eyepieces for Swaro 80 HD (1 Viewer)

Hello,
What eyepieces are best for digiscoping with the Swaro 80 HD?
Any opinions or info would be welcome.

Thanks, Gary

Hi Tektite,

You can't fault the 20-60x Zoom under most conditions an excellent eyepiece very good for digiscoping. Perhaps also the 30x WA is also favoured by some though difficult if the birds are really close!
I heard from a friend at Swarovski that there might be a 20-50x WA designed for digiscoping? shortly forthcoming??

Could be one hell of a combination!

Mark

Thanks Mark for the info. The 20-50 WA sounds interesting if it is produced. Also look ing for the Swaro adapter for 1.25 eyepieces.

Gary

tektite5 said:

What eyepieces are best for digiscoping with the Swaro 80 HD?

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Gary,

It depends on your viewing/photographing ratio and the "reach" you need. The more you need the scope for viewing, the more I would recommend the zoom(s). The 30xSW is one of the best multi-purpose digiscoping eyepieces, but if 1)your camera is able to handle short ER and 2)you can get close to your subjects (which is often difficult ), the 20xSW is IMO able to deliver the best images. The 45xSW works also very well for long-range digiscoping ...... uh-huh, so I have ended up recommending every single Swaro eyepiece... that didn't help very much, did it :t:.

I don't think you will find optically better astro-eyepieces than the Swaro... say... 30xSW - and even if you did, they might not come into focus at infinity.

I personally expect a lot from the 25-50x wide zoom
http://www.birdforum.net/showthread.php?t=121741

Best regards,

Ilkka

I generally take the 30x out with me digiscoping as I find my camera loves the wide angle and eye relief, but it does mean that I am a little bit more restricted when it comes to magnification options. Having said that, last weekend I was out looking for geese in Hungary and eastern Austria and I definitely needed the extra power that the 20-60x gave.

iporali said:

I personally expect a lot from the 25-50x wide zoom

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The new 25-50x is a wonder. I think they said it will be out some time next year, but not sure when.

Happy birding
Dale