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Subject: UO 24mm Koenig blackening
By: Anonymous (xxx.xxx.50.36)
Date: 09/03/2002 09:53:25 am PST
To my surprise, I have to post a negative review of the 24mm UO Koening due to faulty blackening. I sent back the 24mm and 12mm Koenigs back to the distributer for replacements with a note regarding problems with flaking paint and black dust inside the lens elements. Even after cleaning the eyepieces, yet more paint flaked off than before.

Unfortunately, the replacements were just as bad and I gave up. I ended up buying 25mm and 12.5mm UO orthos that were absolutely flawless in comparison (and with much better eye relief).

I'm not rating the eyepiece and have to asume this is some kind of fluke because I've never heard anything like this about quality problems in UO's long history.

Frankly, I'm stunned.


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Subject: 24mm UO Koenig a winner
By: Anonymous (xxx.xxx.18.67)
Date: 05/26/2004 10:31:05 am PST
I agree about the value of this eyepiece.The outer field is soft with my 8" f/4.5 dob but in my C8 the whole field is sharp.Its field is big..i recall obsering the sun thru the C8 with it.Whole disk visible plus granulation!It's a winner!
The negatives? There was some rattling of the lenses in my Koenig 24mm.Well I took off the field lens using a wooden tooth pick to unscrew the retaining ring and tightened the retaining ring of the next lens.No more rattling :-)


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