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    IP camera to watch my bird feeders

    I am interested in setting up a wireless camera to watch my bird feeders so I can view what is going on from my desktop or from my smartphone. I set up an old android phone on a stand to look out the window with a remote viewing program that comes up on my computer, but the resolution is poor...
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    Is there a way to translate camera zoom to binocular or scope power?

    I have a Nikon B700 60X Superzoom camera. https://www.nikonusa.com/en/nikon-products/product/compact-digital-cameras/coolpix-b700.html#tab-ProductDetail-ProductTabs-TechSpecs Get closer to what matters 60x optical zoom, 120x Dynamic Fine Zoom Few shots are too far away for the COOLPIX B700's...
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    Binocular tripod adapters

    Are there significant differences between binocular tripod adapters for binoculars that are 3 pounds or less? I am using them on monopods and photo type tripods. I have been using this Celsestron adapter for 10X50s and it seems to work fine. Easy to use and doesn't seem to flex under the...
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    Practical magnifications

    I see 50 mm spotting scopes with 20-60 zooms and wonder if 50 mm is enough aperture to handle 60X. My wife uses a Nikon 10-22X 50 mm binocular and at 22X the image is still good but I can already feel it dimming. I am now wondering if 60 mm can really handle 60X and deliver a reasonably good...
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    Single Speed vs. Dual speed focusers

    Single Speed vs. Dual Speed Focus I am looking at spotting scopes. This will be my first. looking at 80 mm 20-60X models under $300 US. I note that some have single speed focus and some have dual speed focus. Any opinions on the value of dual speed focus? Should I give this a priority...
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    What Smartphone apps are you using?

    I live just outside New York City, USA. I got into birding in January 2016 along with my wife. We have 3 apps that we use on our smartphones all the time. We have a bunch of books and quick fold out guides but we use these apps more than anything else. The Audubon App which helps with...
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    Opinion on low cost spotting scopes =

    My wife and I have been into bird watching for about 18 months and having fun. We do a lot of bird watching by water where there are birds on an opposite shore, several hundred years away, that we can't identify. We have a selection of binoculars. Her favorite are Nikon 10-22 zoom...
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    Zoom binoculars

    I am still fairly new to birding. My wife and I picked this up starting around January 2017. Getting my optical tools fleshed out. My wife wanted zooms binoculars so I got her Nikon 10-22X50s. Porro Prism BAK4 She really likes them. She has trouble walking so she does most of her observing...
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    Hello from NY

    I just joined the forum today and would like to say hello. Birding is really my wife's activity but we do it together so I guess it is mine too. We enjoy spending the time together as we get to know the birds. We got started around January of 2017 and are really enjoying this new shared...
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