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Pentax PF80ED
Thanks for the update Pete, personally I find it a bit annoying when someone starts a thread and then abandons it when you've been following it. I was all on to buy the Kowa TSN884, but I kept reading all the good reports on the Pentax scopes. So while I still had the Kowa, I ordered a... -
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Pentax PF80ED
Glad to hear your pleased with your new scope Pete, I'm delighted with mine. If you think you might not use any other eyepieces, or only occasionally, get yourself a 15mm BST Explorer £49 in the UK. This would give you a really nice 34x for not much money. Don't let the cheap price put you... -
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Pentax PF80ED
Pete, if you lived in the U.K. I would lend you a couple of my ep's to try out. With the lenses you have you're not seeing the scope at it's best. The 9mm gives you about 57x, even the Kowa TSN 833 suffers at this magnification. The BST 12mm and 15mm this gives you 42x and 34x a 20mm ep would... -
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Pentax PF80ED
Well spotted Sherlock, It must be about 30 years old now. Still works well, although I don't use it much for birding, I bought it for photography. I don't wear glasses so I haven't tried it. I think you could though. The Baader is an excellent zoom, but I still prefer the fixed ep's. One thing I... -
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Pentax PF80ED
Ok, here's my take on the Pentax PF80ed Size wise it's a bit longer than the Kowa TSN884, and it weighs about the same. I had the Kowa and the Pentax side by side for a week at home. The Kowa beat it but only just. You really had to very critical to spot the difference. I really wanted the...