FrankD
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I am resurrecting this thread for further discussion. I recently purchased a Promaster Infinity Elite 65 mm ED scope. The scope comes with a "Plano Zoom" eyepiece which has an uncanny resemblance to the Baader Hyperion Zoom mentioned in this thread. In fact the entire scope resembles a Baader 65 mm scope that was sold two or three years ago.
After reading through this thread I yanked the Plano Zoom off of the Promaster and put it into the Pentax 65 EDA body. It is dark outside right now so I cannot check the scope at extreme distances. I can zoom in on a houselight approximately 200 yards away from my home. With the zoom set at the lowest setting I can just achieve perfect focus on the porch light. Cranking up the zoom to its heighest setting gives me some room to focus beyond the 200 yard porchlight but under current conditions I cannot tell how far.
Does this sound similar or dissimilar to the Baader Hyperions previously listed performance in this area?
I have to readily admit that most of my birding is done under 200 yards....even with the scope. If I were to be looking at objects farther than that then I would be wanting more magnification than the 15-20x that this zoom starts out at....in which case I should be fine with the zoom's ability to focus beyond that 200 yard distance at the higher settings.
I will follow through with more experimentation tomorrow morning.
Any thoughts/comments would be welcome.
After reading through this thread I yanked the Plano Zoom off of the Promaster and put it into the Pentax 65 EDA body. It is dark outside right now so I cannot check the scope at extreme distances. I can zoom in on a houselight approximately 200 yards away from my home. With the zoom set at the lowest setting I can just achieve perfect focus on the porch light. Cranking up the zoom to its heighest setting gives me some room to focus beyond the 200 yard porchlight but under current conditions I cannot tell how far.
Does this sound similar or dissimilar to the Baader Hyperions previously listed performance in this area?
I have to readily admit that most of my birding is done under 200 yards....even with the scope. If I were to be looking at objects farther than that then I would be wanting more magnification than the 15-20x that this zoom starts out at....in which case I should be fine with the zoom's ability to focus beyond that 200 yard distance at the higher settings.
I will follow through with more experimentation tomorrow morning.
Any thoughts/comments would be welcome.