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New ATC/ STC 17-40x56 Telescope
My ED50 has a safety line to the top of the monopod because the thread in the foot tended to pull out of the early ones :-) Nikon fixed mine FOC and I have not had a problem since. I wouldn't expect to need something like that on a £2000 scope from Swarovski. Does the ATC have the customary flat... -
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New ATC/ STC 17-40x56 Telescope
Yes, you are right. My mistake. It was James Eaton. Apologies. Has any other ATC owner had a problem with the scope "spinning loose" ? It's a bit alarming if any scope, let alone a £2000 one, can drop to the ground off the top of a tripod. Does it depend on the material on the top of the QR... -
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New ATC/ STC 17-40x56 Telescope
Rebirder reports that the ATC "can't be carried long distances on the tripod, as there is no secondary pin keeping the quick release in place, it's spinning lose regularly, so I always carry it separately from the tripod." He has therefore resorted to fitting a leather washer. IMO any scope that... -
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New ATC/ STC 17-40x56 Telescope
Pintie, From experience when I was looking for a "travel" case for my Swarovski ATS HD 80 it is hard to find ready-made and made-to-measure cases for scopes that are not too big and not too small. You also need two types of protection : soft, so that if you drop the scope the impact when it... -
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New ATC/ STC 17-40x56 Telescope
I had a Swarovski STS 80 for many years with the 20-60 zoom. 9/10 the eyepiece stayed at 20X. On the odd occasion when I wound it up to 60x the image was almost always unusable either because of tripod vibration (and that's with a 1.5kg Manfrotto carbon fibre tripod), or more usually atmospheric... -
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New ATC/ STC 17-40x56 Telescope
I keep my ED50 in a cut-to-length bit of UPVC ventilator duct lined with some foam from a sleep mat. The foam takes care of knocks and shakes and impact resistance if dropped and the UPVC takes care of crushing impacts foam can't handle. All that goes in my rucsac, but any bag will do. -
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New ATC/ STC 17-40x56 Telescope
Or even one of these !!!!! https://skyandtelescope.org/astronomy-equipment/image-stabilize-your-binoculars/ -
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New ATC/ STC 17-40x56 Telescope
You could also try making one of these : Shoulder Stock for Nikon ED50 Angled Spotting Scope -
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New ATC/ STC 17-40x56 Telescope
Mono, Useful links. Thanks. I might try one with my ED50 if I can get one in the uk. However, other birders might be upset by something that looks a bit too much like an AK47 :-). It's one way to get a hide to myself I suppose ! -
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New ATC/ STC 17-40x56 Telescope
I can only use my ED50 at 20x magnfication or more on a monopod by using a diy fold-down foot to stop the monopod twisting about its longitudinal axis. Sometimes the foot has enough resistance on the ground to stop twisting, but if there isn't then I have to put my foot on top of the foot (!)... -
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New ATC/ STC 17-40x56 Telescope
BertL, I have tried hand-holding my straight ED50 at the 13x end of the zoom and it's all over the place, and effectively unuseable. Yes - a straight ED50 isn't as straight as the all in a line STC, so the STC can be handled like a monocular. However, there's a reason binocular magnification...