Re: QWhat is the Quality of eyepieces on eBay?

From: Jon Isaacs (jonisaacs_at_aol.com)
Date: 06/29/04 

Date: 29 Jun 2004 09:34:04 GMT

>Saw these, and was wondering why so inexpensive (I'm pretty new to this
>stuff,
>but want a barlow and a couple more plossls) He has a bunch of positive
>feedbacks... Thanks.
>-Steve

These prices are pretty much inline with what one might expect for a basic
plossl. Including shipping the 26mm is around $23, of course most everyone
has a 26mm.

The eyepiece in the photo looks to be very much the same as a 26mm plossl I
have which has a narrow FOV, only about 45 degrees. A bit cheaper than Apogee
Inc but not much.

If you are looking for a set of Plossls, I suggest the Celestron Accessory kit.
 The Celestron kit includes a 32mm which provides the widest FOV possible in a
1.25 inch eyepiece and 15mm, 9mm, 6mm and 4mm, a more useful spread to go along
with the normal 25mm or so that comes with most scopes. It also includes a
decent barlow and some filters as well as a nice Alumimum case, something the
Ebay kit does not.

And it is a bit cheaper too, $109 from Amazon.

jon

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