26 Nagler T5 or 35 Panoptic?

I have a TV 102. I'm particularly intererested in hearing from anybody who has an apo refractor of about 800-1000 mm focal length.

Have you used the 26 Nagler T5? Have you used the 35 Panoptic? Have you compared them?

I already know what the numbers suggest with regard to magnification and field stop. What I would be pleased to hear about are subjective impressions in reference to particular views.

Steve

I owned both eyepieces and spent a lot of time with them in an apo of fl 1085 mm. The extra magnification of the 26 Nagler gives a darker background, better apparent contrast (I say apparent, since the different fl of the two eyepieces makes direct contrast camparisons based on ep design, glass, coatings, etc. useless). The 26 Nagler was clearly the better eyepiece for me.

Subjectively, the Nagler has a "feel" that is entirely different from the Panoptic. Hard to describe, but others have called it more "immersive" and that is as close as I've seen to what it feels like to me.

If at all possible, try both in your scope, decide based on what you see through the eyepieces. Eyes and brains differ, so you can't really rely on what someone else says about eyepieces (including me).