does any one use spotting scopes or monoulars ? i have a small monoular which fits in my handbag but i was thinking of getting a slighty more powerful one. but am i stuck for choice ??? ican;t use binoculars as i have an eye defect
hubby is also interested in digiscoping so maybe able to combine the two
good scopes on ebay for starters £30 ish see if he likes using one then if you move up in quality £30 to £1000 plus opticron do good spec "picollo" for £75
Spend as much as you can aford on a scope, the better ones transmit so much more light that once you have used one you would never go back. A good bet are all the Nikon Fieldscopes, the optics on them are first class.
I think the slight fringing on the moon shot is from the digital camera.
You do get what you pay for with optics, so buy the best you can afford.(I used some money left by my late father to buy mine, as i wanted something that i would never sell)
After trying all the rest, only Leica came close but the Zeiss had a slight brighness edge.
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Well if we are showing pictures this was taken from about 50yds away with a canon eos 300d with the standard kit lens attached to a Nikon ED78 scope with a 25-75 zoom eyepieceset at 25X, the scope and eyepiece can be found from about £400 but only secondhand as it is no longer made, the ED80 which replaced it with the same eyepiece would cost about £900. The camera was attached to the scope using a Nikon FSA1 and FSA2 digiscoping attachment.
I love the moon! What a fab photo! (The kingfisher is cool too) I bought my daughter bins from sky's the limit. They used to have their own internet shop but now just have an ebay shop and specialise more in astronomical scopes. They were hugely helpful and very reasonably priced. I was going to get a cheap telescope for my budding amateur aastronomer until it was explained to me that a pair of binoculars for the same price were much better. I can thoroughly recommend them for ocular equipment.
If you want a good scope then spend as much as you can. The Opticron ES80 is one of the best value for money, its not cheap, but you get a lot for your cash (others will probably disagree). If small is what you are after have a look at the Opticron mighty midget V2 (can be used for digi-scoping. Whatever you got for, be sure to try it out first.
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