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    Any "compact scopes" that you like?

    My first scope was an Opticron MM3 60 (1st gen) and it became my travel scope. Performance is good enough for its size, very light and it fits easily in my carry on.
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    Five days birding trip in Extremadura

    You can do half day in Trujillo and farms around it, full day for the steppes, probably add half day to Arrocampo, if you go to the hides that are further out and surrounding areas and another half day in Monfrague.
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    Digiscoping adapter(s) for Samsung Galaxy s23 Ultra ?

    @David55 Do you mind me asking what phone camera is giving you best results? The 1x or the 3x (assume it is either)?
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    Phone adapter opinion please

    I have been using the Vanguard Universal adapter, and it works very well. Recently I upgraded to the Smartoscope and it is in a different level (also price wise...). Very impressed.
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    Upgrade 128 RC head or no?

    Similar to you, I recently bought a Kowa TSN-88a and a Carbon tripod that weights 1.3k (ST125) with a Sirui va-5 head, which is just over 500g (buttery smooth!)...very happy with the set up. Very lightweight (priority) and when I need extra stabilization I hang my backpack from the tripod hook...
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    Eyepieces for MM3 GA (non ED)

    This was my first scope, paired with an SDLv2 eyepiece. IQ was very decent and it is now my "travelling" scope. I would try to get one of these or an HDF, which people claim its performance is similar. I am also a binocs person (it frustrates me to have to carry the scope and tripod, etc) and...
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    Digiscoping adapter(s) for Samsung Galaxy s23 Ultra ?

    Adapters have come a long way, there are some that work very vell and there is no need to go into the +EUR100 i.e. I use the Vanguard PA65.
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    Phonescopy with Iphone 13 PRO

    I use an app called Auto Clicker that basically "taps" on your phone with a preset frequency i.e. every 2 minutes. That keeps the phone awake.
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    Phonescopy with Iphone 13 PRO

    Smartoscope has an universal adapter too that should work in any phone...but you need to align it every time, what only takes a few seconds.
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    Galaxy S Ultra - which camera

    Hi all, Question to those with one of these phones...which of the cameras works best for digiscoping? Finding based on my tests below, I am interested in other opinions: 1. Main 1x camera @1x - although it produces some vignetting 2. Main 1x camera @2x 3. 3x Camera @3x 4. Main 1xcamera @3x...
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    Digiscoping adapter(s) for Samsung Galaxy s23 Ultra ?

    Phoneskope and Vario can be bought in Europe (even from the UK). Phoneskope has a UK based distributor and Vario can be bought from Germany. The only consideration with glueing a scope ring to a phone case is that you may have to pick one of the cameras of your phone and stick with it (no pun...
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    Compact Camera Suggestions? Upgrading from Canon PowerShot SX720 HS

    Definitely the P1000 is far from being pocketable! :)
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    Compact Camera Suggestions? Upgrading from Canon PowerShot SX720 HS

    They are called compact because of the sensor size.... Anyways, it's semantics...
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    Compact Camera Suggestions? Upgrading from Canon PowerShot SX720 HS

    The only compacts worth considering are the Nikon P950 or the Nikon P1000 (now discontinued).
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    Phone adapter opinion please

    I had researched that one and it looks good. The max eyepiece size is 52mm though, so it may not work in all brands.
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    Digiscoping adapter(s) for Samsung Galaxy s23 Ultra ?

    I got the Vanguard VEO-PA-65 universal adapter and it works very well. Max eyepiece size is 54mm, but I ended up removing the rubber skin around the 3 little legs that attach to the eyepiece and it fits perfectly well 55mm eyepieces (Kowa's). It actually works better without that rubber skin in...
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    New Opticron 80mm ED scope

    Interesting...the new scope is quite light for 80mm and the new eyepiece is lighter too. Low price so it will be interesting to see performance. No point in looking for useless and meaningless specifications like field of view as surely no potential customer would be interested in them...
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    Sirui va-5 Head - Horizontal pan lock

    tHANKS Thanks Will, mine definitely tights much less than that...there must be a way to fix that that I need to check. Not a big issue though. The pan handle of mine is actually rock solid...
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    Sirui va-5 Head - Horizontal pan lock

    Morning, I got the tripod head above...very happy with it. However, when I lock the horizontal pan knob, the head does not get fully locked. It applies sufficient resistance for the head not to move horizontally, but if I applied a little bit of pressure, I can move it. Does anybody with the...
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    Impact of TSN-EX16 on FOV?

    I had the opportunity to visually test this...and to confirm, the FOV @ 1000m is about 25%/30% narrower with the extender vs without the extender at the same magnification. Views with the extender are still impressive and immersive.
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    Original 823 eyepiece to 883 converter

    This? https://www.kowaoptic.com/kowa-tsn-ec2-eyepiece-conversion-ring?c=102
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    Impact of TSN-EX16 on FOV?

    Noted.... I think the answer to my opening question is: FOV @ 40x (without extender) > FOV @25x1.6 = 40x (with extender).
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    Impact of TSN-EX16 on FOV?

    Thanks Henry, I had to read it 2 or 3 times but I think I got it? -Real FOV gets wider as magnification increases, hence -Real FOV at 40x without the extender > Real FOV at 25x without the extender = Real FOV at 40x (25x x 1.6) with the extender.
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    Impact of TSN-EX16 on FOV?

    That was actually my question, but from the previous poster I understand it should be the same (40x with and without extender).
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    Impact of TSN-EX16 on FOV?

    Thanks! I hope that's the case.
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