Humboldt Jim
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I got out a bit yesterday after work and tried out my combination of 65mm Pentax scope with GMO superview 20mm eyepiece (19.5x) and Brushhhawk shoulder pod. It works!
The scope and pod appear to be made for each other and I think either the angle or straight would work well. When the rubber eyecup is turned down I can just see the full field with my glasses on. There is a slight fringe of distortion around the edge of the field but I can still pick up motion there. I suspect this euepiece approaches the scope's inherent maximum real FOV so am happy with what is still a fairly wide undistorted RFOV.
This puppy is handy! It is nearly as intuitive as a straight scope and looking up at high angles is less strain on the neck than would be with the straight version.
My only gripe so far is the lack of an inexpensive anti-twist fitting on the main mount. All that would be needed is a sturdy plastic or sheet metal fitting with a few flanges up and down along the sites of the scope base and "stock" of the Brushhawk. I think I'll be getting out the snips rather than paying for the Bushhawk version.
The scope and pod appear to be made for each other and I think either the angle or straight would work well. When the rubber eyecup is turned down I can just see the full field with my glasses on. There is a slight fringe of distortion around the edge of the field but I can still pick up motion there. I suspect this euepiece approaches the scope's inherent maximum real FOV so am happy with what is still a fairly wide undistorted RFOV.
This puppy is handy! It is nearly as intuitive as a straight scope and looking up at high angles is less strain on the neck than would be with the straight version.
My only gripe so far is the lack of an inexpensive anti-twist fitting on the main mount. All that would be needed is a sturdy plastic or sheet metal fitting with a few flanges up and down along the sites of the scope base and "stock" of the Brushhawk. I think I'll be getting out the snips rather than paying for the Bushhawk version.