TeleVue Nagler 4.8mm

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Brand and Model:TeleVue Nagler 4.8mm
Price ($USD):$155.00
Type:Ultra Wide Angle
Focal Length:4.8 mm
Barrel Size:1.25 in
Apparent FOV:82.0 degrees
Field Stop Dia.:6.6 mm
Eye Relief:6 mm
Elements:7
Weight (lbs):0.4
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TeleVue Nagler 4.8mm
I use this ep mainly for planetary viewing. The views are very sharp, as you would expect, but the eye relief is miserable, and although it has an 80º FOV, you have to move your head around to see much of it. It is an uncomfortable eyepiece to use. I told Al Nagler this in conversation, and he agreed with me, because of the way the Series I eps were developed.

Still, it is a very useful planetary ep, and I'm not going to sell it any time soon.

Overall Rating: 8
Optics:10 Value:6
Weight: 5 (Veritable Vote)
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TeleVue Nagler 4.8mm
I hated this Eyepiece. It was sharp enough, it gav some nice views of globulars and planets, but with some lateral color. The eye relief was horrendous though. Almost impossible to see the whole field.

Overall Rating: 5
Optics:7 Value:8
Weight: 5 (Veritable Vote)
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TeleVue Nagler 4.8mm
I think that the Pentax XO series are much better than TV Nagler 4.8.
Contrast and sharpness are the keys and TVN don't compete with the Pentax XO in this focal lenght.
Pentax is very cool!!!!

Overall Rating: 5
Optics:5 Value:7
Weight: 3 (Unreliable Vote)
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TeleVue Nagler 4.8mm
The Nagler 4.8mm has a fantastic field of view for a high power eyepiece.This eyepiece gives you sharp bright images. Eyerelief is short but better than many 4mm-5mm eyepieces.Very well made.

Overall Rating: 8
Optics:9 Value:7
Weight: 1 (Unreliable Vote)
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TeleVue Nagler 4.8mm
Lower in contrast than a good orthoscopic or plossl. Quite noticeably lower in contrast. Otherwise a nice eyepiece corrections very good across a very wide field.

Overall Rating: 7
Optics:7 Value:8
Weight: 1 (Unreliable Vote)
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TeleVue Nagler 4.8mm
Short eye-relief of course. I bought mine used for about $65. Wide fields are nice, but the wide-field design compromises sharpness and contrast. I've got sharper, constrastier Orthos and Ultrascopics. At high power, I don't care about wide-fields that much anyway. I picked it up because I couldn't resist a Nagler. Other than a wide field of view, practically unuseable due to the short eye-relief (even without glasses and with the eyecup folded down), there is little to recommend this eyepiece.

Overall Rating: 7
Optics:8 Value:8
Weight: 1 (Unreliable Vote)
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>Short eye-relief of course.  I bought mine used for about $65.  Wide fields are nice, but the wide-field design compromises sharpness and contrast.  I've got sharper, constrastier Orthos and Ultrascopics.  At high power, I don't care about wide-fields that much anyway.  I picked it up because I couldn't resist a Nagler.  Other than a wide field of view, practically unuseable due to the short eye-relief (even without glasses and with the eyecup folded down), there is little to recommend this eyepiece.

Have you really looked through a 5mm Ortho or 6 Plossl....???  I agree the ER is tight but man.... what do you want??  The image is very sharp and superior to the types you listed by any measure....  I don't believe that many people share your opinion......
TeleVue Nagler 4.8mm
Yeah, Yeah, Yeah....poor eye relief! We all know this EP has poor eye relief, but you tell me where you can buy an EP with 82* FOV, RAZOR SHARP images, excellent contrast and absolute pinpoint images right out to the edge of the EP...get ready folks....here it comes....FOR A MERE $155!!!

Overall Rating: 10
Optics:10 Value:10
Weight: 1 (Unreliable Vote)
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TeleVue Nagler 4.8mm
Wide field makes up for slightly mushy views. Pretty good for double star observing but better for deep sky.

Overall Rating: 8
Optics:8 Value:7
Weight: 1 (Unreliable Vote)
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TeleVue Nagler 4.8mm
Awesome premium wide field EP. Made somewhat obsolete by the Radian EP's and their superior eye relief.

Overall Rating: 9
Optics:9 Value:8
Weight: 1 (Unreliable Vote)
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TeleVue Nagler 4.8mm
Excellent! The wide field is incredible.Stars are pin-sharp,even at the edges.Close doubles,such as Epsilon Lyrae were clearly seen,while Jupiter looks stunning.Used with a barlow for sweeping,panoramic lunar vistas.Nul pois for eye relief though.Apart from that,a fine eyepiece.

Overall Rating: 10
Optics:10 Value:8
Weight: 1 (Unreliable Vote)
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