was checking out how to adapt my a40 to the viewfinder of my ETX and noticed that my 26mm barlow can be used as a 'magnifying glass' as well... here are the results and comparison after playing with 3 of my magnifyers with a laser printout (8pt font) :P

unadulterated images for 1) leica 2) loupe 3) meade

resized to 450x333
1) 2) 3)

cropped images (100%) of 450x333
1) 2) 3)

ninja mosquitoes hide!!! :D