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Posts Made By: Robert Gray

April 25, 2006 09:37 PM Forum: Eyepieces

New PST - familiar question

Posted By Robert Gray

I HAVE A 2 MONTH OLD PST. AS SHIPPED THE CORONADO EYEPIECES ARE BETTER INCLUDING THE BARLOWS. I HAVE THE 18 12 & WITH BARLOWS ADDS 9 & 6. I HAVE COMPARED THESE TO THE 12 NAGLER T 4 16 NAGLER T 5 5 & 3.5 NAGLER T 6 & 9 NAGLER T 2. WITH THIS MANY GOOD NAGLERS I DID NOT WANT TO BUY ANY MORE BUT I DID. AT .1 ANGSTROM THE CORONADOS SIMPLY ADD MORE CONTRAST.I HAVE TRIED THE CELESTRON ULTIMA BARLOW & IT WILL COME TO FOCUS.I ASLO RECENTLY ADDED THE DOUBLE STACKER FOR THE PST. THE IMAGE IS BETTER FOR CONTRAST ON SURFACE ALTHOUGH DARKER.THE CORONADO EYEPIECES ARE NOT THAT MUCH DIFFERENT WITH .6 ANGSTROM AS IT IS WITH .1. 6MM IS A STRETCH WITH THE STACKED PST

GOOD LUCK

BOB

April 25, 2006 10:52 PM Forum: Eyepieces

nagler eyepieces in a spotting scope

Posted By Robert Gray

I HAVE HAD THE SWAORSKI & THE PENTAX 80 ED. BOTH ARE GONE. I HAVE THE TV 85 WHICH CAN'T BE BEAT ON THE GROUND & ISN'T TOO BAD FOR THE SKY EITHER.I HAVE UEED THE 3.5 & 5 T-6 & 7 & 9 T-2 IN ALL SCOPES. THERE ALL EXCELLENT BUT THE TV 85 IS SUPERIOR. IF YOUR NOT HIKING A LOT THE 85 IS THE WAY TO GO

BOB