I am looking to buy a scope in the next 3 months and want something with good optics but don't really want to spend the $2000 for a swaro or similar. The Pentax looks like it gets good reviews and I am wondering if I can save some money by using my existing eyepieces.
I currently have a 9mm Televue Nagler and a 22mm Televue Panoptic. Does anyone have any experience using these with the PF80ED? The 9mm should give me 57.5x - any thoughts on if that is too much for this scope and/or for regular use? The 22mm should give me 23.5x which should be useful but it is a massive eyepiece - anyone see any issues with that?
Also, I have heard this is a large and heavy scope - any thoughts on how it compares to other ~80mm scopes?
Thanks for any advice!
I currently have a 9mm Televue Nagler and a 22mm Televue Panoptic. Does anyone have any experience using these with the PF80ED? The 9mm should give me 57.5x - any thoughts on if that is too much for this scope and/or for regular use? The 22mm should give me 23.5x which should be useful but it is a massive eyepiece - anyone see any issues with that?
Also, I have heard this is a large and heavy scope - any thoughts on how it compares to other ~80mm scopes?
Thanks for any advice!