Maybe they are finally coming back. I have noticed that I repeat myself in spots. I didn't remove the repetitions because they serve to emphasize some of the points that I think to be important. If you study this review carefully you will notice that I contradict myself at times. That's part of the point that I hope to get across.
Some people swear by an eyepiece or a barlow saying it is the best to the exclusion of all else.
The reality is that an eyepiece will perform differently in different scopes and on different objects and at different times of the day. The 'perfect' eyepiece or barlow will at times come in second place if it finds itself out of its element. So, one would conclude that to be perfectly happy a person needs an arsenal of eyepieces and a handful of barlows. Well, that's not the case either. It more realistically should be the case where a person acquires the equipment he needs to do the viewing that he likes.