Got back to Nagler T6 eyepieces for binoviewing, after longer time.
Here are some rare images on Naglers in bino mode, especially showing how beautifull lenses are on them...
Kind regards,
Denis
Posted 23 December 2024 - 12:28 PM
...rubber eyeguards removed for maximum comfort.
More pictures and impressions will follow....
Denis
Posted 23 December 2024 - 01:54 PM
My main pairs are 16mm T5s and 13mm, 9mm and 5mm T5s. I have always loved Naglers in a binoviewer.
Awsome!
I also love 16mm T5, but even with rubber eyeguards removed, and due strongly concave eyelens, lenses get always fogged, and observing in any semi cold, and especially cold and very cold weather, and sometimes even in warm time, but optically they are FANTASTIC!
So far, I got new run of Nalgers T6 in focals:
3.5mm, 5mm, 9mm.
13mm and 7mm will come maybie in some 2 months +/-.
Also ordered Panoptics 19mm and 24mm in pairs, despite rectilinear distortion on them.
Edited by denis0007dl, 23 December 2024 - 01:57 PM.
Posted 23 December 2024 - 02:01 PM
My main pairs are 16mm T5s and 13mm, 9mm and 5mm T6s. I have always loved Naglers in a binoviewer.
Edit: got my T6’s labeled wrong!
Do you also have eyelens fogging in Naglers 16mm T5?
Posted 23 December 2024 - 02:02 PM
24mm Pans are great; I sometimes wonder why I sold mine, but I slightly prefer the 20mm Brandons that replaced them. To be honest, I really slightly prefer the ES68 24mm over the Pans, but they are too wide for my 60mm IPD to use in pairs.
I think that you will love the 9mm and 5mm T6’s. I keep trying to talk myself out of the 3.5mm.
Posted 23 December 2024 - 02:03 PM
Do you also have eyelens fogging in Naglers 16mm T5?
No, but I mostly use that pair for solar observing. If I get fogging, it’s because everything from my telescope to the binoviewers and eyepieces are fogging up from a rapid temperature change.
Posted 23 December 2024 - 02:23 PM
Denis,
I forgot to mention, regarding the 16mm T5, that I am a cold weather wimp, and seldom bother going out if it’s below 50°F/10°C,
Posted 23 December 2024 - 02:33 PM
Denis,
I forgot to mention, regarding the 16mm T5, that I am a cold weather wimp, and seldom bother going out if it’s below 50°F/10°C,
Posted 23 December 2024 - 02:37 PM
For Nagler 16mm its also important facial structure around eyes.....
16mm Nagler in only Nagler in 1.25" line which suffer from false colours of exit pupil on daytime (same like all Naglers T5, where 31mm is worst by far), till you perfectly positioned eyes, and there Naglers T6 have advantage not having that effect.
Also, Nagler 16mm have blue ring of fire on fieldstop, whih is NOT case on Naglers T6.
Thus, 16mm have excellent field sharpness and contrast, and are smallest Naglers in 1.25" format, and IMO cuttest of all of them.
Posted 23 December 2024 - 02:39 PM
Interestingly, I found Nagler 16mm to be more comfortable in bino mode, than in mono mode.
I think I had readed somewhere on forums same experience from other observers.
Posted 23 December 2024 - 02:41 PM
I have tried the 31mm Nagler at least three times, but I just can’t use it well. Yes, the ring of fire is present in the 16mm when looking at terrestrial targets during the day, and the T6s do not display it at all. I still love the sharpness and contrast in the 16mm T5 though.
At this point, unless I get out of the hobby, you would have to pry my T6 Naglers out of my cold dead hands.
Posted 23 December 2024 - 02:42 PM
Interestingly, I found Nagler 16mm to be more comfortable in bino mode, than in mono mode.
I think I had readed somewhere on forums same experience from other observers.
I never thought about that. I will have to compare next time I get out again.
Posted 23 December 2024 - 04:15 PM
Edited by betacygni, 23 December 2024 - 04:17 PM.
