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    Out with ED spotting scope, in with 5" Maksutov telescope

    I just finished solving an issue I was having with my Brunton Eterna ED 20-60x80 spotting scope -- Basically, I became dissatisfied with the dim view when zooming over 50x up to 60x. I don't use my scope for birding, but the solution I found would definitely benefit anyone birding from their...
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    Reading Glass w. binos

    Reading Glasses while using binos I wear eyeglasses and have mild astigmatism. So I've been alternating between viewing with and without my eyeglasses. The other day I wondered "what about my reading glasses, since I'm really looking at an up close image". Don't know if that is true but that...
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    seeing detail: good 12x50 vs. really good 10x42?

    I'm trying to understand the tradeoffs between quality glass of 10x and lesser quality of 12x for identifying a dog breed 1.5 miles away in full daylight. I just want to understand the concepts. Let me give you a real life scenario: On my deck on the hill. 1.6 miles away is a popular beach...
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    Athlon Midas 12x50, Maven C3 12x50-- real usable eye relief for glasses?

    On another thread I posted I would get the Nikon Action EX 16x50... well I changed my mind because I don't think I will actually see any more detail with those slightly dark and mid quality glass 16x50 than I would with a brighter, higher quality glass 12x50. I have a Manfrotto 3001 tripod...
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    Help me replace my spotting scope with 16 or 20x binos please

    I have the great pleasure of living on a hill about 600' up and half a mile from the ocean overlooking a small city. I can look right out the sliding glass windows up the coast of Southern California and see a few life guard towers along the way. Red Tail hawks and even an eagle once soar...
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