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DIY Stay on Case for Nikon ED78
The only other one I have seen was in 1995/6. I was standing next to a guy while we watched an Orang Utan in a tree across a river valley from us. Through my binoculars I could make out an orange object. Through his Fieldscope I could see the animal place figs in its mouth. Needless to say, I... -
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Interchangeability of Fieldscope eyepieces
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Interchangeability of Fieldscope eyepieces
I have two eyepieces for my Fieldscope ED78. I am wondering whether any one has experience of whether they will fit later models, specifically the ED82 and the new Monarch 82ED? Nikon still list a zoom eyepiece (13-30x/20-45x/25-56x MC Zoom) which looks similar if not identical to the zoom... -
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DIY Stay on Case for Nikon ED78
Having failed to find one for my ED78 Fieldscope I had a go at making one from a sheet of neoprene. Various features of the geometry of the scope, not least the offset eyepiece made it an interesting challenge. I managed to work it out eventually and have a one-piece case that covers the scopes... -
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Nikon Fieldscope ED78 - Star test - advice please
Hi Binastro, Thank you very much for your prompt response on this, that is very helpful. In fact, after 25 years of no incidents, the scope did indeed get a knock last week - the wind blew the tripod over and it fell on the restraining knob on the collar. Result - the collar broke in 2 and a... -
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Nikon Fieldscope ED78 - Star test - advice please
I have the above Fieldscope that I have owned from new since 1996. For me, for the most part, it's been a fantastic piece of equipment - really bright and sharp image with the 30x wide angle eyepiece, not quite so bright but still sharp at the upper end of the range of zoom on the 25 - 56 x...