Orion Tri-Mag 1.25" 3x Barlow Lens
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Customer Reviews of Orion Tri-Mag 1.25" 3x Barlow Lens
Customer Review: Good even with my light polluted area...
Summary: 5 Stars
After reading all about barlows and problems with things washing out and dimness becoming even worse, I am pleasantly surprised. I live in a light polluted are outside of Philadelphia. Even with looking at Saturn a few degrees over my neighbor's roof, this 3x barlow made the viewing awesome! I can't wait to get out to the country this weekend and get a better view with the barlow and XT8 8" dobs I use it on.
One thing that it certainly does magnify is the perceived speed of the turning Earth. With this 3x lens in place, Saturn moved out of the eyepiece within 15-20 seconds. Not any fault of the barlow, but certainly something that is magnified by the smaller field of view.
Customer Review: Great Barlow
Summary: 5 Stars
Great Lens, I love it, sharp and clear, way better than any other barlow I have seen or used.Customer Review: Good Lens, Bad Practices
Summary: 1 Stars
While this Barlow lens may be of decent quality, I really cannot tell. I only assumed it maybe of decent quality because others have said so.
My copy contains so many trapped particles between the internal lenses I am surprised that any light passes through at all.
What did I get from Orion when I called for warranty support? A big goose egg. You have to pay shipping and handling and wait and see if Orion decides to do anything at all - like putting on Latex gloves and using some compressed air and a lens tissue before slapping everything together and shipping it.
I will never make the mistake of doing business with Orion ever again under any circumstances. They are crooks and their warranty isn't worth the paper it's written on.