KorHaan
Well-known member
I do not know if there is a comparison here, but I think the fundamental problem I had with the scope is that my previous scope the Zeiss Diascope FL 65 with zoom eyepiece (bought a year ago) was leaps and bounds "sharper" then the Pentax. I think I was trying to get away with a cheaper scope and I got what I paid for a cheaper quality image. I really did not get on with the scope. I never, never experienced the half mooning thing with the zeiss scope of course this could be do to the fact that like the other reviewer said the wide angle fixed ep's all suffer from this. I just remember the Zeiss being incredibly bright, sharp, and having a very Wide FOV. I regret ever having to give it up. I bought the Pentax because I thought who knows maybe because they do not have the name and rep Zeiss has that they may have a comparable product but for a lot less because of this fact. Sadly I was wrong. Anyway I am going to save up for the Zeiss and stop playing around. Could be too that I should have tried the Vixen or the other eyepieces mentioned.
I have a Zeiss 65 for three years now and I agree with everything you write about them. The zoom eyepiece is the best I ever saw, I also have a 30x fixed ep but this was a foolish purchase as I hardly ever use it. It gave me blackouts like the zoom doesn't, 300 euro's wasted. But then, I never tried beforehand, bought it sight unseen by mailorder, thinking it would be great for seawatching. Not so.
Recently tried the 23x fixed ep and though this is better than the 30x, it comes nowhere near the viewing comfort of the zoom.
I hope you will be soon enjoying the great views again, good luck with your saving up.
Greetings, Ronald