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    4John reacted to Hermann's post in the thread Tripod, fluid head, and scope in the rain. with Like Like.
    Precautions: Scope: Assuming your scope is waterproof (and most modern scopes are) you needn't do anything. Dry it off and leave it in...
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    4John reacted to wllmspd's post in the thread Tripod, fluid head, and scope in the rain. with Like Like.
    I use my Opticron in the wet (I pop the rubber lens and eyepiece covers on when walking ankh to save me having to dry them too often)...
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    4John replied to the thread Where do I go from here?.
    Jonathon, The only person who can answer how much extra weight you will put up with is you :-). Get a water bottle and fill it with...
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    4John replied to the thread tripod and head for vortex razor.
    Click on the "Tripods and Heads" section of the forum. At the top of the posts you will see "A Tripod Primer". You might find it helpful...
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    4John replied to the thread Nikon ED50A breakage.
    Herman, Looking at stupot's photo that makes sense. The body is made up of a female objective lens half and a male eyepiece half. The...
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    4John replied to the thread New Eyepiece - SDL4.
    Boogieshrew, Thanks for the reply. Like you I don't go looking for CA and I don't want to learn how to induce it. That was why it was...
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    4John replied to the thread Nikon ED50A breakage.
    Easier than I thought : From richard866945 "Bino repair man" "This is not that difficult to repair. I have fixed a number of...
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    4John replied to the thread Nikon ED50A breakage.
    stupot Somewhere on this forum in the last few months a "professional" repairer posted to say he had developed a procedure to repair...
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    4John replied to the thread Advice on mini-spotting scope..
    Granpoli, I occasionally use my ED50 with the MCII zoom at 40x magnification in good light on a monopod with a fold down foot. It works...
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    4John reacted to chill6x6's post in the thread Any "compact scopes" that you like? with Like Like.
    I was able to use both the Vortex and the Nikon scopes yesterday. I went to one of my favorite "scoping" spots, below Wheeler Dam. I...
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    4John replied to the thread New Eyepiece - SDL4.
    Boogieshrew, I sent two MM4 with v3 zooms back because of chromatic aberration. I assumed it was the bodies, but with hindsight it...
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    4John reacted to Hermann's post in the thread Advice on mini-spotting scope. with Like Like.
    You really need to supply some more information if you want advice tailored to your needs. Just a few questions off the top of my head...
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    4John replied to the thread ED50 recommendation.
    Tracker12, Is this your first scope, or are you buying it to complement an existing larger scope ?
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    4John replied to the thread Kowa TSN-501 - a brief review.
    WRL, Do you see any CA in your 554 ?
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    4John replied to the thread Kowa TSN-501 - a brief review.
    Rsrjerry, Years ago I used a Zeiss 30x60 "mirror" scope. I never saw any CA. I bought a Swarovski STS 80 HD with the 20-60 zoom and I...
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