Telescope Reviews: Re: bogen 3245/322RC2 monopod/head combo

Hi Bob--

Thanks, I am glad the pictures worked, I have never used the galleries before. It is good to see that I did it correctly.

Regarding the range of motion, the short answer is that you can point the binoculars in any direction. However, you can't simply flop them straight from zenith to the ground. To do it takes only a fraction of a second, but is much trickier to describe than to actualy do.

If you look at that first picture you will notice that there is a housing surrounding the pivot ball. That housing has a groove for the mounting post that allows for a little more than 90 degrees of motion. However, the housing is able to rotate like a turret along the axis of the handle when the trigger is pulled. So, the easy way to go from +90 to -90 is to rotate the handle 180 degrees about the pivot in the horizontal plane (this turns the housing by 180 degrees), then simply twist the handle 180 degrees about its axis to turn the binoculars around. Then you will have 90 degrees of direct motion from ground to horizon.

I know this sounds complicated, but I just can't think of a simple way to describe it. In practice, both the rotation and the twist are done concurrently as a smooth single motion that takes no extra time to perform. However, it is not a direct 180 degree motion.

I hope this makes sense,
--Tad

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Orion XT8i, Vixen ED80Sf, Oberwerk BT-80/45
20x80 Oberwerk Std., 12x50 Nikon AE,
42mm Celestron Regal LX (8x & 10x), 8x40 Pentax PCF WP

Edited by Tad S. (05/24/08 04:51 PM)

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