Can it replace all my eyepieces? - Baader Hyperion Mark IV Zoom

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This is my review of the Universal Zoom Mark IV eyepiece from Baader Planetarium. It's a great zoom eyepiece especially for beginners and I think that it’s one of the best zoom eyepieces in it’s price category. It’s a great upgrade for existings eyepieces like the ones the telescopes usually come with.
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@colinreed9587 3 жыл бұрын

Really well presented and very informative; keep up the good work.

@robi4514 2 жыл бұрын

Very informative and nicely presented video Bogdan. Keep it up! One thing I would say in favour of the zoom, is that it is a good eyepiece for finding the “right” magnification for some faint fuzzies; as you zoom in, the sky gets darker making the object stand out, but if you zoom in too much the object gets too spread out and you lose it again. Once you’ve found the perfect magnification, you can put your premium eyepiece in, if you think it’s worth it. It’s also fun to zoom in on tight doubles and watch them go from a single point, to egg shaped to peanut shaped then fully resolved! I also find zooms useful for finding objects - start with low power view for star hopping then up the magnification when you’ve found your object.

@BogdanDamian 2 жыл бұрын

@rob i I completely agree with you. Zoom eyepieces can be very helpful and they sure are fun to use. The Hyperion Zoom IV from Baader being one of the best zoom eyepiece on the market right now. Thanks for your feedback. Clear skies!

@elray4932 Жыл бұрын

Great review and a great eyepiece, I might add. I was so surprised by the view. It is not a bright as my Televue Delos 10mm and the FOV is not as wide but unbelievably, it is a tad sharper when viewing Saturn and Jupiter. 😊

@martinpowell599 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Bogdan. I’m new to this and found your review to be very clear and informative. Good work!

@BogdanDamian 2 жыл бұрын

@Martin Powell Thank you Martin! I'm glad that you found my video useful. Clear skies!

@brianhart6978 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you, Bogdan. Your reviews are excellent. I am now a new subscriber. I'm stunned that you have so few subscribers. I'm sure that if you continue to put out this level of quality, your channel will grow exponentially. Best of luck and keep up the great work!

@BogdanDamian 3 жыл бұрын

@Brian Hart Thanks for your support! It's much appreciated. I started this channel only a few months ago and haven't gained a lot of popularity yet. But I'll do my best to make more quality videos and upload them every two weeks.

@skyemac8 3 жыл бұрын

I’ve tried the Celestron 8 - 24 mm Zoom. It is not noticeably dimmer than my 18 mm Televue Radian. For its low cost compared to the Baader Zoom, I think it is a good grab and go eyepiece solution. No surprise that-the Baader Zoom are no comparison to your Televue lenses. Good review.

@BogdanDamian 3 жыл бұрын

@skyemac8 Thank you! I have to try out the Celestron zoom eyepiece and maybe do a comparison between these two eyepieces.

@joaocezarfandealmeida4187 Жыл бұрын

Thanks

@jonathanr2830 2 жыл бұрын

Very informative review. Thank you!

@ziggyfrnds 9 ай бұрын

Thanks for the excellent review, I bought this eyepiece and have never looked back. TBH I'm mainly an astrophotographer and only use eyepieces when i'm at a dark site or for planets. But this eyepiece is very sharp for planets and great for DSO's too

@davehyper7835 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing. Considering one of these, your review is helping me decide. Regards!

@BogdanDamian 2 жыл бұрын

@dave hyper I'm glad I could help you with this decision. Clear skies!

@davehyper7835 2 жыл бұрын

@@BogdanDamian I've gone ahead and purchased a mkiii to get me started. thanks again!

@BogdanDamian 2 жыл бұрын

@dave hyper Nice! That is definitely a good start. Enjoy your new eyepiece.

@TheAstrocast 2 жыл бұрын

helping me pick my first upgraded (non kit) lens!

@mgeb101 2 жыл бұрын

I tried the Baader zoom in the beginning, as mentiond image quality and sharpness where ok, though especially at 24mm the Fov is really lacking. I'd recommend every beginner to get a _good_ wide angle eyepiece in the beginning, it's the single biggest first upgrade! I'm still using my TV ethos 21mm most of the time (only seldomly using the 8mm ethos or going down to the 3.7mm one)

@54pjs 2 жыл бұрын

The zoom is ok but can not replace prime and FOV Lacking not bad for Moon and planets.

@FranklinNewhart Жыл бұрын

When you buy a Celestron 10 inch dob you get a 4 mm and a 20 mm and nothing in between. Adding a zoom instead of a rack full of eye pieces becomes a financial advantage. And a Hyperion is a lot better advantage than going with the Celestron zoom which is a whole lot cheaper both dollar wise and quality wise.

