There are several types of eyepieces in the market. Some look very good; some have long eye-relief; some are sharp; some are cheap; some are expensive! However, when it comes to the highest contrast, maximum sharpness, high light transmission, good eye-relief and the best colour rendition, the Takahashi "LE" and "HI-LE" eyepieces have no rivals!

Below are a few comments from an expert amateur astronomer, who wrote a three-page test report on the Takahashi "LE" oculars.

Under test the LE Series oculars provided:

* Increased light transmission through the eyepiece. In other words all the LE oculars provide a brighter image;
* Increase in contrast in every case;
* Sharper images in every case;
* Increase resolution in every case.

The LE series improved every object throughout all the focal length ranges, and in comparison to both standard Plossl field of view and wide-field oculars. This is in brightness, contrast, image resolution and detail of bright and faint objects!

"...I cannot forget when, about two years ago, I had trouble splitting the double star Antares with my Takahashi FS-102 FL refractor, using five different well-known 7.5mm oculars. I started thinking that the said refractor wasn't as good as I thought. Eventually, it dawned upon me that may be I wasn't using the best oculars for the job. However, all my worries disappeared as soon as looked through an LE 7.5mm ED ocular, which fortunately I had still in stock. Antares' green companion, 7th-magnitude star, was there in all its glory!" (Claude Voarino AEC, 2013)