2024 Eyepieces Buyer's Guide

[Don Pensack]

I have just posted the 2024 Eyepieces Buyer's Guide here:
https://www.cloudynights.com/topic/9190 ... p=13395818

[Lady Fraktor]

As always, the work you put in to this every year is amazing Don!
Thank you.

[JayTee]

Wow Don, that is a tremendous reference guide. Thank you for all the work that went into this.

Can I assume that if I see two vendors eye pieces that have the same characteristics, specifics, and manufacturer, they are the same EP for all practical purposes?

Thanks again,

[messier 111]

as always this work is a much appreciated help, thx Don.

[Don Pensack]

Wow Don, that is a tremendous reference guide. Thank you for all the work that went into this.

Can I assume that if I see two vendors eye pieces that have the same characteristics, specifics, and manufacturer, they are the same EP for all practical purposes?

Thanks again,

In the past few years, private label brands have proliferated.
Virtually every eyepiece made by KunMing United Optics, for one example, is sold by 7-12 different resellers under their own house brand labels.
Just today, I added, from FLO, their Ursa Major FMC Flatfield eyepieces.
These are also sold by other companies as "Premium Flat Field", maybe 10 companies total, now? FLO has a good price on these.
So the likelihood is that your assumption will be correct. If they're from the same company, with identical specs, they are pretty sure to be the same eyepieces with different labels on the outside.