@rob2estonia 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks! This answered my questions about zoom eyepieces. I decided it's not the right choice for me.

@BogdanDamian 2 жыл бұрын

@Robert Willoughby I'm glad my video was helpful 🙂

@Astronurd 2 жыл бұрын

He’s just plain wrong about this. Ask yourself why the Baader Hyperion Zoom is always sold out and loved by thousands. He just can’t see past his beloved televues. I absolutely love mine and use it about 80% of my viewing time

@annandjoel5174 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much, I may buy this one rather than having so many

@blackie75 Жыл бұрын

You can use it in binocular mode as well, which is great, and could save you a fortune in buying many dual lenses.

@BogdanDamian Жыл бұрын

@Dynamic Hypnotic That is indeed a very strong argument in favor of zoom eyepieces in general and it's especially true for the Hyperion Mark IV from Baader. Two of them in a binoviewer configuration are awesome.

@martinkearns2039 2 жыл бұрын

This zoom eyepiece does not work so well with the Denkmeier binowiewer that offers three different magnification factors. It hard to see the whole field in some of the longer focal length settings and while the whole field is visible in the 8mm focal length setting for some reason there were lots of eye floaters visible. The whole combination of binoviewer and zoom eyepiece work like a sort of ophthalmic instrument for examining the eye. The Denkmeier works far better with single eyepieces so avoid the Denkmeier/Baader combination.

@dunnst 4 ай бұрын

I have this eyepiece and I like it! I have a dobson 8' reflector and the reason I like this is because I no longer loose a planet I am observing during changing of the eyepiece, or simply after a small overcorrection whit the telescope. Now I can simply "lock" on the planet, zoom in and if I loose the planet in my field of view, I simply zoom back, find it again and zoom back in.

@alexandrustan5450 3 ай бұрын

And this is the main advantage of this EP?I have Skywatche 200P dobsonian also and I don’t know yet how to find nebula or galaxies,and I am looking for a good eyepiece

@MountainFisher Жыл бұрын

I use a 25mm 62 degree fov, but I bought the Celestron zoom 8-24mm. No click stop, but zooms pretty good for family get togethers.

@BogdanDamian Жыл бұрын

@Mountain Fisher Sounds good! How good are the views through the Celestron Zoom?

@MountainFisher Жыл бұрын

@@BogdanDamian I just got it yesterday and I haven't had a chance to use it yet.

@ContentComposer 7 ай бұрын

I bought this to go with Skywatcher Skymax 127, which I got for my 8 years old child as a gift. I want to make planet observing as easy as possible for him and hopefully this will do the trick.

@BogdanDamian 7 ай бұрын

@joonakankainen9352 That is very cool! The Hyperion Zoom will work well in combination with the Skymax.

@lavers_1 Жыл бұрын

These are very informative videos! I have glasses and a stigmatizem, what kind of eye relief do you suggest for a 26mm and a 10 mm eyepiece? Do you have a favorite that won't break the bank?

@BogdanDamian Жыл бұрын

@lazernteebbee Thank you! The required eye relief depends a bit on how far your glasses are from your eyes when wearing them, but as a rule of thumb anything over 20mm of eye relief is a good thing. For the shorter 10mm focal length I would recommend the Baader Hyperion 10mm and for the 26mm focal length I can recommend the Omegon SWAN 26mm.

@arunangshub 2 жыл бұрын

Excellent review Bogdan. As a beginner, just wondering between zoom lenses vs fixed FL eyepieces. What would you suggest? I want to graduate to astrophotography and intend to use the lenses on which I’m investing now ..

@BogdanDamian 2 жыл бұрын

@Aru B Thank you! Zoom eyepieces are great because they are easy to use especially if you are just starting with astronomy. The quality can be decent and they offer great flexibility. Fixed focal length eyepieces can offer higher quality optics with better specs like wider AFOV or longer eye relief. They also cost considerably more. I'm no expert, but for astrophotography you usually don't use eyepieces but Barlow lenses instead. You basically attach the camera directly to the Barlow lens and take videos of the night sky. That's why for astrophotography you don't necessarily need to factor in your current eyepiece decision. In my opinion you should get the eyepiece that you think will enable you to enjoy this wonderful hobby right now.

@arunangshub 2 жыл бұрын

@@BogdanDamian thank you so much for the valuable guidance. I will go for the mark IV. And just got the badder q Barlow… need to test out with my dslr. Thanks a lot !!

@horaciodortona574 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the informative review. I was debating on whether to purchase a Baader zoom for my c8 sct that due to its long focal length produces a narrow field of view and a 48° field at the lowest power setting isn't particularly attractive. I don't think the convince of not having to change out eyepieces outweigh the sacrificing the view. Am I right about this? I would like to hear different opinions if possible.

