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    Meopta S2 Mysteries

    Hi Binastro, I wondered about that too. I suppose it's possible, but it's hard to visualize how it would work. The entrance prism would have to remain fixed and the exit prism would have to rotate along with the eyepiece, so the third prism would somehow have to rotate in a way that allows...
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    Meopta S2 Mysteries

    Just thought I would add a little more to my experience with simulating an angled Porro prism of the type that appears to be used in the S2. Just as you might expect rotating the entrance and exit diagonal prisms can accommodate any eyepiece angle from 0º to 90º. Each prism just needs to be...
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    Meopta S2 Mysteries

    Joachim, I couldn't figure out how this could be done either, but today I cobbled together the components of a Porro prism in a way that does erect the image and offer a 45º eyepiece angle. I used four diagonal prisms in series, but I think Meopta accomplishes the same thing more elegantly with...
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    Meopta S2 Mysteries

    I had a look at the Meopta website and their 2018 Sports Optics catalogue this morning. I left with a few questions, particularly about the S2 spotting scope. The cutaway of the S2 angled version on page 38 of the catalogue shows a prism configuration quite unreadable to me. I've puzzled over...
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