If you can, try to look through a 30 mm widescan 2 by Kokusai Khoki. It is a
cost a lot less than the Pan 35 or Nag 31 and has a slightly larger field of
view at 84 deg. (I have one on order now) The views through it are
spectacular.
Bob

Depriving a village somewhere of an idiot wrote:

> I'm looking to buy a top-notch low-power, wide field EP for my
> 10" LX200. I currently own a wide range of EPs, including a 22mm Type 4
> Nagler, but my lowest power EP right now is the 26mm Series 4000 Plossl
> that came with the scope. I also own the Televue 2" Everbrite diagonal.
> I'm considering the following three but would also be interested
> in others:
>
> - 35mm Panoptic (65 degree FOV)
> - 31mm Type 5 Nagler (82 degree FOV)
> - 40mm Konig (70 degree FOV)
>
> There are obvious tradeoffs in apparent and true FOV as well as cost
> of these three EPs, with the Konig about 1/3 the price of the Nagler.
> Some people rave about the Konig while others complain about stars at
> the edge of the field. I have seen many individual reviews of these
> EPs but nothing that compares them. So I'm kind of at a loss. I'd
> appreciate the input of anyone who has done any kind of comparison
> of EPs in this category.
> I'm also curious if anyone has tried to barlow the 31mm Nagler,
> including using the Televue 2" giant barlow. It's hard to imagine all
> that hanging off the back of the scope. So I'm curious if anyone has
> tried it. I have the Losmandy counterweight system. So I'm not concerned
> about the weight...mostly just the flexture with a 2.2 lb EP hanging off
> the end of a barlow.
> Thanks.
>
> Steve DiPirro
>

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