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The first video shows how the folding mechanism works. I found an axis that gives the ideal position for the magnifier when folded in, and also can fold in automatically when carrying the rifle (see the third video).

Now you can see the main advantage of using a proper scope magnifier: I can rangefind and read the results with my other eye on the target. There’s no need to lean back and take the scope off the eyes, losing valuable time on a timed shot. I simply rangefind and then read within seconds, watch my left eye and the subtitles.

And this is the best feature of the EagleEye Parallax, the automatic folding :-) When the screw is set in a less tight position, the magnifier can move freely, and this results an automatic folding: when the rifle is in shooting position, the magnifying window folds out, but when the rifle is pointing to the ground, it folds in as soon as the shooting jacket touches it.

A few photos of the second generation prototypes of the EagleEye magnifiers on my S&B scope. This is the 42-43 mm version of the EagleEye Parallax magnifier, but I designed an adapter for those who use a rubber scope enhancer.

The Parallax and Click magnifiers work fine together, and I can read easily both parallax and click scales again, with my eyes on the scope.

Of course, the main attraction is the folding-up magnifier. Look at it how it works: when folded up, it goes totally out of the way and lays onto the top of the scope. And it can work in ‘automated’ mode, too! See the video soon… Click on the thumbnails below for bigger pictures.

And here are the first photos of the EagleEye Clicks magnifier. This one connects to the scope body with a 1″ / 30 mm / 34 mm adapter, and can be adjusted in many ways into the right position.

This is a special adapter for the EagleEye Parallax Magnifier, for the scopes fitted with a rubber ‘scope enhancer’. These enhancers are not totally compatible with the normal EagleEye rings because they can fit only the scope’s ocular tube in 39-43 mm diameters, and there are different versions for every 1 mm step.

This adapter has a bigger inside diameter (45 mm), is more flexible and will be mounted onto the top of the rubber enhancer, with two massive cable ties. The half-cylinder shape can adapt to different models and diameters of enhancers.

The lens system and the articulated arm is the same, the magnifier window can be folded onto the top of the scope.

The inside surface has got grooves in it so the scope magnifier will fit steady on the enhancer, without rotating. It’s advised to find the appropriate position first and to fix the cable ties only when everything is perfect.