Meade 124 2x Barlow Lens (1.25")

by Meade

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00004VUME
• Item model number: 124
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank:
  • #23 in Camera & Photo > Accessories > Telescope Accessories > Barlow Lenses
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes
• Date first available at Amazon.com: September 4, 1999

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

The Meade 124 2x Barlow Lens doubles the magnifying power of your eyepiece. Each lens includes two optical elements for high-resolution, color-corrected imaging.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

31 of 31 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Double your power; double your inventory., February 10, 2001

By 

Bill Wiegert (The Belmont Society - Belmont, NC) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Meade 124 2x Barlow Lens (1.25") (Electronics)

This is a great accessory, because a 2X Barlow not only doubles the power of all your eyepieces, it essentially doubles the quantity of them as well. If you have two eyepieces and a Barlow, then you really have four eyepieces. By the way, a Barlow is not only meant to use behind a diagonal to double the eyepiece power - a 2X Barlow will TRIPLE the power of any eyepiece, when used in FRONT of the diagonal.

Basically, you insert the Barlow where you would normally put an eyepiece - into the diagonal (in a refractor or Schmidt Cassegrain) or into the focuser (in a Newtonian reflector). Then you insert your eyepiece into the Barlow, and snug-up the set screw. A certain amount of refocusing will be necessary.

The Meade 124 Barlow is a "shorty" design. It is short enough to use in a refractor or Schmidt Cassegrain without worry of clashing with the diagonal mirror. It is of fairly high quality, exhibiting well chromed and anodized surfaces, with a blackened interior to help eliminate glare and secondary reflections. Its 2-element design will yield sharp transmission to the eyepiece or diagonal. You may occasionally find that it appears to correct chromatic irregularities, though this effect will be slight at best.

Meade offers eyepieces and optical accessories of extremely high quality. Their reputation as an excellent source of eyepieces, Barlows, and optical accessories is well deserved. The Model 124 is a good example of their popular mid-priced line of fine optics. I have noticed many of them in use, and have never heard a single complaint.

I have frequently used this Barlow myself. Not once do I ever remember being conscious of it. That's really the truest test of an optical component. If it leaves you alone with the image and your thoughts, then it's done its job. This is an accessory I can highly recommend.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Double the power and pleasure, June 4, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Meade 124 2x Barlow Lens (1.25") (Electronics)

I found that the Meae 124 2X Barlow lens worked exactly as specified. I just recently purchased the Measde ETX 90ec telescope and added the Barlow lens to the eyepice included. Seeing mountain ranges on the moon was very exciting!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great addition, May 29, 2002

By 

"mainer-in-exile" (FALLON, NEVADA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Meade 124 2x Barlow Lens (1.25") (Electronics)

It really works as advertised and is a wonderful addition to any lens collection.