Question on a Nag. 7mm. EP

My question relates to the new Nag. 7mm. Type 6. also the earlier "smooth body model" and finally the model in between,(the one I own) it has a rubber eye guard and rubber type grip on the body... the only difference I can see between it and the newer T-6 is there is no reduced area on the chrome barrel...does anyone know it's classification? Pictured in bottom right of my case.. thank you.. JM

Attached Image:

This is a 7mm Type 1 Nagler. It came before the Type 6 and after the smooth body Nagler.

Hi John,

I noticed that you have both the 22mm Panoptic and the 22mm Vixen LVW. Both of these eyepieces filling the same nitch, I was wondering what your opinion was on these?

Thank you,
-Chuck

John,

The original smooth body also had 2 versions, one with a circle-N optical house mark, and then later models without. Many users attest that there is a performance difference between these two in terms of light transmission (the circle-N being better).

btw - please update that picture of your eyepiece case and erase the Pentax O-7 as it now safely sits in my case instead! Thanks...it arrived yesterday in perfect condition

Appreciated,
-Bill