20 years or so ago Meade (still respectable then) would often have very good deals at RTMC. One year they were closing out the earlier versions of their super wide-angle and ultra-wide angle eyepieces, those without the rubber eyecups. On that occasion I bought the 2" 32 SWA and both the 14 and 8.8 UWA eyepieces. I think I paid about $50 each. The following year I bought the 18 and 13.8 SWA and the 4.7 and 6.7 UWA, all 1-1/4" eyepieces. On my Newtonian scopes (10" and 12.5") I use the 14 UWA almost exclusively. On my 8" SCT I use the 18 and 13.8 SWA most of the time and on occasion the 4.7 and 6.7 UWA if the seeing will allow. I also have a 31 Plossl and a 35 Erfle that I use for wide-angle viewing when hunting difficult objects. In addition to these I have Meade Super Plossls, from the 32 to the 9.7. I rarely use those but I keep them for the odd occasion. So, to answer Rob: With all of these to choose from my favorite is the 14mm UWA. Years ago Brent Watson and I compared it side-by-side with a 13mm Nagler. The Meade was definitely sharper, but the Nagler coatings seemed to be a bit better. I prefer the sharper image to what I thought was a very slight difference in contrast. If I had the money I might consider buying a set of eyepieces with longer eye relief for use with my glasses, but it's a very minor issue with the eyepieces that I own. Kim -----Original Message----- From: utah-astronomy-bounces@mailman.xmission.com [mailto:utah-astronomy-bounces@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of Rob Ratkowski Photography Sent: Tuesday, April 19, 2011 3:14 PM To: Utah Astronomy Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] Panoptic 24mm vs Panoptic 27mm OK so what are the favorite EP's that SLAS'ers use ?? I like my TMB 40mm and 17 Nagler _______________________________________________ Utah-Astronomy mailing list Utah-Astronomy@mailman.xmission.com http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy Visit the Photo Gallery: http://www.slas.us/gallery2/main.php ----- No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 10.0.1321 / Virus Database: 1500/3583 - Release Date: 04/19/11