carefully otherwise the newer ones would just obsolete the older ones. Ethos anyone?? I got a 8mm and 5mm, and although i kind of thought the 5mm was a waste since the 8 can be made into a 5 anyways, I am getting the feeling that this route was the best one. -------------------- Meade 8.25"(209.55mm) LX-90 EMC (SCT) Albert Einstein => “Intellectual growth should commence at birth and cease only at death.” “If you can't explain it simply, you don't understand it well enough.” Post Extras       Entire thread Subject Posted by Posted on Trying to "modify" baader hyperions, help! Brooklyn 08/06/08 01:23 AM Re: Trying to "modify" baader hyperions, help! BillP   08/06/08 06:29 PM Re: Trying to "modify" baader hyperions, help! Brooklyn   08/06/08 06:42 PM Re: Trying to "modify" baader hyperions, help! BillP   08/06/08 10:06 PM Re: Trying to "modify" baader hyperions, help! Brooklyn   08/06/08 11:10 PM Re: Trying to "modify" baader hyperions, help! BillP   08/06/08 11:32 PM Re: Trying to "modify" baader hyperions, help! Phillip Creed   08/07/08 09:10 AM Re: Trying to "modify" baader hyperions, help! Gaz O'C   08/08/08 12:33 PM Re: Trying to "modify" baader hyperions, help! Brooklyn   08/08/08 07:05 PM Re: Trying to "modify" baader hyperions, help! BillP   08/07/08 05:01 PM Re: Trying to "modify" baader hyperions, help! Brooklyn   08/07/08 06:39 PM Re: Trying to "modify" baader hyperions, help! BillP   08/07/08 09:37 PM Re: Trying to "modify" baader hyperions, help! Brooklyn   08/08/08 01:28 AM Re: Trying to "modify" baader hyperions, help! Lawrence Sayre   08/06/08 06:47 PM Re: Trying to "modify" baader hyperions, help! Brooklyn   08/06/08 07:08 PM Re: Trying to "modify" baader hyperions, help! Lawrence Sayre   08/06/08 07:26 PM Re: Trying to "modify" baader hyperions, help! NGC6144   08/06/08 06:59 PM Re: Trying to "modify" baader hyperions, help! Lawrence Sayre   08/06/08 07:21 PM Re: Trying to "modify" baader hyperions, help! Brooklyn   08/06/08 01:39 AM Re: Trying to "modify" baader hyperions, help! Wobrak   08/06/08 06:47 AM Re: Trying to "modify" baader hyperions, help! DSalters   08/06/08 01:41 PM Re: Trying to "modify" baader hyperions, help! Brooklyn   08/06/08 01:53 PM Re: Trying to "modify" baader hyperions, help! Lawrence Sayre   08/06/08 04:43 PM Re: Trying to "modify" baader hyperions, help! Brooklyn   08/06/08 05:42 PM Re: Trying to "modify" baader hyperions, help! Lawrence Sayre   08/06/08 05:48 PM Re: Trying to "modify" baader hyperions, help! Lawrence Sayre   08/06/08 01:40 PM Extra information 7 registered and 8 anonymous users are browsing this forum. 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