TeleVue Radian 14mm

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TeleVue Radian 14mm
This is an excellent EP. Outstanding contrast, sharpness, and Light transmission. It's moderate focal length and excellent contrast makes this my favorite EP for galaxy hunting. It seems that the contrast of this Radian may be even better than the contrast of my beloved Panoptic 19.

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TeleVue Radian 14mm
This is a must have eyepiece. Ooo`s and Aaa`s abound when looking at M13 on a 17.5" reflector. Light transmission is great and the instajust saves time over the Pentax design.

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TeleVue Radian 14mm
Incredible contrast - noticeably better (and brighter) than my 7.5 Ultima, even with Barlow.

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TeleVue Radian 14mm
Slight kidney bean black out, but easy to control with instajust eyeguard. Very good eyepiece and I'm going to buy more as soon as I can save up!

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TeleVue Radian 14mm
Fantastic contrast. When viewing a two day old Moon the border between the surface and the background was pitch black! Looked like I was viewing through a 10" refractor. I find the clickstop eyeguard very convenient as I wear glasses and many of my observing partners don't - very quick adjustments. Big and heavy for this focal length.

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TeleVue Radian 14mm
Excellent ep. Light weight. Sharp to the edge. I woefully find that it is just too much magnfication for my telescope most of the time. What a shame.

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TeleVue Radian 14mm
I compared the 14mm Radian against the 15mm Panoptic... I found the 14mm offered less contrast for planetary views with a C14 and a 22" F/4.5 newtonian. I was quite disapointed and sold the 14mm Radian.

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TeleVue Radian 14mm
This is a great eye piece. I did have a 15 Panoptic and the thing had horrible eye relief, I was very dissapointed with and sent it back as soon as I could. The 14 Radian is joy to use compaired to the 15 Panoptic and I don't need glasses. However I am not a fan of the sliding thing. There should be a way to lock it in place,but I can live with it.

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TeleVue Radian 14mm
It doesn't get much better than this. Good planetary EP and excellent views of DSO. Excellent resolution, good contrast, easy to use "Instadjust" eye guard, top quality construction (dropped it with no damage). It is crisp from edge to edge and I have noticed no color distortion. Highly recommended!

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TeleVue Radian 14mm
SO FAR I HAVE NOT HAD TIME TO TEST IT ON ALL OBJECTS. BUT ON THE PLANETS IT HAS SHOWN TO BE IMPRESSIVE. RIGHT OFF THE BAT IT;S HIGH QUALITY WERE EAZY TO SEE. I WILL DO MORE TEST WEND I GET MY NEW SCOPE. BOB HART

Overall Rating: 9
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TeleVue Radian 14mm
I hate the insta-adjust, to dark , not very sharp. I'm total disapointed !

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TeleVue Radian 14mm
Maybe it's just my particular sample, but I don't find it as exceptional as its 10mm brother. Compared to the Pentax XL 14mm, it's not even in the hunt! The 10mm was the first Radian that I purchased, and even though I dislike the insta-click system,(it feels cheap) I loved the optics. Edge to edge sharpness were excellent, but not so this one. It's hard to get a pleasing focus,even with a 4" apochromat, whereas the Pentax is a gem. Maybe it's just mine,as I said, but I find it hard to recommend at the price.

Overall Rating: 6
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TeleVue Radian 14mm
The TV Radian gets 60% of my scope time with my 8" f10 SCT and a lot of time in my ST80. My other 5 eyepieces just don't offer the superior edge-to-edge images of the Radian. I personally LIKE the InstAdjust eyecup - find it very convenient. The pupil guide is great for star parties, as it keeps fingers off the lens.

Overall Rating: 10
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TeleVue Radian 14mm
Simply cannot compare to the Meade UWA 14mm EP.

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TeleVue Radian 14mm
A comment on the comment above: The Meade 14 UWA is a relatively old eyepiece hence it is extremely unlikly that it has the same level of contrast as the Radian series. Secondly, the Meade is an extremely large and heavy eyepiece which is a distinct disadvantage for most people. Finally, the Meade is more expensive than the Radian.

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TeleVue Radian 14mm
Outstanding eyepiece: Clear to the edge, Contrasty, wonderful for use at starparties with the click adjustment for eyeglass users. Good for day use too, straight lines stay straight.

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TeleVue Radian 14mm
Just bought this EP used, and am I glad I did! This is one excellent EP thank you Al Nagler. And wearing glasses the sliding thing works great for me. This EP is as sharp as anything I have used period. I am impressed! Using this on a TV 102 at F8.6 and haven't tried it on my 12.5" reflector yet but I bet it will be awsome on globular clusters. It is sharper than my 12.5 Ultima and what really surprizes me is it a fine hair better than my all time favorite 9mm Nagler. Will have to see how well it does against a TAK LE 5mm I just ordered.

aherbert@mail.win.org

Overall Rating: 10
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TeleVue Radian 14mm
I hate to give anything a 10 because it represents perfect. Maybe the optics on this eyepiece could be better but I have not seen a ep yet that was as sharp, contrasty and comfortable. What surprised me was how bright the ep is, I did not expect 6 elements to compete in brightness with my simpler ep's, but it does. This is now my favorite ep and I will be purchasing more Radians as I can afford them. Eye relief is wonderfull for eyeglass wearers and with the instajust it works great for noneyglass wearers. My only complaint is that the instajust on my Radian was too loose and would not hold its position with the lightest touch. I got directions from Tele Vues site on how to increase the tension of the spring wire and that fixed it. Very nice when used with my Genesis SDF and my Meade ETX 60 (lazy day telescope).

Overall Rating: 9
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TeleVue Radian 14mm
The best of the bunch. I have the 8-18mm Radians and this one is my favorite. Contrast, Field of veiw and eye relief is
all there for you. Even the ajustment thing works well on this one. I really like the view this one gives me in my nexstar 11.
It's a really fine eyepiece.but like all the Radians over priced.

Overall Rating: 8
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TeleVue Radian 14mm
My favoraite mid power eyepiece with my 5" Intes Mak, my favorite medium high power eyepiece with my NexStar 11 GPS. Crisp, high contrast views, with a 60 degree AFOV and 20mm eye relief. What more could I ask for?

Overall Rating: 10
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