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A grab and go set for my 80mm f/7 Apo?

Started by farmerdavid, 01/12/2006 11:46PM
Posted 01/12/2006 11:46PM Opening Post
I'm looking for a portable eyepiece set ( the fewer the better) for my 80mm f/6 Apo. Maybe few enough that would fit into a fanny pack. Caveat. I only have about $200. to spend.
I've got low power down to a 14mm UWA. I also have various plossls and orthos down to 9mm although I'm looking for wider fields.
I was thinking of a 5-8x Speers Waler zoom, but it really doesn't cover much in terms of keeping the number of EPs down, and still doesn't give me low power. 5mm is 110x.
I'd like to hear of other peoples experiences with a small grab and go collection for a similar scope.
Oh yeah... I'm on an alt/az mount so wideish field is good.
David
Posted 01/14/2006 08:34PM | Edited 01/14/2006 08:35PM #1
Hi David - I have a TV 76 on an alt/az mount as my grab and go scope. Usually I'll take just 3 eyepieces. Meade 40mm SWA for low power, wide field. TV 24-8 zoom for intermediate, and a 4mm Radian for those rare occasions when I want over 100X. Enjoy your scope! 8)
Steve
Posted 01/14/2006 08:50PM | Edited 01/14/2006 08:51PM #2
Hi David,

I had a TMB 80 f6 and the Televue Nagler 3-6mm zoom was simply excellent in that scope and gave a great range of power. It's abit more than you wanted to spend but worth the extra $'s in my opinion.

Mark.