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TeleVue Panoptic 22mm

Used in a 10" F/5,6 dob.

First time I looked through this, I involuntarily said 'Wow'. It definately has a very immersive feel to it. More so than the 24mm Panoptic. I think this was one of the sharpest EP i have ever used, all the way to the edge.

I didn't like the dual barrel. I didn't like the pincushion. I have used the 35 panoptic too and the 22 was worse in this distortion.

Good EP though, if weight isn't a factor though, a better deal would be a used 20mm T2 nagler I think.

Overall Rating: 8
Optics:9 Value:9
Weight: 5 (Veritable Vote)
Date: 04/08/2005 11:48:06 am PST
By: buddha2490
Link to this vote: http://excelsis.com/1.0/displayvote.php?voteid=430962

&gt;Used in a 10&amp;quot; F/5,6 dob.
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&gt;First time I looked through this, I involuntarily said 'Wow'.  It definately has a very immersive feel to it.  More so than the 24mm Panoptic.  I think this was one of the sharpest EP i have ever used, all the way to the edge.  
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&gt;I didn't like the dual barrel.  I didn't like the pincushion.  I have used the 35 panoptic too and the 22 was worse in this distortion.
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&gt;Good EP though, if weight isn't a factor though, a better deal would be a used 20mm T2 nagler I think.

The only problem with the 20mm Nag t2 is the weight. The EP is tack sharp to the edge @ f/4.7, but @ 2.3 LBS the scope
needs heavy re-balancing, and even then when you take out the 20 Nag T2, the scope wants to tip backwards. 

I just snagged a 22mm Pan i place of the 20 Nag T2!

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