Sirs,
Looking for opinions from those of you that have used these eyepieces for binoviewing: TeleVue Type 6s, Radians, Plossls, Pentax XWs, XLs and Takahashi LEs. What I'm wanting to know is not about the image quality of the specific eyepieces, but how they work as pairs. Is the short eye relief of some of them a problem when used as pairs? Are some harder to merge than others? Do some have "black-outs" when paired? Are the Pentaxs too large and get in the way of your nose to make them hard to use as pairs? What are your experiences with any of these eyepieces in a binoviewer? Ease of use, comfort, etc. In short, which do you use, or maybe more importantly which wouldn't you use (and why)? I'm thinking the TV Type 6 (& maybe a Panoptic 24mm pair) for the wide views and either Radians or Tak LEs for the higher magnifications on the planets and moon. I know there are many variables to this (including exit pupil), but sometimes the things that aren't measured will make the difference, and there is no substitute for experience. So what are your experiences and preferred eyepieces for binoviewing and why (briefly)?
Thanks in advance,
Ralph
Looking for opinions from those of you that have used these eyepieces for binoviewing: TeleVue Type 6s, Radians, Plossls, Pentax XWs, XLs and Takahashi LEs. What I'm wanting to know is not about the image quality of the specific eyepieces, but how they work as pairs. Is the short eye relief of some of them a problem when used as pairs? Are some harder to merge than others? Do some have "black-outs" when paired? Are the Pentaxs too large and get in the way of your nose to make them hard to use as pairs? What are your experiences with any of these eyepieces in a binoviewer? Ease of use, comfort, etc. In short, which do you use, or maybe more importantly which wouldn't you use (and why)? I'm thinking the TV Type 6 (& maybe a Panoptic 24mm pair) for the wide views and either Radians or Tak LEs for the higher magnifications on the planets and moon. I know there are many variables to this (including exit pupil), but sometimes the things that aren't measured will make the difference, and there is no substitute for experience. So what are your experiences and preferred eyepieces for binoviewing and why (briefly)?
Thanks in advance,
Ralph
