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TeleVue 2.5mm Nagler Type 6

Manufacturer : TeleVue
Part Number : EN6-02.5

2.5mm eyepiece. Smaller, lighter, more compact, 7 element design update using exotic materials, coating process and design ingenuity.

The 2.5mm eyepieces provide a natural 1.4x progression in power from the 3.5mm. You don't have to sacrifice field in order to gain sharpness and power. And, you're not limited to slow scopes, or have to squint through pinhead lenses. These are the lunar and "planetary" eyepieces with field to spare.

 

The 7-element, Nagler Type 6 design is based on the original patented Nagler design. This new 7-element design update for the short focal length Nagler deserves its own designation. Using different exotic materials, coating processes and design ingenuity, Al has massaged more eye-relief, contrast, and true field of view into the shorter focal length Naglers, while maintaining the absolute sharpness of the originals. Eye-relief is 12mm on each model, and all are sized about the same as the original 7mm! Weight about 0.4 to 0.5 lbs.

Concept: The goal we set designing these new eyepieces was to increase contrast, maintain or increase eye-relief, reduce size and weight, and maintain the sharpness of the originals. They are all parfocal and great with the Bino Vue.

Why Are There 3 Types of Naglers?

To achieve the full magnification range over 82° apparent field of view requires two types: Nagler Type-5 with focal lengths of 31, 26, 20, 16mm and Nagler Type-6 with focal lengths of 13, 11, 9, 7, 5, 3.5, 2.5mm.

The Type-5 permits the largest true field possible (31mm has 42mm field stop), while the shorter focal length Type-6 models are parfocal, with similiar size and weight and all with a comfortable 12mm eye relief.

The Type-4 models feature about 18mm of eye relief and with the "instajust" eyeguard are best for eyeglass wearers or Dioptrx users in their 22, 17, 12mm focal length range.

2.5-mm
Model # EN6-02.5
Focal Length (mm) 2.5
Barrel Size (in.) 1¼"
Apparent Field of View (deg.) 82
Eye Relief (mm) 12
Weight (lb / oz) 0.54 / 8.7
Field Stop (mm) 3.4


Current rating is 4.00. Total votes 1.
 

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Comparing this ep to a Tak 2.8HiLE I find that the Tak offers a bit more contrast. Example: in a FS102NSV & FS60C with good seeing banding on Jupiter reveals more detail in the bands with the Tak, and a touch of colour. On Saturn the Cassini Division was readily apparent on the Tak, a struggle with the TV. The black field is milkier in the TV. Still, this is a very good ep: if I had to choose between these two and I had a non-driven mount, the wider field would tip the scales in favor of the TV.

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