Customer Reviews

Meade® Series 5000 Super Wide Angle Eyepiece Set

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I cannot speak to all of these eyepieces because I wound up buying only the 34mm eyepiece here. (I wish now I had bought the whole set.) It is excellent. Surprisingly, it is sharp from edge to edge and does not have noticeable barrel or pin-cushion distortion. It is also very bright, almost like it has fewer elements than the six it does. It provides good to excellent contrast. Contrast is less conspicuous when an eyepiece is very bright. It has great light throughput, indicating excellent coatings. Resolution is excellent -- better than on many Televue Naglers. I prefer this optic to the Televue 35mm Panoptic because of its neutral transparent quality and because it is brighter and sharper towards the edges and without distortion. It is also a bit smaller, but about an ounce heavier. No internal reflections, either. Made in China. Highly recommended. Note, however, the 34mm SWA Meade is a 2" only eyepiece, not 1 1/4" as implied.

This just arrived in the mail today, and I haven't put them to use yet. Purchased at B&H for $299 (free shipping). Initial impressions are that the eyepieces are of a very high quality, very well made. Carrying case is excellent. Previously I had ordered the Celestron set of eyepieces, but I returned those - the quality of those are not as good as described. These however are a different story. I'll update this review after using them!