Re: Williams Optics Swan Eyepieces

From: Michael McCulloch (michaelm_at_nospam.invalid.net)
Date: 03/02/05 

Date: Tue, 01 Mar 2005 20:49:58 -0500

On 1 Mar 2005 14:05:57 -0800, clydec@nyc.rr.com wrote:

>In addition to Michael's post, if you're a member of Astromart, you can
>check the eyepiece forum where a couple of gents have just posted
>impressions of several different Swan eyepieces.

I read those myself and thought they were accurate comments. I am a
bit surprised that the 15mm version is reported to have shown little
improvement in edge sharpness. The eye relief of the 9mm is much too
tight for me.

Why not buy 19mm Panoptics for my binoviewer? Well, I have a Portaball
and the weight is a big issue. Plus, the 13mm eye relief when wearing
glasses in an issue for me with the Pans. And last, but not least, is
the matter of $480 vs. $156. 

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Michael McCulloch
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