Posts Made By: Dan Doyle

I have a 27mm Panoptic which I like very much for the low power viewing. I was considering changing to the 22mm Nagler. Looking for pros and cons, pincushion, edge sharpness, contrast, and just general enjoyment of the view. Any one done a hands on comparison? --Dan--

F-8, 127mm achro refractor
I also have a 55mm eyepiece and a 14mm uwa

once had a 20mm Nagler type 1, but sold it,
nice views, but not enough Eye Relief for me

Alan, I received a pair of Astro 100's in August 03 for testing. The build quaility was great, but the astro's had a design flaw. The prisms were too small and the prisum casting would not allow the prisms to align properly for collimation. The prisms were designed for an F-6 light cone earlier in the design, but the final design was set for F-5 and the light cone was too large at the prism. The factory has done a redesign on the prism section (new castings) and Bill is supposed to receive the new version for acceptance testing very shortly. If they test out optically a production run should be ready after NEAF. I also was not greatly impressed with the eyepieces, just not as easy on the eyes as the fujinon f-series. As I understand it the Astros will sell for $995 and will include the magnesium tripod and mount head in the price. --Dan--