eyepiece for spotting scope

[jloehle]

Just got the Kowa 82SV spotting scope. We have the 20-60x eyepiece, but we used one of the long eye relief eyepieces on it and my spotter liked it much better.

I see there are 2 different Kowa eyepieces that are long eye relief. They both seem to be 25x. One is the TSE-17HD and the other is the TSE-20H. The descriptions of them sound the same, but the price is ~$150 different ($200 vs $350).

Can anyone tell me the difference between them and whether it is worth the extra cost?

Joe

[Jerry G]

http://kowaproducts.com/Kowaeyepieces/

The specs are not the same. The specs on the 20 vary according to what body you attach it to.

[jloehle]

I see now that only one of those (the cheaper one) works on the 82SV. I kept seeing 882 and thinking it said 82.

Thanks for making me look a little closer.

Joe

[ppkny]

I have the same setup with a Kowa 25x and the 20-60x. My ordering info on the 25x says TSE-17HD which is the LER Long Eye Relief. It cost me $215 for it about 3 years ago from Optics Plant. Great scope and you don't have to keeping taking off your glasses to get a good picture.
ppkny