Having read various comments about how difficult it is to fit the opticron stay on case to the 50ED scopes but wanting a stay on case I decided to brave fitting the case and ordered one for my MM3 50ED from Uttings.
The case arrived yesterday (I bought the green case) and I don't know if they have recently changed the design of the case but it went straight on to the scope with no bother, issues or struggle whatsoever. Phew...….
At the same time I bought an 40831 HDF Eyepiece. I wanted a fixed focal length eyepiece to get a wider field of view but do not need a very high magnification so the 18x of the 40831 is good for me. I have briefly tried the eyepiece and think is an optical improvement over the eyepiece that came bundled with the scope. It also has a twist up eyecup which is a huge improvement over the fold down rubber eyecup of the bundled eyepiece.
Merry Christmas and a very happy New Year to you all.
Cheers
Nutsotoby
The case arrived yesterday (I bought the green case) and I don't know if they have recently changed the design of the case but it went straight on to the scope with no bother, issues or struggle whatsoever. Phew...….
At the same time I bought an 40831 HDF Eyepiece. I wanted a fixed focal length eyepiece to get a wider field of view but do not need a very high magnification so the 18x of the 40831 is good for me. I have briefly tried the eyepiece and think is an optical improvement over the eyepiece that came bundled with the scope. It also has a twist up eyecup which is a huge improvement over the fold down rubber eyecup of the bundled eyepiece.
Merry Christmas and a very happy New Year to you all.
Cheers
Nutsotoby
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