Re: 2" 90° Apparent Field Eyepieces Announced

From: Chris1011 (chris1011_at_aol.com)
Date: 06/30/04 

Date: 30 Jun 2004 18:24:11 GMT

>>Here's some more info from Bill Burgess: It's a 7-element design, all
ED glass>>

What a load of crap! All ED my foot. If ED glass was ever used in eyepieces
they would have narrow fields with very poor off-axis corrections.

Roland Christen

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