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Perfect 10-11mm

Started by Michael Koons, 08/18/2004 03:47AM
Posted 08/18/2004 03:47AM Opening Post
Well,
what would you fine fellows recommend in the form of a 10-11mm EP for an alt az driven 115 APO. I will be binoviewing and am currently sporting a pair of 12.5 Konigs. They are fantastic, though tight on eye relief. Planetary performance is first in line, DSO's second. Thanks for your help!
Mike
Posted 08/18/2004 05:29AM #1
I miss my Konigs, despite their lousy eye relief.

Personally I don't think you can beat the Nagler Type6's for all-around performance at medium to high powers, although that's a costly bino option. I can't imagine you being unhappy with a pair of the 11mm type 6s. They are generally reviewed very well for planetary use, give nice wide fields for deep sky, have better eye relief than your Konigs, and fit in a binoviewer. If you were looking *solely* for planetary use, or needed extra-long eye relief, or had some other special requirement, you might look elsewhere, but those type 6's really do it all pretty darn well.