writes:

> "By judicious use of a hack saw, any Nagler can be converted into a
> satisfactory Barlow lens and two pretty good Kellners. Or, if you
>have
> two of them, thirty seconds with a lead hammer and a pipe nipple will
> make a serviceable small barbell."
>
>I've spent enough time looking through our 40 and 32mm Konigs to know
>that they've got superb views. In terms of design, old != bad to me.
>Why are you so quick to write the Konig design off just because it's
>been around a while?


Removing the barlow from Meade and TV eyepiece has been done for some
time, most already know this trick. You don't need a hacksaw because
they are threaded. As far as getting what you pay for the 40 and 32mm
might be just fine for a long focal length telescope. The newer oculars
take this into consideration with fast f ratios. Even these eyepieces can
use a Paracorr Corrector to remove some of the curvature of field. Buy
what ever you want, it only matters when others find this eyepiece
lacking for smaller faster scopes. After all, fast is the way to go for
DSO.....................ric

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