Hi everyone!
I've been reading a lot of positive reviews on upgrading Celestron Regal M2 ED series to Baader Hyperion fixed eyepieces and I decided to give it a go. The zoom eyepiece that goes with Celestron is quite good, but I've been always reading advantages of fixed eyepieces and Baader seems to give a really nice quality for relatively small price.
I have a Celestron Regal M2 100ED, which means that Baader Hyperion 13mm would give me around 41x magnification, whereas 17mm Hyperion would offer around 31x magnification.
Now, I know, that more doesn't always necessarily mean better. In fact, in birding and optics it is the other way around, from what I gathered. But I guess it is in human nature to always be tempted by the "greater" option. And so I am wondering here - what would you recommend in this case? Should I go for 17mm as 31x magnification will be just enough for large number of various situations/conditions/habitats and will give still enough brightness and sharpness or to go with the "greater" option and have 13mm one?
Also, and that is a little more specific question, though not offtopic - will I be able to screw my DSLR camera with T2 ring adapter onto Baader eyepiece as it is possible with Celestron zoom eyepiece?
Thank you in advance for any tips and info!
I've been reading a lot of positive reviews on upgrading Celestron Regal M2 ED series to Baader Hyperion fixed eyepieces and I decided to give it a go. The zoom eyepiece that goes with Celestron is quite good, but I've been always reading advantages of fixed eyepieces and Baader seems to give a really nice quality for relatively small price.
I have a Celestron Regal M2 100ED, which means that Baader Hyperion 13mm would give me around 41x magnification, whereas 17mm Hyperion would offer around 31x magnification.
Now, I know, that more doesn't always necessarily mean better. In fact, in birding and optics it is the other way around, from what I gathered. But I guess it is in human nature to always be tempted by the "greater" option. And so I am wondering here - what would you recommend in this case? Should I go for 17mm as 31x magnification will be just enough for large number of various situations/conditions/habitats and will give still enough brightness and sharpness or to go with the "greater" option and have 13mm one?
Also, and that is a little more specific question, though not offtopic - will I be able to screw my DSLR camera with T2 ring adapter onto Baader eyepiece as it is possible with Celestron zoom eyepiece?
Thank you in advance for any tips and info!