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13mm ETHOS' in a binoviewer!
Excerpts fom Mike Harvey's posting on CloudyNights.com, Feb. 10, 2008
WOW! OMG! (and many "expletives deleted"!).
Forget about the 100-degree field (well...I know you can't but...), this is
quite simply the finest eyepiece I've ever seen - period! Contrast, sharpness,
light-throughput, etc. are all just amazing. There is simply NO ghosting or
other internal reflections...the background is jet-black and the stars (even in
my 28" f/3.66) are absolute diamond-points to the very edge!
I've owned and used all of the "gold standards" over the years and NOTHING
I've seen can match this!
Along with about a half-dozen other observers we did "A/B" testing with other
top-of-the-line 13 and 14mm eyepieces (M-51, Thor's Helmet and M-42 were the
targets). EVERYONE agreed that the ETHOS seemed to add additional inches of
aperture. The increased detail in all of the objects was instantly apparent!
As a bonus, the fine detail on Saturn equaled or exceeded the best
"planetary" eyepieces any of us had ever used. And, again, NO ghosting or
internal reflections. This baby does it all.
And, as for the 100 degree field, Vic said it best... "you feel like you're
going to fall in"..."the scope just gets out of the way and it's like you're
standing in space looking at the objects".
If I were only going to have ONE eyepiece (or one 'pair') THIS IS IT!
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