Quote:

---

Quote:

---

Quote:

---

Interesting that not one post so far has listed the weight of the eyepieces they have discussed. ;<)

It reminds me of a comment I heard one night at a star party..."Does this eyepiece make my scope look fat?"

Considering that balancing a scope is a big issue, weight does matter.

Has anyone substituted a lighter weight barrel on a heavy eyepiece?

---

As I asked earlier - what weight do you consider too heavy? A 31mm T5 Nagler weighs 35oz, a 22mm T4 Nagler weighs 24oz. Is the 31mm heavy? The 22mm? Or how about a 27mm Panoptic at 16oz?

---

It's like the old saying.."One can never be too rich or too thin"...or your eyepiece too light.

Lighter is better...much lighter is much better.

---

Ok, but that doesn't really answer my question. At what weight (in grams or ounces) would you be satisfied that an eyepiece is not creating problems for you because of its weight?

This is not an irrelevant question. Your problem cannot be fixed until there is a target weight you're shooting for. If "the lighter the better" is your only criteria, then I'm sure somebody out there has some 0.965" eyepieces with plastic lenses they'd be willing to give away for the cost of postage.

Post Extras