Does anyone have any experience with these as planetaries? I am especially interested in how they stack up against the XL and XW series.
Pentax 12 and 8.5 mm XF Eyepieces
Started by mte1955, 08/13/2007 02:41PM
Posted 08/13/2007 02:41PM
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Posted 08/18/2007 02:37PM
| Edited 08/18/2007 02:39PM
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Hi,I have a pair of XF12s and XF8.5s, and I have xw 20 7 5 3.5 also.
I buy XFs because its are so light to BINO and the XW are too weight to be afforded on my BV .In my experience,if you use one eye to see,I recommend the XW,especialy in seeing planetary. The XF is not good to see planetary.
sorry for my poor english.I think the XF is not the highest EP. If you want to buy high end EPs, I recommend Pentax XO2.5 or 5 first,TV zoom,TV Nagler t6 or TV PL+balow. XW is the not good choice for planetary EPs because the lower contrast.
clear skies.micky.
I buy XFs because its are so light to BINO and the XW are too weight to be afforded on my BV .In my experience,if you use one eye to see,I recommend the XW,especialy in seeing planetary. The XF is not good to see planetary.
sorry for my poor english.I think the XF is not the highest EP. If you want to buy high end EPs, I recommend Pentax XO2.5 or 5 first,TV zoom,TV Nagler t6 or TV PL+balow. XW is the not good choice for planetary EPs because the lower contrast.
clear skies.micky.
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