Absolutely concur. The 40mm Konig is nothing less
than brilliant with my 10" f/10. Flat field, almost
no edge distorion, nicely made -- I recommend it
highly. An absolute bargain at $ 200. Lou

--- Depriving a village somewhere of an idiot
> >We've got a 16" scope at FDO (Frosty Drew
> Observatory) and one of our
> >eyepieces is a new 12mm Type 4 Nagler. We rarely
> see conditions stable
> >enough to warrant its use, though. When our 32mm
> Konig isn't enough, we
> >generally go to a 8mm-24mm zoom to get to the right
> balance of magnification
> >vs. clarity.
>
> That's several people now singing the praises of the
> 32mm and 40mm Konig
> EPs. I'm looking for something in the 32mm - 40mm
> range to replace
> the Meade 40mm Super Plossl that I don't like. I was
> considering the
> 35mm Panoptic, but now I'm leaning towards the 40mm
> Konig for under $200.
> Would others concur?
>
> That's interesting about the 12mm Type 4 Nagler. I
> need an EP to fill
> the void in the mid-teens, something I could use for
> planetary observing
> under "typical" conditions and for higher-mag deep
> space stuff. I'm
> still struggling with this one. Been thinking most
> recently about
> the 14mm Radian but haven't heard too much about it,
> compared with
> other EPs in the same range.
>
> For me, on the best nights, I pull out the 8mm
> Radian. It's a great
> EP when the conditions are good.
>
> >What we really need is an eyepiece in the low 20's
> which would provide
> >good seeing at high mags. On a 10", I think
> something in the mid-teens
> >would be the best bet to get the mag without
> getting "mushy".
>
> I have the 22mm Type 4 Nagler, and I bet it would be
> awesome in the 16"!
> It's pretty impressive in my 10" scope.
>
> So I guess I'm wondering what people recommend in
> the 14-17mm range for
> this sort of thing...
>
> Steve DiPirro
>
>

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