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The specification that matters for a zoom eyepiece is the apparent field at the short end and at the long end, because most zooms give a narrow field where they are least useful. Publishing both is what separates this one on its shelf, and the page quotes them as published.
Whether the eyepiece holds focus through the zoom range is the other question the shelf is compared on. It decides whether zooming is a continuous action or a series of small refocusings.
A red dot finder, judged on reticle type, brightness adjustment, battery and bracket fitting like the rest of its shelf.
The published figures are unusually complete. That is the reason to read the page, and it is also what makes the price legible.
8–24 mm variable · 1.25 in and 2 in · M43 camera thread
An 8–24 mm zoom that fits both 1.25 in and 2 in focusers and carries an M43 camera thread, supplied with an extensive accessory set.
Best for: An owner of both 1.25 in and 2 in focusers who also photographs through the eyepiece
≈ $396 / €275
A red dot finder with a 30 mm clear aperture rather than the usual 20 mm, dew shields at both ends and a coated 1:1 objective that dims the sky less.
Best for: Anyone whose red dot finder keeps dewing over or washing out the sky
Any figure written into the body of this page was true on the day it was written. The amount shown next to each instrument is requested from the retailer as the page loads, and it is that amount, not the text, that stands.
