Two questions about the ED50, which I´m sure have been answered elsewhere but I can´t find the posts. Firstly, is the 27xw eyepiece usable (and is that the one that gives 50x on the ED82)?. Secondly, is a spongee strap a good accessory? Okay, I know that´s really three questions, I lied. The strap issue is important, I was on the Saltee Islands yesterday and my treasured ED50 slipped quietly out of its nylon and neoprene case (I hadn´t closed the zipper) which was over my shoulder. I realised too late, and a mate and I went back to look for it, missing a Lesser Whitethroat that other birders got. Just as I was waxing philosophical about the meaningless of materal possessions ("Ah well, it´s only a scope, more important things to worry about" etc. etc.), my mate found it (Long May He Live and Prosper), then he went back and got the Lsr Whitethroat so I didn´t feel so guilty. I didn´t get it, but serves me right for being a "........". (Fill in as appropriate). In any case, I´ve decided I don´t want a stay-on case because I think they detract from a scope´s "usability", so I was going to simply attach bino straps. But I remember the name "Spongee Strap" and wonder if it´ll make it possible to carry the ED50 over my shoulder safely. And I think I´d like the fixed 27xw eyepiece as I found the zoom a bit fiddly and narrow in the terrain in question. All suggestions welcome!