Russel Optics

Has anyone used these Eyepieces and are they decent EPs. they are on Ebay for a reasonable price and the seller "Russel Optics" has a great feed back rating. thanks

Rick

Hi Rick,
I've used several of the Russel Optics eyepieces and finders. IMHO they are generally a good eyepiece for the price. I particularly like his 2" eyepiece and have suggested them to more than one person looking for eyepieces in that price range.
There's a review of th 85mm you might like to read. I still have my Russell Optics 85mm and use it at Public Star Parties with a 127 refractor. The long eye relief, extremely wide eyepoint, and comfortable view allows even the most inexperienced visitors to observe any kind of objects.

Clear Skies, Bill

They are konigs. Therefore they will be soft on the edges of the field in faster scopes. Good in slower focal ratio scopes.

Good wide field deep sky ep's. No high performance expencive coatings. So bright targets tent to show a nice cheery glow around them.

I presently have a 15mm. It is comfortable, well made and fun. But it is not the equal of my 16mm University Optics Konig. Nor is it priced like it.