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For Sale : Celestron 19mm Axiom (1.25") eyepiece
Posted: Wed Oct 08, 2003 12:37 pm
by VinSnr
Hi,
I am selling the above eyepiece in great condition. Comes with top caps, bottom caps, wingguard and box.
This eyepiece is very sharp to the edge of the 70 degrees FOV. One of my favourites, but I want to upgrade to the Pentax XL, so this must go.
New cost about US$149 excluding shipping, I will just sell you at SGD$150 firm
Cheers
VinSnr
Posted: Wed Oct 08, 2003 5:24 pm
by elton
Curious on why you wanted to change to the pentax xl. Did you check out the Antares W70 19mm? I'm thinking of upgrading my 19 panoptic to a 20 XW and was hoping the W70 would be a cheaper alternative. Actually nothing wrong with panoptic just a bit of an upgrade itch... heh.
Posted: Wed Oct 08, 2003 7:48 pm
by VinSnr
elton wrote:Curious on why you wanted to change to the pentax xl. Did you check out the Antares W70 19mm? I'm thinking of upgrading my 19 panoptic to a 20 XW and was hoping the W70 would be a cheaper alternative. Actually nothing wrong with panoptic just a bit of an upgrade itch... heh.
I believe the 19mm Antares W70 is a very good eyepiece. But I like the pentax XL because it looks huge......and I have this fetish for huge eyepieces....
So I am now selling away all the small eyepieces and replacing them with big ones...
Posted: Fri Oct 17, 2003 10:57 am
by acc
Hi Vin & Elton... Wat about I sell Vin my 21mm XL, buy Elton's 19mm Panoptic, so Elton can go buy a 20mm Pentax XW. Sounds
like a fun game of musical chairs.
Posted: Fri Oct 17, 2003 11:52 am
by VinSnr
acc wrote:Hi Vin & Elton... Wat about I sell Vin my 21mm XL, buy Elton's 19mm Panoptic, so Elton can go buy a 20mm Pentax XW. Sounds
like a fun game of musical chairs.
sounds good to me..I want that 21mm XL
Posted: Fri Oct 17, 2003 12:46 pm
by elton
Checked out the 21 XL last night.... gorgeous FOV right in your face. Prefer the eyecups on the panoptic though. Can confirm after returning from japan following week ok? I wanna hold the 20XW before deciding on buying it ...hehe
Posted: Fri Oct 17, 2003 1:24 pm
by acc
Okie, lets see what goodies you bring back from Japan then. We could have a mega review of the 20XW vs 21XL vs 19Panoptic vs 19Siebert vs 19mm Axiom! 8)
Posted: Fri Oct 17, 2003 2:15 pm
by harlequin2902
Checked out the 21 XL last night.... gorgeous FOV right in your face. Prefer the eyecups on the panoptic though. Can confirm after returning from japan following week ok? I wanna hold the 20XW before deciding on buying it ...hehe
If you are bringing a camera, maybe you can ask the store owner to help take a pic of you 'posing' with the XW 20 ? Then you can post it here when you return
8)
Posted: Sun Oct 26, 2003 1:23 am
by elton
ok, i bought the XW, lets start the musical chairs ...
looks very much like the XL but with much better (tighter) eyecups of screw-on design and a wider field.
Posted: Sun Oct 26, 2003 2:10 am
by harlequin2902
It's said to be waterproof too...did you get the shop owner to demo that feature while you were there
Ok seriously now, is it much heavier than the XL21 ?