Advice Needed Regarding Barlows

I am currently using a televue 32mm plossl and 19mm panoptic and would like to get a barlow to gain the 16mm and 9.5mm focal lengths. I have read good things about the Celestron Ultima 2x and it is frequently available in AM classified ads. Has anyone tried these combinations yet and been successful?

Thanks,

Mike

I have both eyepieces you mention and frequently barlow them using a Siebert barlow...I see no reason why an Ultima 2x wouldn't work just fine.
Both eyepieces barlow very well.

I have an Orion shorty plus 2x barlow (as far as I know it is the same as the Ultima 2x) and it vignettes a bit with wider field eyepieces. I tried it with my 19 pan. and never liked the combination much. I much prefer a dedicated 9 or 10mm. I can pretty much guarantee that the vignetting with the 32mm would be very noticeable due to the large field stop on the 32mm. A 2.5x powermate wouldn't vignette and would give better spread of powers although it may yield too much magnification. What telescope are you using ?

Joplin