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Apogee orthos

Started by JamesMiller, 03/23/2005 04:41PM
Posted 03/23/2005 04:41PM Opening Post
Anyone tried Apogee's line of orthos? They're on clearance
right now, and they claim full multicoatings on all air to
glass surfaces. Isn't that the only improvement to the UO]
HDs over their standard abbe ortho? (i.e. same design, but
now FMC on all surfaces. The older orthos are only coated
on the outside surfaces)

I'm thinking of a pair for a binoviewer for planetary
viewing, but I've never heard anyone speak of them.

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Posted 03/23/2005 05:25PM #1
Jim, indeed, would be nice hearing from somebody that owns these eyepieces. Not sure how they stack up against the UO versions, which I consider pretty much "the standard" on orthos. (without going into the multi-million dollar brands)
I personally own the whole line of the original UO orthos, and love them to death... specially for planetary viewing. Very clean & sharp across the tight FOV... wink

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