Posted 23 December 2024 - 05:03 PM
Posted 23 December 2024 - 06:32 PM
Denis,
I forgot to mention, regarding the 16mm T5, that I am a cold weather wimp, and seldom bother going out if it’s below 50°F/10°C,
Yeah, my current threshold is 40° F. Old bones. You will very rarely find me out there below that number. I never have fogging issues with either oculars or scopes because of that and by carefully monitoring the spread between temperature and dewpoint. A too high wind gust figure also deters me from going out.
But that 16mm Nagler Type 5 is one special eyepiece.
Edited by Kutno, 23 December 2024 - 06:33 PM.
Posted 23 December 2024 - 06:37 PM
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Also, Nagler 16mm have blue ring of fire on fieldstop, whih is NOT case on Naglers T6.
Thus, 16mm have excellent field sharpness and contrast, and are smallest Naglers in 1.25" format, and IMO cuttest of all of them.
Have never seen any edge issues with my 16mm Nagler Type 5s in my Tele Vue Bino Vue.
I do agree that they're cute. They do pack a lot of impressive power in a small package. I like the Type 6s, too.
Edited by Kutno, 23 December 2024 - 06:42 PM.
Posted 24 December 2024 - 12:34 PM
My pairs are 24Pan-16, 9,7 Nags
I have pondered adding the 13Nag, but also as I have a Baader 8-24 M-IV, getting a second one and giving that a try sounds interesting.
Posted 27 December 2024 - 12:47 PM
Interestingly, I found Nagler 16mm to be more comfortable in bino mode, than in mono mode.
I think I had readed somewhere on forums same experience from other observers.
That has been my experience, too. I love the 16T5 Naglers in the BV unit, but I like the big Pentax XW85 16.5mm eyepiece in mono mode. Both of these are very comfortable in those jobs.
As for the T6 Naglers, I have almost a full set of pairs (13-5mm, including the 11). I have used these along with the 16T5 and 24 Panoptics since I started binoviewing 15 years ago. I also liked the Carl Zeiss orthos before my cataract surgery, but let them go in 2016.
Ron
Edited by RAKing, 27 December 2024 - 12:50 PM.
Posted 27 December 2024 - 05:06 PM
Posted 27 December 2024 - 05:11 PM
Posted 09 January 2025 - 02:04 AM
I also use the Nagler T6, it's a shame that there are no 4mm and 6mm versions. These eyepieces are ideal with the bino, especially for people with narrow eye relief. I use them with rubber eyeguards and can really crawl into them.
here is my collection for the APO-SS-Bino:
TV Nagler T6 2,5mm
TV Nagler T6 3,5mm
TS UWAN 4,0mm
TV Nagler T6 5,0mm
TV Radian 6,0mm
TV Nagler T6 7,0mm
TV Nagler T6 9,0mm
TV Nagler T6 11,0mm
TV Nagler T6 13,0mm
TV Nagler T5 16,0mm
TV Panoptic 19,0mm
TV Panoptic 24,0mm
The close staggering of the focal lengths always allows me to achieve the maximum possible magnification that is still really sharp.
Edited by Wibo, 09 January 2025 - 02:06 AM.
Posted 09 January 2025 - 06:24 AM
I also use the Nagler T6, it's a shame that there are no 4mm and 6mm versions. These eyepieces are ideal with the bino, especially for people with narrow eye relief. I use them with rubber eyeguards and can really crawl into them.
here is my collection for the APO-SS-Bino:
TV Nagler T6 2,5mm
TV Nagler T6 3,5mmTS UWAN 4,0mm
TV Nagler T6 5,0mm
TV Radian 6,0mm
TV Nagler T6 7,0mmTV Nagler T6 9,0mm
TV Nagler T6 11,0mm
TV Nagler T6 13,0mmTV Nagler T5 16,0mm
TV Panoptic 19,0mm
TV Panoptic 24,0mm
The close staggering of the focal lengths always allows me to achieve the maximum possible magnification that is still really sharp.
I wish TV continue making 2.5mm and 11mm T6 Naglers.
Denis
Posted 11 January 2025 - 05:26 PM
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