LER for ED82A ? (1 Viewer)

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leftysrule

New member

• Jun 20, 2010

• #1

Hi there
I have just purchased a Nikon ED82A field scope and I find the 25-75 eyepiece hard to use with glasses
As its not an option to remove them is there a LER eyepiece for this scope
I have gone crazy today looking for a LER for my scope but I now wonder if there is such a thing
Any help appreciated

Regards

Nick

 

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Sancho

Well-known member

• Jun 20, 2010

• #2

Hi Nick,
I had an ED82A and liked it a lot, I changed it eventually because I didn´t like the narrow FOV and low ER of the zoom. However, the fixed MC and DS eyepieces were fine with my glasses on. The DS were better, gave more ER (they´re designed for some form of digiscoping). Strange eyecups, but great ER. I´d recommend the 30xw DS. A lot depends on the type of glasses you wear, so try before you buy or purchase from an online outfit that has a good returns policy.

 

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pimpelmees

Well-known member

• Jun 20, 2010

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leftysrule said:

Hi there
I have just purchased a Nikon ED82A field scope and I find the 25-75 eyepiece hard to use with glasses
As its not an option to remove them is there a LER eyepiece for this scope
I have gone crazy today looking for a LER for my scope but I now wonder if there is such a thing
Any help appreciated

Regards

Nick

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zoom eyepieces from nikon are not very good, take the 30x McII

 

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Chris Ellison

Active member

• Jun 21, 2010

• #4

I concur with Pimpelmees…

I’ve found that Nikon’s optically excellent 30x fixed-power eyepiece provides ample eye relief (approximately 17mm, according Nikons supplied factory specifications) when mounted upon my 2003 Nikon FieldScope III ED. It is indeed fully multicoated. Its rubberized eyecup assembly MAY be kinder to the surfaces of your eyeglass lenses. Nikon’s proprietary serial number for this eyepiece is #7463.

 

Alexis Powell

Natural history enthusiast

• Jun 21, 2010

• #5

Chris Ellison said:

Nikon’s proprietary serial number for this eyepiece is #7463

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That eyepiece has 17.9 mm eye-relief but functions as the 38x MCII on the 82 ED.

The longest eye-relief 30x eyepiece for the 82 ED is the 6954 (30x DS). It has 18.7 mm eye relief (The 30x MCII, by comparison, has only 15.1 mm, though it is in my experience much better with glasses than is the zoom).

Either of these are MUCH better with glasses than the zoom, with its 12-14mm eye relief.

Get the 30x DS. It is awesome in all respects.

--AP

 

Last edited: Jun 21, 2010