Meade Series 5000 Super Wide Angle 1.25 Eyepiece Set with 16mm, 24mm & 34mm Eyepieces &...

The Meade Series 5000 Super Wide Angle 6-Element 3 piece Plossl Eyepiece Set was created with a good mix of focal lengths and is packaged in a high quality brushed aliminum case. It is designed to save you lots of money over buying them individualy. The kit includes the 16mm, 24mm and 34mm Eyepieces. The new Series 5000 Super Wide Angle eyepieces boast a 68° apparent field-of-view and image resolution that is razor sharp from edge-to-edge. Because of its innovative six and seven element design the objects you observe will be rich in detail and contrast with virtually no chromatic aberration. These eyepieces are made of the finest materials available, and are a perfect optical match for Schmidt-Cassegrains, fast Newtonians and Schmidt-Newtonians. First light with the new Series 5000 Super Wide Angle eyepieces will be an event you always remember.

Reader Reviews
I cannot speak to all of these eyepieces because I wound up buying only the 34mm eyepiece here. (I wish now I had bought the whole set.) It is excellent. Surprisingly, it is sharp from edge to edge and does not have noticeable barrel or pin-cushion distortion. It is also very bright, almost like it has fewer elements than the six it does. It provides good to excellent contrast. Contrast is less conspicuous when an eyepiece is very bright. It has great light throughput, indicating excellent coatings. Resolution is excellent -- better than on many Televue Naglers. I prefer this optic to the Televue 35mm Panoptic because of its neutral transparent quality and because it is brighter and sharper towards the edges and without distortion. It is also a bit smaller, but about an ounce heavier. No internal reflections, either. Made in China. Highly recommended. Note, however, the 34mm SWA Meade is a 2" only eyepiece, not 1 1/4" as implied.