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Baader MaxBright® II Binoviewer
https://www.baader-planetarium.com/en/b ... -case.html
I've bookmarked this as part of my plan for my ultimate telescope system. Looking forward to seeing it for sale in the USA.
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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, Delos, 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.
Solar: HA: Lunt 50mm single stack, W/L: Meade Herschel wedge.
Observing: DSOs: 3106 (Completed: Messier, Herschel 1, 2, 3. In progress: H2,500: 2180, S110: 77). Doubles: 2461, Comets: 34, Asteroids: 261
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See Far Sticks: Elita 103/1575, AOM FLT 105/1000, Bresser 127/1200 BV, Nočný stopár 152/1200, Vyrobené doma 70/700, Stellarvue NHNG DX 80/552, TAL RS 100/1000, Vixen SD115s/885
EQ: TAL MT-1, Vixen SXP, SXP2, AXJ, AXD
Az/Alt: AYO Digi II, Stellarvue M2C, Argo Navis encoders on both
Tripods: Berlebach Planet (2), Uni 28 Astro, Report 372, TAL factory maple, Vixen ASG-CB90, Vixen AXD-TR102
Diagonals: Astro-Physics, Baader Amici, Baader Herschel, iStar Blue, Stellarvue DX, Tak prism, TAL, Vixen
Eyepieces: Antares to Zeiss (1000101)
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I presume you are aware of the guy in Croatia who "supercharges" Leica (and other) binoviewers? See https://www.cloudynights.com/user/208407-denis0007dl/ (check out his current "Classifieds" from this link)
I haven't heard anything negative about him, and he has been advertising his products on CN and IceinSpace for a number of years.
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Eyepieces: way too many (is that possible?), but I do like my TV 32mm plossl, 13mm Nagler T6, 27mm Panoptic and 3-6mm Nagler zoom, plus Fujiyama 18mm and 25mm orthos and Tak 7.5mm LE
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Refractors: ES AR152 f/6.5 Achromat on Twilight II, Celestron 102mm XLT f/9.8 on Celestron Heavy Duty Alt Az mount, KOWA 90mm spotting scope
Binoculars: Celestron SkyMaster 15x70, Bushnell 10x50
Eyepieces: Various, GSO Superview, 9mm Plossl, Celestron 25mm Plossl
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https://www.siebertoptics.com/
See Far Sticks: Elita 103/1575, AOM FLT 105/1000, Bresser 127/1200 BV, Nočný stopár 152/1200, Vyrobené doma 70/700, Stellarvue NHNG DX 80/552, TAL RS 100/1000, Vixen SD115s/885
EQ: TAL MT-1, Vixen SXP, SXP2, AXJ, AXD
Az/Alt: AYO Digi II, Stellarvue M2C, Argo Navis encoders on both
Tripods: Berlebach Planet (2), Uni 28 Astro, Report 372, TAL factory maple, Vixen ASG-CB90, Vixen AXD-TR102
Diagonals: Astro-Physics, Baader Amici, Baader Herschel, iStar Blue, Stellarvue DX, Tak prism, TAL, Vixen
Eyepieces: Antares to Zeiss (1000101)
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It surely would!
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, Delos, 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.
Solar: HA: Lunt 50mm single stack, W/L: Meade Herschel wedge.
Observing: DSOs: 3106 (Completed: Messier, Herschel 1, 2, 3. In progress: H2,500: 2180, S110: 77). Doubles: 2461, Comets: 34, Asteroids: 261
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See Far Sticks: Elita 103/1575, AOM FLT 105/1000, Bresser 127/1200 BV, Nočný stopár 152/1200, Vyrobené doma 70/700, Stellarvue NHNG DX 80/552, TAL RS 100/1000, Vixen SD115s/885
EQ: TAL MT-1, Vixen SXP, SXP2, AXJ, AXD
Az/Alt: AYO Digi II, Stellarvue M2C, Argo Navis encoders on both
Tripods: Berlebach Planet (2), Uni 28 Astro, Report 372, TAL factory maple, Vixen ASG-CB90, Vixen AXD-TR102
Diagonals: Astro-Physics, Baader Amici, Baader Herschel, iStar Blue, Stellarvue DX, Tak prism, TAL, Vixen
Eyepieces: Antares to Zeiss (1000101)
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OK... maybe I'm just really slow today, but I'm puzzled by this particular suggestion.Lady Fraktor wrote: ↑Mon Sep 30, 2019 6:29 pm Or get a 28mm Edmunds RKE eyepiece
https://www.edmundoptics.com/f/edmund-o ... eces/12484
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The RKE eyepieces are reputed to give the "floating in space" effect.AntennaGuy wrote: ↑Tue Oct 01, 2019 12:44 amOK... maybe I'm just really slow today, but I'm puzzled by this particular suggestion.Lady Fraktor wrote: ↑Mon Sep 30, 2019 6:29 pm Or get a 28mm Edmunds RKE eyepiece
https://www.edmundoptics.com/f/edmund-o ... eces/12484
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I thought that was supposed to be a direct consequence of having a really wide apparent field of view. The RKE eyepieces are advertised as having a 45 degnotFritzArgelander wrote: ↑Tue Oct 01, 2019 1:13 am The RKE eyepieces are reputed to give the "floating in space" effect.
