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Does anyone have experience with this line?

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Re: ES 52° eyepiece series

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I have not tried them but the reviews I have read they are adequate.
Better a proper Plossl if looking for a 52° FOV instead of 6 elements in 3 groups or is there something specific you are looking for?
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Re: ES 52° eyepiece series

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I would not place much faith in this review.
when Tyler wrote it he was just beginning in the hobby (literally only out a couple of times)
so was still learning his equipment let alone evaluating eyepiece quality.
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Re: ES 52° eyepiece series

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Since ES52 have similar FOV to Plossls and some Orthos, the main benefit would be longer eye relief.

I don't have a hands on experience with ES52, but I can highly recommend Vixen SLVs. SLVs have sharpness of Orthos and 20mm eye relief. Since I acquired them I have pretty much stopped using Plossls and Orthos.
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Re: ES 52° eyepiece series

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Post by Lady Fraktor »

Excellent points Bigzmey.
I enjoy the Vixen SLV series as well.
Other than better eye relief or assuming gas filled is something special any 50/52° AFOV will do.

If interested in 60° AFOV eyepieces check Siebert Optics, he makes some nice eyepieces that I have enjoyed for years.
Pricing is comparable to ES 52°
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See Far Sticks: Elita 103/1575, AOM FLT 105/1000, Bresser 127/1200 BV, Nočný stopár 152/1200, Vyrobené doma 70/700, Stellarvue NHNG DX 80/552, TAL RS 100/1000, Vixen SD115s/885
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Re: ES 52° eyepiece series

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Post by messier 111 »

they are very good, mainly for the planetary.
Maybe I'm wrong, I see that they are out of stock. Not sure if they will reappear.
When I used them I found that they were very close to the televue radians.
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Re: ES 52° eyepiece series

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Post by Don Pensack »

This same question has been asked on CloudyNights.com and StargazersLounge.com recently.
There are a lot of reviews on-line, in threads with a lot of opinions:
https://www.google.com/search?client=op ... 8&oe=UTF-8
I suggest you read the reviews.
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