Zeiss Diascope 85: is the 20-60 Eyepiece a good Choice? (1 Viewer)

TobiasK

Well-known member

• Apr 21, 2007

• #1

Hi,
a few days ago, i bought a new zeiss eyepiece 20-60 on ebay.
it simply was too cheap not to take it
but now the question: i think i read the 30x eyepiece would offer a better quality than the zoom
so, what do you think? does digiscoping work well with the zoom?
i know gerd rossen uses a 20-60 zoom with his swaro scope, but zeiss?

greetings from bavaria, germany

bye
tobias

 

jcwings

Well-known member

• Apr 21, 2007

• #2

I read somewhere that a fixed eyepiece is better for digiscoping than a zoom eyepiece so I invseted in a 30X for my Ziess Diascope. However, I have no experience with a zoom because I don't own one. I would think a zoom would work equally well since it is a high quality lense. That is until you are zoomed in to the closest possible field of view and you lose lighting. Somewhere in the 20-30 range is probably best. A good camera, tripod and remote shutter cable helps too.

 

scampo

Steve Campsall

• Apr 21, 2007

• #3

The Zeiss 20-60x Vario zoom is excellent in every way - and offers easily the widest field of view of any available zoom. It is used for digiscoping by many top nature photographers (see Andy Bright's digiscoping forum).

 

J

john-henry

Well-known member

• Apr 21, 2007

• #4

TobiasK said:

Hi,
a few days ago, i bought a new zeiss eyepiece 20-60 on ebay.
it simply was too cheap not to take it
but now the question: i think i read the 30x eyepiece would offer a better quality than the zoom
so, what do you think? does digiscoping work well with the zoom?
i know gerd rossen uses a 20-60 zoom with his swaro scope, but zeiss?

greetings from bavaria, germany

bye
tobias

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Tobias, I do remember reading a review of the Zeiss zoom and 30x eyepieces, from a good review source, and it confirmed there was no real advantage in using the fixed eyepiece over the zoom, the zoom is that good.

Regards

John

 

TobiasK

Well-known member

• Apr 28, 2007

• #5

Thank you for the replies
yesterday the eyepice arrived: brand new, no signs of use
i am happy
if there wasn't the long delivery-time by zeiss - my 85 zeiss will arrive in about 5 weeks :bounce:

but if there is sill the unanswered question for myself which camera to use, i can wait....;-)

bye
tobias