Description
The Baader Hyperion 8-24mm Clickstop Zoom continues the Hyperion tradition of delivering top-of-class performance and quality, at very reasonable prices. The Hyperion zoom will surprise users with its combination of extra high performance & premium quality, changing your perception of zoom eyepieces, as this mis the best unit on the market globally.
Some highlights of the Hyperion Clickstop Zoom:
• Consisting of 7 elements, the Hyperion optical design delivers outstanding sharpness and colour correction over its wide flat field, even with fast telescopes. Users are reporting that the Clickstop Zoom matches the performance of their best fixed focal length eyepieces.
• Continuously variable focal length, with click-stops at 8, 12, 16, 20, 24mm. Remains approximately parfocal across zoom range. Click-stops enable precise focal length matching for bino-viewer use.
• Wide field. The field of view is 68 degrees at the 8mm setting, and 50 degrees at 24mm.
• Excellent viewing comfort. The eye relief of 12-15mm, large eyelens, and freedom from kidney beaning and blackouts result in a high level of comfort and ease-of-viewing, at all focal lengths.
• As with the fixed focal length Hyperions, Baader Planetarium has gone to great lengths to give the Hyperion Zoom the most advanced multicoatings ever used on amateur telescope eyepieces. The Hyperion Phantom Group multi-coatings truly rival the best in the world – including the famous Zeiss Abbe Orthoscopic. The difference in contrast and transmission is clearly visible at the eyepiece.
• This 1.25″ barrels eyepiece enables a true Wide Angle operation. It features Superb fit and finish. The Zoom operation is smooth and precise. Barrels are accurately machined, with excellent surface quality, and hard anodizing. The 1.25 inch barrel is threaded to accept all standard 1¼” filters.
• Adjustable rubber eyecup works for both normal and eyeglass users. Rotating eyecup incorporates a variable-height helical adjustment with clickstop positions for setting the optimal spacing.
Features of the new Mark III Version:
• Optical quality further enhanced by optimizing the curve geometry of inner lenses
• Internal zoom actuators and lens group centering made more rigid while allowing less play
• Thermal response of mechanical system further improved with thermally matched metal components to allow use under even harsher environmental conditions
• Greaseless movement of internal zoom lens group
• Clickstop mechanics improved with greater smoothness and almost noiseless operation
• Focal zoom positions optimized and refocusing requirements minimized
• Dust protection enhanced throughout and front (telescope side) lens-group actuator sealed
• Eyelens-group made watertight to seal eyepiece from rain during terrestrial operation
• Large eyerest rubber cover redone to make the eyerest scratchproof for eyeglasses
• Eyerest height adjustment made greaseless with step-curved click rest – as found on high quality binoculars
• Now optimized for Binoviewer use. The adjustable height eyerest assembly is now fully detachable for creating “nose space” when using two Zooms in a binoviewer. A pair of Zooms now provides the ultimate eyepiece set for binoviewing.
Available Separately: A complete system of M54 adapter rings enables cameras to be directly (and rigidly) close-coupled to your camera’s lens filter threads for Afocal Eyepiece Projection. A series of 16 threaded rings provides compatibility with just about every digital (CCD/DSLR) and videocamera made. Please Note: The Mark III Zoom now utilizes an M43 thread at the eyelens end. In order to use the Hyperion Digital T-rings, a new M43 – M54 adapter ring is required.
