24/30x eyepiece on the ED50 (1 Viewer)

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TomW

Well-known member

• Jul 16, 2009

• #1

Just bought the 24/30x eyepiece for my ED 82, but tried it on my ED 50 for which it is not recommended. Why? The image is wide and bright and at 16x is still reasonable for use with the hand held case which is how I mostly use it.
Any Ideas?
Cheers
Tom

 

Alexis Powell

Natural history enthusiast

• Jul 17, 2009

• #2

Yes, I've tried the same (very casually, and a long time ago, because 16x is too close to bino mag for me to bother with it), and it seemed fine. I think there is some vignetting, though in my casual test I didn't notice it (but I also didn't look for it). There's nothing to be damaged, so if you like the combo, by all means go ahead and use it.

--AP

 

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aylward_j

Member

• Jul 18, 2009

• #3

My wife has been using this eyepiece with the ED50 for over a year and loves the wide bright image. She also uses Nikon's "grippa" case, so finds the comparatively low magnification a boon.

 

forent

Well-known member

• Jul 19, 2009

• #4

There is no real problem as far as I can see. Look here: http://www.birdforum.net/showthread.php?t=142755