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Kowa Japan has just announced the new PROMINAR TE-11WZ 25x-60x Wide Zoom eyepiece for their 88x/77x series scopes and 500mm f5.6 Photoscope. This eyepiece looks to be a digiscoping dream. Retail discount price currently JPY67,000 available next week Jan 15.
Highlights for 88x/77x users include:
First eyepiece to have the PROMINAR quality designation
Min 60° AFoV at 25x expanding to ~80° at 60x!
Same 2.4° TFoV as the TE-17W 30x Wide
Larger AFoV at 40x-60x than the current 30x wide eyepiece (72°)
Employs two XD lenses
Constant 17mm eyerelief thru the zoom range
Read short field reports with various cameras here.
Close up pic here.
Photoscope users get 28x-66x magnification but a correspondingly small reduction in TFoV.
Highlights for 88x/77x users include:
First eyepiece to have the PROMINAR quality designation
Min 60° AFoV at 25x expanding to ~80° at 60x!
Same 2.4° TFoV as the TE-17W 30x Wide
Larger AFoV at 40x-60x than the current 30x wide eyepiece (72°)
Employs two XD lenses
Constant 17mm eyerelief thru the zoom range
Read short field reports with various cameras here.
Close up pic here.
Photoscope users get 28x-66x magnification but a correspondingly small reduction in TFoV.
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