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New Meade EP 82 and 60 FOV lines

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Meade has released new 82 and 60 deg FOV lines to replace their older UWA and HD60 series.

https://agenaastro.com/eyepieces/shopby ... 0_uhd.html

I am a big fan of UWA and HD60, let's hope that the new EPs will be of better or at least similar quality.
Scopes: Stellarvue: SV102ED; Celestron: 9.25" EdgeHD, 8" SCT, 150ST, Onyx 80ED; iOptron: Hankmeister 6" Mak; SW: 7" Mak; Meade: 80ST.
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EPs: Pentax: XWs & XFs; TeleVue: Delites, Panoptic & Plossls; ES: 68, 62; Vixen: SLVs; Baader: BCOs, Aspherics, Mark IV.
Diagonals: Baader: BBHS mirror, Zeiss Spec T2 prism, Clicklock dielectric; TeleVue: Evebrite dielectric; AltairAstro: 2" prism.
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I wonder how Meade's new "Ultra High-Definition" eyepieces compare performance-wise to the less expensive Agena-Starguider/Astrotech-paradigm ED types. I expect we'll be seeing some comparisons soon enough.
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I think those new Meade red lines are copies of the APM UFF eyepieces. I could be wrong.
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Re: New Meade EP 82 and 60 FOV lines

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The 82s look a lot like the Kunming United Optics line! These are sold under many brand names. Not bad eyepieces. Not at all: I have a 16mm 82° from UO and it is an excellent budget eyepiece.

(In the UK, FLO sells the 16mm for £79)
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I don't believe Meade have priced 60 deg EPs right. There is a lot competition in this segment and I doubt Meade offering is twice better than ES line. Celestron X-Cel LX and Paradigm ED are good performers to.
Scopes: Stellarvue: SV102ED; Celestron: 9.25" EdgeHD, 8" SCT, 150ST, Onyx 80ED; iOptron: Hankmeister 6" Mak; SW: 7" Mak; Meade: 80ST.
Mounts: SW: SkyTee2, AzGTi; iOptron: AZMP; ES: Twilight I; Bresser: EXOS2; UA: MicroStar.
Binos: APM: 100-90 APO; Canon: IS 15x50; Orion: Binoviewer, LG II 15x70, WV 10x50, Nikon: AE 16x50, 10x50, 8x40.
EPs: Pentax: XWs & XFs; TeleVue: Delites, Panoptic & Plossls; ES: 68, 62; Vixen: SLVs; Baader: BCOs, Aspherics, Mark IV.
Diagonals: Baader: BBHS mirror, Zeiss Spec T2 prism, Clicklock dielectric; TeleVue: Evebrite dielectric; AltairAstro: 2" prism.
Filters: Lumicon: DeepSky, UHC, OIII, H-beta; Baader: Moon & SkyGlow, Contrast Booster, UHC-S, 6-color set; Astronomik: UHC.

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Re: New Meade EP 82 and 60 FOV lines

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I have the 82 degree 7mm and it is outstanding on the planets.
A bit better than a Delite 7mm, so that got sold. Ultra wide field
And near best on the planets, these are the perfect eyepieces.
And it barlows well too.
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Im interested. I have a UWA 5.5 82 degree and its a terrific EP at almost any price point. The fact that they were such a great buy is just cake icing. Have to check these out!
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The new UHD eyepieces have different AFOV, depending on the focal length. The 10mm is the only one with 60 degrees. The 15, 18, and 24mm are 65 degrees while the 30mm is 70.

Using just the three middle ones, you can follow the old axiom, "All you need is three eyepieces and two Barlows." Starting out with the 24mm, then 18, and 15mm, with a 2X Barlow you have 12, 9, and 7.5mm. If the other Barlow is 3X, then that makes 8, 6, and 5mm equivalents. If the second Barlow is 4X, then the equivalent focal lengths would be 6, 4.5, and 3.75.
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Re: New Meade EP 82 and 60 FOV lines

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I agree with Refractordude that Meade UHD and released at the same time Celestron Ultima Edge seem to be rebrands of APM UFFs. Orion and Altair offer the same rebrands to.

They don't replace discontinued Meade HD60 and Celestron X-Cel LX, since they don't offer as many focal lengths and uniform long eye relief. APM UFFs are scaled design where eye relief is getting shorter with focal length.

I think I will try 18mm UFF (in whatever flavor I can grab of the used market) in my binoviewers. 24mm is too fat for BVs and 15mm eye relief is too short for my taste.
Scopes: Stellarvue: SV102ED; Celestron: 9.25" EdgeHD, 8" SCT, 150ST, Onyx 80ED; iOptron: Hankmeister 6" Mak; SW: 7" Mak; Meade: 80ST.
Mounts: SW: SkyTee2, AzGTi; iOptron: AZMP; ES: Twilight I; Bresser: EXOS2; UA: MicroStar.
Binos: APM: 100-90 APO; Canon: IS 15x50; Orion: Binoviewer, LG II 15x70, WV 10x50, Nikon: AE 16x50, 10x50, 8x40.
EPs: Pentax: XWs & XFs; TeleVue: Delites, Panoptic & Plossls; ES: 68, 62; Vixen: SLVs; Baader: BCOs, Aspherics, Mark IV.
Diagonals: Baader: BBHS mirror, Zeiss Spec T2 prism, Clicklock dielectric; TeleVue: Evebrite dielectric; AltairAstro: 2" prism.
Filters: Lumicon: DeepSky, UHC, OIII, H-beta; Baader: Moon & SkyGlow, Contrast Booster, UHC-S, 6-color set; Astronomik: UHC.

Observing: DSOs: 3106 (Completed: Messier, Herschel 1, 2, 3. In progress: H2,500: 2180, S110: 77). Doubles: 2382, Comets: 34, Asteroids: 255
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