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katodog
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Re: Best Eyepieces For $100 or Less
08/08/08 10:31 AM
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I use my 30mm Owl (82° fov) in an f5 Dob, and it works out pretty good. The edges do suffer a little bit, but with the wide field you don't spend a lot of time at the edges. I've used that eyepiece in a lot of scopes, from f5 to f10, and it does work better in slower focal lengths, but I never discount it for use in a faster scope. The view is good enough at f5, and wide enough, that you won't really notice the edges unless you look at them. I use it quite a bit in my Megrez at f5.9 with good results.
The thing that I like the most about the Owl is that you can unscrew the Barlow cell form the bottom and you have a 20mm eyepiece. Two for the price of one is a winner to me, especially if it gives good results in both modes. If you want to get into photography, it has threads at the top for a camera ring.
Besides, at the prices that you can find them, it can't hurt to test it out.
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