Folks thank you so much for the myriad responses i have received concerning
my spotting scope question! It is so heartening to see the outpouring of
advice you have provided. I am truly touched by your willingness to help
me. Truly.
That being said I can see I should have been should more clear. I
A slightly different perspective:
I have two spotting scopes, one straight and one angled… on two tripods, one
sturdy and tall and one shorter but very light-weight and easy to carry. I use
both scopes and both tripods regularly.
* Which is better definitely depends on your personal needs
I too use an angled scope from my car a LOT. Works great.
Glenn Wilson
Endicott, NY
www.WilsonsWarbler.com
> On Apr 28, 2020, at 1:45 PM, Lynn Bergmeyer wrote:
>
This is probably a ridiculous question but does anyone have an idea of anything
out there for using angled scope within a
Great advice from everyone!
I can't emphasize enough to practice, practice, practice with your scope.
Your enjoyment level will go up by leaps and bounds.
It's a bit like buying a musical instrument. I've seen people by expensive
instruments, but they don't know how to use them effectively.
I'll
I use an angled scope from my car all the time. You just have to rotate the
barrel so the eyepiece is pointing to the side. When scanning, you’re going to
have to rotate it to the opposite side at one point, and you might also have to
move the mount to another part of the window. You can even
This is probably a ridiculous question but does anyone have an idea of
anything out there for using angled scope within a vehicle? Its not
impossible from an engineering perspective but don't think any company has
pursued for obvious reasons
On Mon, Apr 27, 2020, 8:45 PM Peter Saracino
wrote:
I doubt that there is any such thing as the “perfect” all-purpose spotting
scope…regardless of price. So I think that it’s important to decide how a
scope will typically be used, and then buy a style of scope that maximizes
utility for the most likely use cases, without eliminating the
Around 10:45 this morning, as I was working at home with the window open, I
heard a single SANDHILL CRANE give out it’s loud, prehistoric-sounding, bugling
calls, twice. I scrambled downstairs with sunglasses, binoculars, and camera,
expecting a high-flying migrant.
To my surprise, the bird
My wife and I use straight 60x 80mm scopes, hers is a Vortex Optics Viper HD
and mine is a Clestron Ultima 80 with a BAADER PLANETARIUM Hyperion zoom
8-24 mark III eyepiece. I found my Celestron lacking after looking through my
wifes Viper with the ED glass so I added the BADDER eyepiece
Hi Pete,
For good value for price, check out Vortex products. I bought my scope 10
years ago, so I won't mention specific products as they change over time.
However, I did learn several important lessons that I'd like to pass
along. In no particular order
Get a decent tripod. You want one
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