Hi Greg,
Over 15 years ago, I purchased a Kowa TS-611 60mm spotting-scope and have
recently noticed that they are still available in Australia. They are light
and very useful for overseas travel, unfortunately the 20-60X lens on mine
is damaged and not particularly sharp so I rarely use it. However with a 20
or 30X fixed lens they are very functional.
I managed to 'google' a couple here but they look rather expensive to buy
new, might be worth trying a UK or US site.
Hope this helps,
Tom
On Wed, Apr 29, 2009 at 11:32 AM, Gregory Little <>wrote:
> Gooday birders
>
> Have been discussing with a mate whether it is possible to get a small,
> light and robust, good quality spotting scope, probably about 20 or 25x,
> that is easily carried in a back pack. When travelling overseas a
> regular scope and associated tripod might only be used occasionally and
> we assume is a nuisance to carry everywhere. For occasional use a small
> scope could be rested on or braced against a support such as a tree or
> on the back pack on the bonnet of a car etc. We thought that maybe a
> small scope that can easily be carried in a back pack and used as
> described may be more useful and travel friendly than a regular sized
> scope and tripod.
>
> Has anyone out there done this before and can anyone recommend a
> suitable better quality scope that might suit this purpose?
>
> Greg Little
>
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