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   Mr. Mike scholastic sledgehammer Reged: 11/08/05 Posts: 863 Loc: Churchville, NY Re: 24mm Hyperion, 22mm Vixen LVW, or 21mm Pentax XL?       08/16/08 11:30 AM Edit   Reply   Quote   Quick Reply:   Uh oh.... its the dreaded "which eyepiece should I try" thread! Just kidding....kind of. Ummm... Im going to go out on a limb and highly recommend the Vixen LVW line as I usually do. They are sharp to the edge, extremely comfortable/easy to use, and produce little or no pincusion in my 80mm ED refractor. Great throughput too! My 22mm LVW is my GoTo eyepiece. Its collected more photons than any other eyepiece I own. Baaders also get good reviews here. Ive never looked through one but they are highly regarded. They might be a slight notch under the Vixen but are likely pretty close in performance. Pentax makes great EPs from what Ive heard. Never looked through one but I hope to next week at a local star party. However, if you didnt like your other Pentax then perhaps they are not for you??? -------------------- Stellarvue NG 80mm ED Meade 7x50 Binos Pentax XW 5mm Meade 5K UWA 8.8mm Vixen LVW 13mm Vixen LVW 22mm Post Extras       Entire thread Subject Posted by Posted on 24mm Hyperion, 22mm Vixen LVW, or 21mm Pentax XL? Paul_R 08/16/08 11:03 AM Re: 24mm Hyperion, 22mm Vixen LVW, or 21mm Pentax XL? ausastronomer   08/17/08 01:20 AM Re: 24mm Hyperion, 22mm Vixen LVW, or 21mm Pentax BillP   08/16/08 11:42 PM Re: 24mm Hyperion, 22mm Vixen LVW, or 21mm Pentax XL? Mr. Mike   08/16/08 11:30 AM Re: 24mm Hyperion, 22mm Vixen LVW, or 21mm Pentax Randy Roy   08/16/08 11:41 AM Re: 24mm Hyperion, 22mm Vixen LVW, or 21mm Pentax Mr. Mike   08/17/08 12:27 PM Re: 24mm Hyperion, 22mm Vixen LVW, or 21mm Pentax Paul_R   08/17/08 06:16 PM Re: 24mm Hyperion, 22mm Vixen LVW, or 21mm Pentax KWB   08/17/08 06:57 PM Re: 24mm Hyperion, 22mm Vixen LVW, or 21mm Pentax Paul_R   08/18/08 07:33 PM Re: 24mm Hyperion, 22mm Vixen LVW, or 21mm Pentax KWB   08/18/08 07:53 PM Re: 24mm Hyperion, 22mm Vixen LVW, or 21mm Pentax jonw   08/20/08 08:55 PM Re: 24mm Hyperion, 22mm Vixen LVW, or 21mm Pentax Rustie   09/15/08 07:05 AM Re: 24mm Hyperion, 22mm Vixen LVW, or 21mm Pentax Jason B   09/15/08 07:37 AM Re: 24mm Hyperion, 22mm Vixen LVW, or 21mm Pentax skyjim   09/17/08 09:40 PM Re: 24mm Hyperion, 22mm Vixen LVW, or 21mm Pentax Rustie   09/26/08 06:25 AM Re: 24mm Hyperion, 22mm Vixen LVW, or 21mm Pentax Rustie   09/15/08 08:32 AM Re: 24mm Hyperion, 22mm Vixen LVW, or 21mm Pentax Paul_R   09/17/08 07:49 PM Re: 24mm Hyperion, 22mm Vixen LVW, or 21mm Pentax w orchid   09/17/08 08:36 PM Re: 24mm Hyperion, 22mm Vixen LVW, or 21mm Pentax ausastronomer   08/18/08 08:57 PM Re: 24mm Hyperion, 22mm Vixen LVW, or 21mm Pentax KWB   08/18/08 09:12 PM Re: 24mm Hyperion, 22mm Vixen LVW, or 21mm Pentax ausastronomer   08/18/08 09:59 PM Re: 24mm Hyperion, 22mm Vixen LVW, or 21mm Pentax KWB   08/18/08 10:04 PM Re: 24mm Hyperion, 22mm Vixen LVW, or 21mm Pentax backwoody   08/16/08 11:50 PM Re: 24mm Hyperion, 22mm Vixen LVW, or 21mm Pentax kaaikop   08/16/08 01:10 PM Re: 24mm Hyperion, 22mm Vixen LVW, or 21mm Pentax jtpowers1972   08/16/08 04:33 PM Re: 24mm Hyperion, 22mm Vixen LVW, or 21mm Pentax Paul_R   08/16/08 06:13 PM Re: 24mm Hyperion, 22mm Vixen LVW, or 21mm Pentax ibase   08/17/08 01:53 AM Re: 24mm Hyperion, 22mm Vixen LVW, or 21mm Pentax Poppy   08/17/08 03:04 AM Re: 24mm Hyperion, 22mm Vixen LVW, or 21mm Pentax wprince   08/17/08 09:49 AM Re: 24mm Hyperion, 22mm Vixen LVW, or 21mm Pentax ibase   08/18/08 09:34 PM Re: 24mm Hyperion, 22mm Vixen LVW, or 21mm Pentax Rccarruth   08/16/08 06:47 PM Re: 24mm Hyperion, 22mm Vixen LVW, or 21mm Pentax letimotif   08/16/08 05:30 PM Re: 24mm Hyperion, 22mm Vixen LVW, or 21mm Pentax Phillip Creed   08/16/08 04:31 PM Extra information 22 registered and 12 anonymous users are browsing this forum. 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