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Monday, April 28, 2008Televue Ethos, first look
It's as tall as a full-size binocular and almost as heavy. Size is definitely the first thing you will notice when you pick up the new Televue Ethos eyepiece. You also get that feel of Televue quality, of course, from top to bottom, which, of course, suggests that this Televue eyepiece is something special. It is. When one came through our location, I couldn't resist. Being careful not to drool too much on the Ethos, I rushed to the show room and put it into an old ETX-105. Okay, not exactly a rigorous star test, but enough to get a feel for a 100 degree field of view.
Even though Televue lists the eye relief at 15mm, no way could I see to the field stop while wearing my glasses. Not saying that the view was not impressive with my glasses, but I wanted to get the full effect, so off came the glasses. Wow! Like the Televue Nagler, the Ethos provided more of a view than my eye could take in at one time, but with the Ethos, the view stretched out to an unbelievable distance to either side and was amazingly sharp all the way. It's almost as if the field of view is wrapping around you as you look - definitely a unique feel and one you cannot duplicate with conventional telescope eyepieces. Needless to say, the effect at night, under the stars would have to be mind blowing. Soon as the sky clears, I intend to find out. Stay tuned. Comments: |
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