Orion Shorty 1.25" 2x Barlow Lens by Orion
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Digital camera reviews of Orion Shorty 1.25" 2x Barlow Lens
Digital camera Review: A Good Lens For A Good Price
Summary: 5 Stars
Pros:
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Doubles your lens collection. My son has a 90mm mak-cass. He has two lenses that yield 50X and 75X. The barlow doubles them to 50X, 75X, 100X, 150X. This is about as large as a 90mm can go.
I use this barlow on my Dobsonian. I like having more magnification without reducing the exit hole on my eyepiece. Some eyepieces are not as good around the edges. A barlow gives a larger clear spot while increasing magnification. This is win/win. I often use the barlow, even if I have a lens that will yield the same magnification.
Cons:
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A barlow will give good magnification on items that can be magnified, such as the moon and planets. When looking at deep sky objects, I often like wider fields and lower magnification.
This particular barlow offers great bang for the buck.
Digital camera Review: A must have for any amatuer astronomer!
Summary: 5 Stars
I picked up this Barlow lens after reading that Barlow lenses were must haves for any telescope kit because they basically double (in theory) the amount of eyepieces you have. For anyone who doesn't know how they work, you simply slide the Barlow lens into your eyepiece slot like a normal eyepiece, and then your normal eyepiece will slide into the Barlow. So in essence, if you have 2 eyepieces, with the Barlow lens you now have 4. The magnification boost that the Shorty gave to my .10mm and .17mm eyepieces was pretty incredible to say the least. I use a Konus 4.5" reflector telescope and with the Barlow boosting my .10mm eyepiece Saturn looked absolutely stunning. You could see the divisions inside the rings, something that was not easily done with the eyepieces alone. Another very convenient thing is that the Shorty can be swapped out just as fast as any normal eyepiece. That being said, I would find the object I was looking for with the wider viewed .17mm eyepiece, then just swap out that one with the .10mm Barlow-loaded eyepiece and the object would be in the center of my FOV within a few seconds. Long story short, if you want some extra magnification power for your eyepieces, look no further. At first I was a bit skeptical that the magnification boost wouldn't be very noticeable, but I was pleasantly surprised at just how well it really worked. For the price, you can't beat it.Digital camera Review: A whole new world
Summary: 5 Stars
I got one of these for my StarBlast 4.5EQ and I was amazed--the Cassini division and cloud bands on Saturn were opened to my view. Highly recommended for getting that last bit of "oomph" from a small telescope.Digital camera Review: Excellent optical quality
Summary: 5 Stars
I have a Skyquest XT6 and I have been using it with a lower quality Meade 25 mm eyepiece, Meade 9 mm and a higher quality Orion Sirius Plossl 25 mm eyepiece. The Orion 25 mm was nice for viewing Saturn (with an edge view of the rings), but not quite enough magnification. The Meade 9mm was better magnification, but just too fuzzy. So, I was excited when the Orion Shorty Barlow arrived. And, I was not disappointed. I ended up with almost the same magnification as the Meade 9mm, but a lot clearer. I also have an Orion Expanse 9mm on order and I am very excited about trying it and then it with the shorty Barlow. With all that magnification, I'll be right at the edge of practicality, but I'm curious to see what kind of details I can see.Digital camera Review: Excellent product at an affordable price
Summary: 5 Stars
This barlow lens performed exactly as expected. It provides clean, sharp images (especially towards the center). It's short design makes it convenient to use and doesn't strain the focuser on my Orion XT6. Orion customer service is top notch. At this price, this product is a must have.