14mm Pentax SMC XL

Wow what an eyepiece! I was able to compare it to a 14mm Meade series 4000 UWA on my scratch-built 8" f/6 and it simply blew the Meade out of the water. It also compared very favorably to my UO orthos of similar size, except of course the amazing AFOV and eye relief. Awesome seeing too last night. I saw stuff on Jupiter that I've never seen before...at magnifications of 350x-plus.

-Jason

edit: these were among my first real looks through super-wides (not including my antares w70).

Jason, I had a similar reaction when I first used a new 21mm Pentax XL. The views are great and the comfort level (I wear eyeglasses) is just incredible.

On my scopes, I'd have to barlow to observe Jupiter.

Sounds as if you had good steady skies for the viewing, too!