eyepieces

Post by **weixing** » Sun Oct 26, 2003 12:01 am

Hi,
If you are using a 2x barlow, get a 40mm instead of a 32mm, so that the power with the barlow won't overlap with the 15mm eyepiece:
40mm(with barlow):30x
32mm(with barlow):38x
15mm:41x
If you are comfortable with the eyerelief of a 8mm plossel, than it will be OK....
By the way, what mount are you using and does it come with a finder??

starfirez · Post by **starfirez** » Sun Oct 26, 2003 12:05 am

about mount.. my dad says he has a very gd n strong n sturdy (note: he say) camera tripod that i can use, but i havent got to see it yet. so see how, if it cannot make it, then i'll most prob get manfrotto 410 n one of its tripod (mooEy says again n again n again it's the best blah.. lolx). oh ya, wira sold to me together with the finder, cant thank him enough *THANK YOU!!* tak finder, its is very very very good, tried it before, very clear, i was very impress. it also comes with the tube ring and a sexy black sock that wira put over it to insert heating bag. haha

Post by **weixing** » Sun Oct 26, 2003 12:12 am

Hi,
The Tak FC-76 is quite heavy and seem like a 4", right... ???
Anyway, may be can ask you( actually your Tak FC-76.. ha ha

) out for a observation session when the weather is clear... I think a strong camera tripod should do the job if it can mount on it.

Post by **Airconvent** » Sun Oct 26, 2003 3:27 am

Quasar wrote: Anyway rich, I'm one person who'd protest regarding the radian. Widefield AND high mag? Nice to have, but to shell out over half a thousand for it, I'd just stick to having 2 EPs that can specialise in each for less than that
That being said, once in a while I like pumping up Shell V-power into my car. But at other times, I just stick to plain ol' SPC 98! (Hmm, I'm bad at analogies)

I see you are in Vincent Senior's "Televue Too Ex" Gang :-)
No, I'm the complete opposite as far as petrol is concerned. I never pump anything better than 92 as my car would not be able to feel the difference which is entirely different from my experience with the Radian. I did not like the "space walk view" of the Naglers (and the price!) but wanted a good eyepiece with good contrast, high magnification performance,a reasonable wide view and bearing Al Nagler's trademark. I found that in the Radian series. most that have seen through it was impressed by its optics (for $430+, it better be !)
I thought apart from my usual collection, I should own at least one premium eyepiece for that elusive object in which I want to squeeze out the last bit of performance....with cloudy skies, sometimes need to indulge yourself in other ways.

rich

Post by **Airconvent** » Sun Oct 26, 2003 3:32 am

starfirez wrote:ok.. thanx for all the advice.. by the way mine's a 2nd hand scope so don't think the clouds will be attracted to that haha (any clouds is strictly not my fault!!) haha yeah i got the fc 76 from wira *thanx dear~* and u guy's hints are..erm.. subtle haha. oh i'll wait till i get everything then i go add to the equipment list. hope that'll be soon. i'm thinking of maybe 32mm, 15mm, 8mm plossl abd a 2x barlow.. is it ok? but i guess i'll play ard with other people's eyepieces first (if they let me) and decide what i'm most comfortable with. wira ask me to get naglers haha but i don't have his kind of $$

so wira finally starting to sell his prized collection...
btw, if you can buy a Tak 76, what's a couple of hundreds more for an eyepiece befitting the scope???

Anyway, Weixing's suggestion is good. A few low mags eyepieces and a x2 Barlow to increase your versatility and since its a Tak, it should handle mags well above the "rule of thumb" of Aperture (in mm) x 2, seeing condition allowing, of course.

rich

Post by **acc** » Sun Oct 26, 2003 12:35 pm

I will go with Weixing's suggestion too. Mabye replace the 3x barlow by another eyepiece and a good quality 2x barlow, such as the Celestron Ultima 2x barlow. Strongly advice against a Plossol with focal length less than 10mm due to the tiny pinhole lens and extremely tight eye relief. Happy shopping!

starfirez · Post by **starfirez** » Sun Oct 26, 2003 2:09 pm

waa.. headache. even worst than deciding what scope to buy. think it'll be a long time before i can even use my scope *sobz* yeah sure weixing, i'll bring my scope and go ob with u when the sky's good (quite hard though) then i can use your eyepieces and see see haha

Quasar · Post by **Quasar** » Sun Oct 26, 2003 2:14 pm

It's not THAT hard to decide actually.
Most of the time, economics solves the question for us before anything else.

Quasar · Post by **Quasar** » Sun Oct 26, 2003 2:23 pm

Airconvent wrote:
I see you are in Vincent Senior's "Televue Too Ex" Gang :-)
No, I'm the complete opposite as far as petrol is concerned. I never pump anything better than 92 as my car would not be able to feel the difference which is entirely different from my experience with the Radian. I did not like the "space walk view" of the Naglers (and the price!) but wanted a good eyepiece with good contrast, high magnification performance,a reasonable wide view and bearing Al Nagler's trademark. I found that in the Radian series. most that have seen through it was impressed by its optics (for $430+, it better be !)

rich

I've discovered that sometimes you see/feel what you want to see/feel.
Especially after spending lots of $$$ on that expensive petrol/eyepiece/scope/car well, virtually anything.

Just to make yourself feel better. :o

It's like when you pump in shell petrol and tell yourself it's "better" than SPC, and in the process you pay like... 10% more for it... Just to feel better.

So usually I dun put too much store on "branded" stuff. Unless I've objectively evaluated it for myself. Of course, sometimes it's the passion one has for the item/prized possession that's important as well, so maybe I'm generalising too much!

So maybe I'm not in the "Televue too ex" Gang, more like the... "Still pragmatically evaluating everything and would rather spend my money elsewhere" gang!

Post by **weixing** » Sun Oct 26, 2003 2:28 pm

Hi,
Don't forget to get an diagonal also...