Hi all,
Not being an optics guy, I'm hoping others (Trickymissfit perhaps?) can educate me, and help me decide on an eyepiece.
I've just about settled on buying a Swaro spotting scope. From reading other threads, I think I want the STM-80 but could be persuaded to go with the STM-65 if the -80 is "overkill". I want to count elk eyelashes at 1000 yards of course, but will take what I can get. I digress....
Looking at eyepieces, the 25-50x W commands a significantly higher price that the 20-60x, and I'm not sure why. Is it just the wide-angle aspect? If so, my naive thinking says it's a trade-off between wide-angle viewing over much of the same magnification range, and the ability to zoom in 10x more. Is that it? Or are there nuances I'm missing? Why the significant price difference? Is a wide-angle eyepiece that much harder to build?
Thanks in advance for help and/or pointers to other posts and articles.
Brian
Not being an optics guy, I'm hoping others (Trickymissfit perhaps?) can educate me, and help me decide on an eyepiece.
I've just about settled on buying a Swaro spotting scope. From reading other threads, I think I want the STM-80 but could be persuaded to go with the STM-65 if the -80 is "overkill". I want to count elk eyelashes at 1000 yards of course, but will take what I can get. I digress....
Looking at eyepieces, the 25-50x W commands a significantly higher price that the 20-60x, and I'm not sure why. Is it just the wide-angle aspect? If so, my naive thinking says it's a trade-off between wide-angle viewing over much of the same magnification range, and the ability to zoom in 10x more. Is that it? Or are there nuances I'm missing? Why the significant price difference? Is a wide-angle eyepiece that much harder to build?
Thanks in advance for help and/or pointers to other posts and articles.
Brian