Click here if you are having trouble logging into the forums Cloudy Nights - Official Forums of the 2009 International Year of Astronomy Privacy Policy | Please read our Terms of Service | Signup and Troubleshooting FAQ | Problems? PM a Red or a Green Gu.... uh, User   You are not logged in. [Login] Entrance · Main Index · Search · New user · Who's Online FAQ · Calendar Equipment Discussions >> Binoculars Previous   Index   Next   Flat   Rick Carpal Tunnel Reged: 04/12/05 Posts: 2626 Loc: Tokyo, Japan Re: Binoculars or a good spotting or field scope?       05/10/08 07:33 PM Edit   Reply   Quote   Quick Reply:   Bob, the 25x LER has 35mm of eyerelief so is very nice to use on bright days when I wear sunglasses. But the AFOV is 52° so it lacks the immersive views I get from my Pentax PF65 using a 13mm Nagler T6. I got interested in fieldscopes/spotters a few months ago when I discovered Tokyo has a seaside bird park and had lots of fun using my C5/binoviewer setup for scanning the offshore mud flats. The C5/binoviewer would be my prefered choice if I could use it from a fixed location or did not have much of hike. But for moving quickly back and forth between the various blinds the park has set up around the ponds and digiscoping, nothing beats a small fieldscope for ease of use. clear skies, Rick -------------------- www.japanastro.com Post Extras       Entire thread Subject Posted by Posted on Binoculars or a good spotting or field scope? Welshieinnz 05/03/08 07:15 PM Re: Binoculars or a good spotting or field scope? BobinKy   05/10/08 03:07 PM Re: Binoculars or a good spotting or field scope? Rick   05/10/08 05:08 PM Re: Binoculars or a good spotting or field scope? Joe Ogiba   05/10/08 08:47 PM Re: Binoculars or a good spotting or field scope? Rick   05/10/08 09:28 PM Re: Binoculars or a good spotting or field scope? Joe Ogiba   05/11/08 09:24 AM Re: Binoculars or a good spotting or field scope? Luigi   05/11/08 12:03 PM Re: Binoculars or a good spotting or field scope? BobinKy   05/10/08 06:39 PM Re: Binoculars or a good spotting or field scope? Rick   05/10/08 07:33 PM Re: Binoculars or a good spotting or field scope? Wes James   05/11/08 12:13 PM Re: Binoculars or a good spotting or field scope? Rick   05/11/08 05:35 PM Re: Binoculars or a good spotting or field scope? Wes James   05/11/08 06:57 PM Re: Binoculars or a good spotting or field scope? Tony Flanders   05/03/08 10:26 PM Re: Binoculars or a good spotting or field scope? Welshieinnz   05/04/08 02:18 AM Re: Binoculars or a good spotting or field scope? Tony Flanders   05/04/08 08:29 PM Re: Binoculars or a good spotting or field scope? Welshieinnz   05/05/08 03:49 AM Re: Binoculars or a good spotting or field scope? Tony Flanders   05/05/08 10:07 AM Re: Binoculars or a good spotting or field scope? rookie   05/05/08 09:34 PM Re: Binoculars or a good spotting or field scope? Joe Ogiba   05/05/08 09:08 PM Re: Binoculars or a good spotting or field scope? BobinKy   05/04/08 09:59 PM Re: Binoculars or a good spotting or field scope? mttafire   05/04/08 09:15 PM Re: Binoculars or a good spotting or field scope? Joe Ogiba   05/05/08 08:22 AM Re: Binoculars or a good spotting or field scope? mttafire   05/05/08 09:30 AM Re: Binoculars or a good spotting or field scope? edwincjones   05/04/08 06:52 AM Re: Binoculars or a good spotting or field scope? Joe Ogiba   05/04/08 09:15 AM Re: Binoculars or a good spotting or field scope? KennyJ   05/04/08 07:16 AM Re: Binoculars or a good spotting or field scope? Joe Ogiba   05/03/08 10:05 PM Extra information 12 registered and 17 anonymous users are browsing this forum. 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