Possibly a silly question, but I'll ask anyway! Is it likely/possible that the 25-60x zoom eyepiece for the 770/880 series would work with this smaller scope?
http://www.brandonoptics.com/Kowa-T...ystal-Spotting-Scope-Angled-Body-_p_2451.html
Specs. Disappointingly small field of view for the zoom, and this says it’s non-removable. :-(
Wow, so they obviously bolted the small body zoom on to the 553 body with those grub screws seen in the bayonet... otherwise it's quite sure the same old zoom, even the narrow afov of 38-60 deg is still there...
And the pricing is interesting to say the least... this thing costs more than an 883 body in the same store - are they serious?
Ok, I think, I'll pass... the new 501/2 look actually interesting... half the weight of the 553, 20-40 zoom (fixed too) and quite affordable...
Joachim
...I am sure original prototypes were shown with 88 type eyepieces...