Re: 9mmType 6 Nagler Vs. Meade 8.8mm UltrawidePosted By Mark Keitel |
Tom,
First
ON the Meade 14mm vs the Nagler
I would never choose an ocular due to size and compactness
the Meade 14mm is also a keeper for me
as is the Nagler 20mm TypeII and Nagler 31mm( this ocular lacks edge sharpness though with suck a wide field I can live with that)
Personally when I am looking for a wide field ocular, I want flatness, dark background, and compactness does not enter into my mind.
Last year a few of us did a side by side comparison on the Nagler 9mm type 6 and the 8.8 Meade
The first comparison was done at WSP2002
From refractor,SCT,Dob,and Dall-Kirkham we all agreed that the Meade was better.
easier on the eye, blacker background, flatter field.
We tried this test again in May 2002 at another Star Party different conditions and found the same thing
Now I can say that the Meade is a big piece of glass and heavy, So if you are having balancing issues with a Dob then that may be the way to go with the 9mm Nagler. But if you want a more pleasing view and blacker background then opt for the OLDER Style Meade 8.8.
By the way
We hade (2) 9mm Nalgers that we tried at WSP2002 and (2) Meade 8.8 one of the 8.8 is mine and was bought new about 1996
The other Star Party we tried (2) different 9mm Naglers in fact I bought one on Amart just for this test. The Meades were my 8.8 again and another 8.8 that someone else brought
This is just what a few of us found and what we felt about the two oculars ( three of us at WSP2002, same three at other Star Party and had 2 more people added the second go around
First
ON the Meade 14mm vs the Nagler
I would never choose an ocular due to size and compactness
the Meade 14mm is also a keeper for me
as is the Nagler 20mm TypeII and Nagler 31mm( this ocular lacks edge sharpness though with suck a wide field I can live with that)
Personally when I am looking for a wide field ocular, I want flatness, dark background, and compactness does not enter into my mind.
Last year a few of us did a side by side comparison on the Nagler 9mm type 6 and the 8.8 Meade
The first comparison was done at WSP2002
From refractor,SCT,Dob,and Dall-Kirkham we all agreed that the Meade was better.
easier on the eye, blacker background, flatter field.
We tried this test again in May 2002 at another Star Party different conditions and found the same thing
Now I can say that the Meade is a big piece of glass and heavy, So if you are having balancing issues with a Dob then that may be the way to go with the 9mm Nagler. But if you want a more pleasing view and blacker background then opt for the OLDER Style Meade 8.8.
By the way
We hade (2) 9mm Nalgers that we tried at WSP2002 and (2) Meade 8.8 one of the 8.8 is mine and was bought new about 1996
The other Star Party we tried (2) different 9mm Naglers in fact I bought one on Amart just for this test. The Meades were my 8.8 again and another 8.8 that someone else brought
This is just what a few of us found and what we felt about the two oculars ( three of us at WSP2002, same three at other Star Party and had 2 more people added the second go around