@BogdanDamian 3 жыл бұрын

@Horacio Dortona I agree with you. If you have the possibility to get dedicated eyepieces for the desired focal lengths, then I would recommend doing so. Going this way will give you better results and is more future proof.

@horaciodortona574 3 жыл бұрын

@@BogdanDamian HI and thank you for your reply. I have acquired many eyepieces over time all fixed focal lengths and I was thinking of a zoom for the reasons mentioned but I think I'll pass. Clear Skies to you my friend.

@voiculescu691 3 жыл бұрын

Hi Bogdan I have a celestron nextstar 8'se and im thinking to upgrade my eyepieces, what would you recommend between BAADER HYPERION EYEPIECE SET and CELESTRON CEL LX SERIES EYEPIECE? THANK YOU!

@BogdanDamian 3 жыл бұрын

@Nicolae Voiculescu Hi! Even though the Hyperion eyepieces are a bit more expensive, I'd still go with Baader instead of Celestron. The Hyperion eyepieces have a wider AFOV (68° vs. 60°), a longer eye relief (20mm vs 16mm) and can be used within the vast and excellent Baader accessory universe. The optics employed by Baader are in my opinion also a bit better than those used by Celestron in their eyepieces.

@voiculescu691 3 жыл бұрын

@@BogdanDamian thank you!

@schotoka Жыл бұрын

Hi Bogdan. Is this zoom eyepiece parfocal as stated by baader? In some reviews the focus had to be adjusted slightly after zooming. What was your experience?

@BogdanDamian Жыл бұрын

@schotoka Hi! The Hyperion Zoom Mark IV is not parfocal. The focus needs to be adjusted a bit after zooming.

@joaocezarfandealmeida4187 Жыл бұрын

Bogdan please Thais hyperion Mark iv is compatible with monóculo celestron hummingbird 9x27?

@BogdanDamian Жыл бұрын

@joaocezarfandealmeida4187 Unfortunately the Hummingbird 9x27 doesn't support normal 1.25" eyepieces. So the Hyperion Mark IV won't fit.

@alanprice9938 2 жыл бұрын

Hypothetical, and maybe a daft question, but I’ll ask anyway 😃 …..whilst I’m waiting for the 2” powermate “Barlow” to arrive (3 to 5 week delivery quoted), and therefore can’t test for myself, I was wondering if you could use a Baader zoom, with its 2.25x Barlow, and add it to the 2x powermate? Would it essentially creat a 4.5x Barlow? I’m using it on the AX103, which in theory only has max useful magnification of 206x, so this would be overkill, but nonetheless wondered what you thought? Maybe on my wife’s Celeste on 8HD it could be better, even with the loss of light through so much glass?

@BogdanDamian 2 жыл бұрын

@Alan price Yes, by combining those two you would get a magnification power of roughly 4.25x. I don't know how "usable" this would be though. Not only that the 4.25x would be overkill for visual observations, but the increased eye relief might pose a problem too. A normal Barlow usually extends the eye relief by a few mm. Using two Barlows can extend the value for eye relief beyond the manufacturer's intended position, resulting in vignetting with many eyepieces. It would be a fun experiment though 😃 The 8HD would be well suited for this experiment.

@alanprice9938 2 жыл бұрын

@@BogdanDamian 😃 brilliant! And thank you for the rapid response. I’ll try it, and let you know how it goes 👍👍

@joaobrunobeilner Жыл бұрын

brother teach us how to use with hyperion 4 with hyperion barlow. I have put in an elbow/ prism of 90 degrees of my maksutov and it has scratched the mirror. there is no adapter to prevent this from happening. please help me

@BogdanDamian Жыл бұрын

@joaobrunobeilner Used in this configure ( www.baader-planetarium.com/en/bundle-hyperion-universal-zoom-mark-iv-with-hyperion-barlow-2.25x-(8-24mm--3.6-10.7mm).html ) it shouldn't touch the prism inside the diagonal. It uses both the T2 and the 1.25" adapter at the same time.

@joaobrunobeilner Жыл бұрын

@@BogdanDamian thanks bro

@Billy-je6mq Жыл бұрын

Would the hyperions work well on a bresser 10" dobsonian?

@BogdanDamian Жыл бұрын

@user-rk4hq5kd9w Yes, the whole Hyperion series should with without a problem with that telescope.

@oninoyakamo 2 жыл бұрын

This Hyperion is the only Zoom with a 2" Barrel option, allowing my Mak to remain @2" as I swap between the Zoom for planetary viewing and a 56mm Plössl for the widest-fields possible.

