14 replies to this topic

[nicoledoula]

$1245, which EP's would you buy to make a set?  I'd buy a 24mm Panoptic, an 18.2mm Delite, a 13mm T6,  a TV 3X barlow and have money left over for dinner and a movie.. 

[Cotts]

My current fleet of 17.3, 12 and 8mm Delos.  I  prefer the 72º field to the 82º and very much prefer it to the 100º plus lines.  Throw in a 41 Panoptic, too....but puts me over budget.....

 

Then there is the very nice eye relief with the adjustable 'barrel'? whatchamacallit......

 

Many others prefer wider Naglers , Ethoi etc. or the more legendary ZAO's or Brandons or what-have-you.  But for me the Delos are the bees knees. 

 

Dave 

[sanbai]

Just for $44 more I got the current TV Naglers 31, 22, 17 and 13mm. In the classifieds, of course. For the moment I keep them. I have no possibility to compare to others (except generic Plössl), so they are fantastic.

[noisejammer]

1100mm f/7.3 scope & I'd be wanting exit pupils of 5, 2.5, 1.25, 0.6mm. So that means eyepiece of ~36, 18, 9, 4.5 mm.

 

So let's see 5XW ($300), 10 Delos ($350), 17.5 Morpheus ($240) and 35 Panoptic ($390). Total  $1280.

 

I'd have a pretty usable magnification range from 31x to 220x, plenty of eye relief and about 70deg afov on every eyepiece.

 

$35 over... So maybe I'd use my CN discount.

[fcathell]

Exactly how did you come up with that number? Last paycheck or alimony payment?

 

FC

[havasman]

31T5, 20 & 13mm (or 9mm) APM HDC, 5T6, 3.5T6

 

How much does that leave? Buy 'em used, maybe sub the very good ES82 30 for the 31T5. I was not too good at budgets but I did get results.

[havasman]

Exactly how did you come up with that number? Last paycheck or alimony payment?

 

FC

New TV ep that's all the rage sells for $1245.

Edited by havasman, 08 November 2019 - 10:17 PM.

[Miranda2525]

Exactly how did you come up with that number? Last paycheck or alimony payment?

 

FC

https://www.cloudyni...cing/?p=9748615

 

[Neptune]

I got a gently USED Nagler 31mm, Ethos 13mm & Ethos 10mm for about that amount.

[junomike]

I got a gently USED Nagler 31mm, Ethos 13mm & Ethos 10mm for about that amount.

Whatever one chooses, used is the way to go IMO as you can sometimes get 3 (used) for the price of 2 (new).

[Jond105]

I’d buy an Apollo 11 from Televue and sell it for more? Then buy more eyepieces with higher budget?

[jturley80]

An Explore Scientific Triplet APO, 2" Diagonal, and three Explore Scientific Eyepieces

[Neptune]

Whatever one chooses, used is the way to go IMO as you can sometimes get 3 (used) for the price of 2 (new).

I want to thank all those who buy new, which gives us a chance to buy used when they sell!

[nva]

You could almost get an entire set of ES 82's new at maximum discount.

Edited by nva, 10 November 2019 - 09:20 AM.

[clang]

That's just about what I paid for my current line-up.  All eyepieces were purchased used:

Pentax XL 5.5 mm

Pentax XW 7 mm

Pentax XW 10 mm

Vixen LVW 13 mm

Vixen LVW 22 mm

Pentax XL 40 mm

 

I'm willing to give up some FoV for comfort in viewing.