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small spotting scope

To: Frank Antram <>
Subject: small spotting scope
From: david taylor <>
Date: Thu, 30 Apr 2009 06:05:28 +1000
Couldnt agree more Frank - its the tripod that is always the cumbersome part of the deal and your idea of a collapsable one is spot on.

cheers

David Taylor


On 29/04/2009, at 9:50 PM,  wrote:

The issue for me when travelling overseas is not the scope (my Swarovski ATS65HD 20-60X fits comfortably into my backpack with binoculars and camera) but the tripod which only fits into a largish suitcase (and takes up way too much space) or has to be checked in separately.....and I've arrived at a destination before to find the airline has dropped it and broken the catch mechanism. A tripod that folds down to backpack-size, but is still sturdy when erected, would be a real bonus, I believe.

Regards
Frank Antram
-----Original message-----
From: "Rosemary Royle" 
Date: Wed, 29 Apr 2009 19:37:28 +1000
To: "Gregory Little"  
Subject: Re: [Birding-Aus] small spotting scope

For true portability you could try a the Kowa 501 or 502 (though it is possible they are just about to be discontinued - see web page reference below) or the Opticron Might Midget MM2. Not sure about the availability of either of these in OZ.

They are very small, cheap and look like toys but the optical quality is surprisingly good. You can definitely see more than with even expensive bins (my husband has a top of the range Leicas) You can get very light weight tripods to go with them. We used our Kowa TS 502 in our trip to Oz in 2006.

http://www.acecameras.co.uk/asp/web/ph/cat/prodtype/1300/prodtype.asp

Rosemary Royle
Wales, UK



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