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Message: <blockquote data-quote="giosblue" data-source="post: 3414136" data-attributes="member: 134930">I've done quite bit of playing around over the last few months with Opticron eps, and they do work well in the Pentax scopes I have. The SDL zoom would be an excellent choice for someone wanting a high quality zoom with a 1.25" fitting. It's a high quality weatherproof zoom and made in Japan. Despite what you might think, there are not many of these about with a 1.25" fitting. Would people pay £25/£30?  I don't know, it's a lot of money for a piece tube. The best thing Opticron could do is to make their next scopes 1.25" fitting and make adaptors for their eps, then all the old eps could be used on the new scopes.At the moment I'm using a Baader zoom, this has to have a slight modification to work in the Pentax so it will focus to infinity, and it works well. However, it's build quality, in no where near as good as the Opticron and it's not weather proof. I have a feeling it won't be long before specks of dust start showing inside.I was looking to replace the Baader but there is no choice if you want a weatherproof zoom. There is the Pentax zoom, which is £350, the SDL with the adaptor would be about £280.</blockquote>