@BogdanDamian 2 жыл бұрын

@oninoyakamo That's something that doesn't get mentioned often enough. In my opinion it's one of the many great things about the Mark IV.

@oninoyakamo 2 жыл бұрын

@@BogdanDamian Baader's Zoom was the first Eyepiece I bought, purely out of its utility. I've hung on to it as I've bought and sold telescopes of various designs. It's really helped in getting to know each new scope!

@oninoyakamo 10 ай бұрын

@@BogdanDamian Something worth mentioning about the BHZ that I found out recently that I'd been unable to learn anywhere else; on a Questar 3.5 the BHZ will not come to focus in Finder mode.

@BogdanDamian 10 ай бұрын

@oninoyakamo I didn't know that either. Thanks for sharing!

@aranelchan 2 ай бұрын

The APM SuperZoom also has a 2" barrel option, but the issue seems to be that the way they did it makes the 1.25" barrel less usable due to focus issues, and there's a risk the 1.25" barrel might hit a 2" diagonal's prism or mirror. The Leica 8.9-17.8mm zoom technically has neither a 1.25" nor 2" barrel, but there are 2" adapters from APM and Starlight. And of course, if you're willing to dedicate a generic 1.25" to 2" adapter to a zoom eyepiece, any 1.25" zoom eyepiece can have a 2" barrel.

@natem7440 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for video. Your eye relief measurements are wrong. It's more like 10mm relief at the 8mm setting and around 18mm relief at the 24mm setting. I cannot see the field stop at all with my glasses at the 8mm setting - 8mm is much too short for glasses. I have the Mark IV and don't know how you can view with glassed below 15mm.

@BogdanDamian 2 жыл бұрын

@Nate M Thanks for your input. The measurements in the video I got directly from Baader's specs sheet for the Zoom Mark lV: www.baader-planetarium.com/de/downloads/dl/file/id/357/product/3117/hyperion_universal_zoom_mark_iv_specifications_drawing_and_technical_data.pdf Maybe the distance from my glasses to the eyepiece lens is just enough for me to see the whole FOV if I press my eye into the eyecup hard enough. However, even though I'm able to do that, I still prefer observing without glasses when using the Mark IV. It's much more comfortable that way.

@54pjs 2 жыл бұрын

I have many eyepiece's and Zoom is more of a gimmick IMHO. I have from 4.8mm to 40mm and very good 1.25 Barlow and 2" Barlow for 2" eyepieces I have 8/15/21/26/34 and the views are far better and have a 62 to 68 FOV. on all my 2" Zoom can not even get close to that combo. But Zoom is OK for a grab and go scope for a quick look. Scope I use 80/90mm/120mm 150mm refractor and 9.25 SCT. Great demo.

@aztronomy7457 2 жыл бұрын

I disagree completely. The Baader zoom can often out perform my other $100+ eyepieces because it can find the perfect FL per what I’m looking at. Sure if you have an eyepiece at the perfect focal length, you’ll have better views. I don’t really use my zoom for DSO, mainly planets, and for that it’s perfect.

@abbreviateTome Жыл бұрын

I just bought one and it has bubbles in the lens. Surly this shouldn’t be normal , right?

@BogdanDamian Жыл бұрын

@abbreviateTome Sorry to hear that. It's definitely not normal. Return it if you can.

@abbreviateTome Жыл бұрын

@@BogdanDamian thank you for the swift reply. My local astronomy store was trying to say that its normal and just dust from the packing, although this was bought new so I don’t see why dust should be there to begin with. Also theres about 8 symmetrical circles in the field of view indicating that this cannot be dust. Ill try and return it.

@rajamanohar8004 3 жыл бұрын

👏👏👏

@andrewpattie358 3 жыл бұрын

I think zoom eyepieces r grate if u don't have a goto or tracking on ur telescope, there a must have really, I have the celestron one and used it all the time now I have tracking I still found it useful to get on target and get it centred I will get the baader zoom as iv damaged the celestron turned out dripping it isn't good for all that glass 🤣 also got a cheap one from ebay and it works but its not grate but it does the job described and I swap it out when iv found what I'm looking for I do really miss the convenience wich is y il get another good one the ebay one I wouldn't recommend as ur only eyepiece 🤣

@BogdanDamian 3 жыл бұрын

@Andrew Pattie If you don't have a tracking mount, then a zoom eyepiece will definitely make life easier. It's also very convenient to use in general, however it also has it's limitations. The important thing is to enjoy using it. The best eyepiece is the one you use most often 🙂

@greglisk9408 2 ай бұрын

Comparing anything to Televue is exceedingly unfair. You should have compared it to the equivalent hyperion fixed lens. That would have given us relevant information.