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Pentax XL vs XW

Started by rachnoman, 07/01/2014 11:53PM
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Posted 07/01/2014 11:53PM Opening Post
David Goldman
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I have several XL's eyepieces and I'm quite happy with their performance.
However, I've never looked thru an XW.
Aside from the slightly wider FOV in the XW, is there a any real difference in performance?.
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Slightly better coatings with improved throughput. smile
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What's the AFOV for your Pentax XL's?
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