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LargeAntennaGuy wrote: ↑Tue Oct 01, 2019 1:27 amI thought that was supposed to be a direct consequence of having a really wide apparent field of view. The RKE eyepieces are advertised as having a 45 degnotFritzArgelander wrote: ↑Tue Oct 01, 2019 1:13 am The RKE eyepieces are reputed to give the "floating in space" effect.AFOV . So.... how do they generate that floating in space effect? IsAFOV not the definitive feature?? Is it some combination ofAFOV and eye relief? Something else, perhaps? In the case of a binoviewer, I presumed the effect followed simply from being able to use both eyes, so that would be different, I guess. But if using only one eye, then...?
Whatever the RKE does is different. I have no direct experience but it is intriguing. Here are some reviews. Apparently the eye relief and some tricks of human perceptual psychology combine to give a "floating" impression. Folks seem to giggle at their use in binoviewers.
https://www.cloudynights.com/topic/3624 ... -28mm-rke/
https://www.cloudynights.com/topic/4438 ... rformance/
https://www.cloudynights.com/topic/6778 ... -28mm-rke/
Some folks don't see it. Since it appears to be psychological YMMV.
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Yes, I just saw that mentioned in a comment at one of the links.... I wonder if part of seeing or not seeing this effect may also be related to whether one is near-sighted or not! In any case, I suspect that with my older eyes I'm more interested in the clarity, brightness, contrast, etc. of the image that I can see through the eyepiece than with whether I can get that particular feeling of disassociating from the eyepiece/telescope. Thanks again for the education.notFritzArgelander wrote: ↑Tue Oct 01, 2019 1:45 am The most credible explanation is that the RKE without eyecup has a bevel angled such that when they eye is at the exit pupil the eyepiece disappears.
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The RKE is quite a common eyepiece used for sketching at the eyepiece because of the view produced and the ease of eye placement.
The Hyperwide eyepieces give you the looking out the picture window into space, the RKE view seems to "float" above the eyepiece.
See Far Sticks: Elita 103/1575, AOM FLT 105/1000, Bresser 127/1200 BV, Nočný stopár 152/1200, Vyrobené doma 70/700, Stellarvue NHNG DX 80/552, TAL RS 100/1000, Vixen SD115s/885
EQ: TAL MT-1, Vixen SXP, SXP2, AXJ, AXD
Az/Alt: AYO Digi II, Stellarvue M2C, Argo Navis encoders on both
Tripods: Berlebach Planet (2), Uni 28 Astro, Report 372, TAL factory maple, Vixen ASG-CB90, Vixen AXD-TR102
Diagonals: Astro-Physics, Baader Amici, Baader Herschel, iStar Blue, Stellarvue DX, Tak prism, TAL, Vixen
Eyepieces: Antares to Zeiss (1000101)
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MaxBright II Binoviewer
MaxBright® II Binoviewer
Finally we can introduce the MaxBright® II Binoviewer. It closes the gap between cheaper entry-level binoviewers and our high-end Mark V Giant Bino.
27mm prisms with 26 / 25,5mm clear
Ergonomically designed ClickLock® eyepiece clamps with diopter adjustment
Baader Astro T-2 System connector thread (M 42 x 0.75) and Zeiss micro-bayonet for the shortest possible connection to (almost) all existing telescope systems
Scope of delivery: Baader MaxBright® II Binoviewer with adapters to T-2 and Zeiss micro-bayonet in a padded carrying case (image coming soon)
Optical tube length: 110 mm (+/- 1 mm tolerance)
Weight: 595g (200g lighter than Mark V)
Price: 425,00 €
Please also note that the MaxBright® II will be available also in different sets with further accessories.
With kind regards,
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You nailed it.notFritzArgelander wrote: ↑Tue Oct 01, 2019 1:45 am The most credible explanation is that the RKE without eyecup has a bevel angled such that when they eye is at the exit pupil the eyepiece disappears.
I had a C8 and William Optics binoviewers. My favorite pair of eyepieces to use with that set-up were the 28mm RKE. I used them with and without an add on eyecup. The floating view did not happen with the eyecups installed.
The floating effect is not the only feature that makes them great. When used appropriately in long focal length instruments (f8 or longer) they put up superb views. Clarity and color rendition are beautiful and I think it has more to do with the limited amount of lenses. (3). In older books (when I was a wee child) it was always recommended to put the least amount of glass (and reflective surfaces) between the observer and target. I believe that has all changed now with modern coatings. However, the C8 is long gone but the 28mm RKE pair are still in the closet. Just couldn’t bare to part with them.
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Awww man... I thought I'd put my optical buying addiction in check. Stuff like this will make me fall off the wagon again.AntennaGuy wrote: ↑Mon Sep 30, 2019 2:32 am So, this new product (long awaited from Baader) sure looks interesting. Big prisms for larger field of view than other binoviewers.
https://www.baader-planetarium.com/en/b ... -case.html
I've bookmarked this as part of my plan for my ultimate telescope system. Looking forward to seeing it for sale in the USA.
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