I am the new owner of a Discovery PDHQ 10" f/6 and would like some advice on eyepieces for this scope. The focal length on this scope is 1524mm.
Here is what I have right now:
UO abbe orthos 5,7,12.5,18, and 25mm and a 40mm Kellner
Orion Highlight Plossls 12.5, 17, 20, 26, 32, and 40mm
I also have a UO 2.8x klee barlow
I am looking at getting rid of some redundant sizes, and bringing a few wide-field eyepieces into the fold. Please keep in mind that I am on somewhat of a budget. So, no 31mm Naglers here. I like taking pictures with my digital camera (Nikon Coolpix 4300) through the scope. I bought the Plossls because they all have the same size top ring. So, the scopetronix camera adapter will fit any of them. The only problem is that only the 17, 20, and 26mm sizes work well without severe vignetting. So, I'm looking to make some changes.
I used to have a 35mm Panoptic that was my all time favorite eyepiece. So, I would like to find another low power widefield. Just not one that is quite as expensive as the Pan.
A couple of eyepieces I'm considering are the UO 40mm MK70, and maybe a 10mm Speers Waler. I hear that many dobs may not have enough in focus to bring the Speers Waler to focus though. So, I am not sure if it will work with this scope or not. I also would not mind one or two sizes between the 40mm and 10mm that are wide field.
I mainly enjoy planetary observing, but some DSO stuff as well. The orthos are great for that, but they have a pretty narrow FOV for DSOs. I really don't want to give up image quality. (maybe a 9mm ortho?)
I've read a lot of posts on eyepieces, but I am not sure what to go with.
HELP!
I realize that the words "planetary performance", "wide-field" and "Budget" probably have no business being in the same sentence. So, I am asking for any advice you may have to offer as to the best choices for this particular scope.
Thanks to all in advance,
Michael Brannon