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Re: Best Eyepieces For $100 or Less
      08/08/08 09:42 AM

The Ultrascopics, Orthos and Plossls suggested here, while all very good to excellent EPs, all also have peephole eye lenses below 15mm or so. This leaves the Hyperions and other similar long eye relief EPs as better options for avoiding the short focal length peepholes.

Lawrence said:
"I'll admit that in the 68 degree AFOV range the Hyperion at $120 (formerly $99) stands tall, but is the power of a 68 degree AFOV field sufficient inducement to sacrifice any level of optical quality?"

Yes, this is everyone's choice. So far, I've made the inexpensive widefield compromise and enjoy my views though now that I have an f/5 scope, I only use my BO/TMBs, Hyps, and WO UWANs (which I got for $130/ea on sale).

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* Best Eyepieces For $100 or Less RussL 08/07/08 11:37 PM
. * Re: Best Eyepieces For $100 or Less jrbarnett   08/08/08 01:21 PM
. * Re: Best Eyepieces For $100 or Less stevecoe   08/08/08 01:44 PM
. * Re: Best Eyepieces For $100 or Less RussL   08/08/08 11:39 PM
. * Re: Best Eyepieces For $100 or Less J_D_Metzger   08/07/08 11:49 PM
. * Re: Best Eyepieces For $100 or Less Phillip Creed   08/07/08 11:56 PM
. * Re: Best Eyepieces For $100 or Less Brooklyn   08/08/08 12:33 AM
. * Re: Best Eyepieces For $100 or Less Lew Zealand   08/08/08 01:21 AM
. * Re: Best Eyepieces For $100 or Less Brooklyn   08/08/08 01:34 AM
. * Re: Best Eyepieces For $100 or Less Wmacky   08/08/08 02:21 AM
. * Re: Best Eyepieces For $100 or Less Lamb0   08/08/08 02:44 AM
. * Re: Best Eyepieces For $100 or Less KWB   08/08/08 03:22 AM
. * Re: Best Eyepieces For $100 or Less RogerRZ   08/08/08 03:44 AM
. * Re: Best Eyepieces For $100 or Less KWB   08/08/08 03:47 AM
. * Re: Best Eyepieces For $100 or Less RogerRZ   08/08/08 04:55 AM
. * Re: Best Eyepieces For $100 or Less chuck56   08/08/08 05:29 AM
. * Re: Best Eyepieces For $100 or Less Lawrence Sayre   08/08/08 05:46 AM
. * Re: Best Eyepieces For $100 or Less rathbaster   08/08/08 11:41 AM
. * Re: Best Eyepieces For $100 or Less RussL   08/08/08 08:52 AM
. * Re: Best Eyepieces For $100 or Less deSitter   08/08/08 09:05 AM
. * Re: Best Eyepieces For $100 or Less Lew Zealand   08/08/08 09:42 AM
. * Re: Best Eyepieces For $100 or Less Mr. Mike   08/08/08 12:20 PM
. * Re: Best Eyepieces For $100 or Less bcuddihee   08/08/08 11:47 AM
. * Re: Best Eyepieces For $100 or Less RussL   08/08/08 01:07 PM
. * Re: Best Eyepieces For $100 or Less katodog   08/08/08 10:31 AM
. * Re: Best Eyepieces For $100 or Less katodog   08/08/08 01:31 PM
. * Re: Best Eyepieces For $100 or Less Phillip Creed   08/08/08 12:13 PM
. * Re: Best Eyepieces For $100 or Less katodog   08/08/08 01:25 PM
. * Re: Best Eyepieces For $100 or Less RussL   08/08/08 10:24 AM
. * Re: Best Eyepieces For $100 or Less Nick Lloyd   08/08/08 04:26 AM
. * Re: Best Eyepieces For $100 or Less kfred   08/08/08 01:26 AM
. * Re: Best Eyepieces For $100 or Less Granger   08/08/08 12:21 AM

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