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Message: <blockquote data-quote="BinoBoy" data-source="post: 1429325" data-attributes="member: 61962">Eyepiece is removable!Well, I ordered one based on Frank's review.  I got it last night and haven't had time to really try it out yet.  I did accidentally discover how to remove the eyepiece though.  There is a retaining ring at the base of the eyepiece that the eyepiece cover screws onto.  The trick is that it has LEFT HAND THREADS.  If you over-tighten the eyepiece cover, the eyepiece retaining ring unscrews.  Or you can just unscrew the ring clockwise.  The question now is what type of eyepieces will fit the Nomad.  I would be thrilled if it takes 1.25" astronomical eyepieces.  Unfortunately, I've never seen one.  This would be a good question for Frank to answer since his Pentax 65ED uses them.  If the Pentax eyepiece fits the Nomad, that would be great news.  I'm surprised that the Vortex website doesn't mention the issue at all, so far as I can find.</blockquote>