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  1. Saxatilis

    ZEISS 7X42 FL

    I had two Dialyts 7x42 BGAT* (the first one still made in West Germany, the second was the last ClassiC series in 2004). Both were excellent binos to me (for raptor migration counts), used with great satisfaction and in 2009 I turned to the Victory 7x42 T*FL LotuTech green model. Although a just...
  2. Saxatilis

    For raptors in flight, straight or angled?

    Yes Individual Focusing of the eyepieces. But this is not a real issue because I do not need to refocus continuously. The birds I look for and watch (raptors in migration) are very distant usually. The angled spottingscope is for detailed observation
  3. Saxatilis

    For raptors in flight, straight or angled?

    Hi, it's a Oberwerk BT 70-45, with a pair of 20mm astro eyepieces, giving a 19x mag. Very well suited to my needs. I use it since 2020. No ED glasses but quality is OK
  4. Saxatilis

    For raptors in flight, straight or angled?

    I have been using the spottingscope extensively since 1998 for studies on the raptor migration in my region with three 12-day sessions at different periods of the year (March-May-September) and different target species. From 1998 to 2013 I used two straight models (Opticron HD 66ED, Leica APO...
  5. Saxatilis

    Audiomoth or Song Meter

    Hi, I used for a 60-day audio monitoring of migrating birds the WA SM Micro 2 and am very fond of it. Very easy to set up thanks to its configurator app, it gave me a lot of peace of mind and reliability throughout the period without showing any problems. The batteries have shown a surprisingly...
  6. Saxatilis

    Nikon prostaff 5 82a or Svbony sv406p ED?

    Hi I have the SV406P as second spottingscope, my first being the Nikon Fieldscope ED 82A bought secondhand. In winter I use sometimes in open lowlands for crane counting but also for seabirds and am fully satisfied with it (I bought it in autumn 2020, just after the first Covid-19 time). So I...
  7. Saxatilis

    Gitzo long plate for G2380 video head

    Tringa45 In my case it would be enough for the plate, equipped with a 1/4" camera screw slider and its locking pin, to have an adjustment range to find the balance point, as is also found on Velbon plates of similar size (left plate with cork cover at the base, see pic). In any case, it is a...
  8. Saxatilis

    HELP broken manfrotto

    Hi, a couple of years ago I had a problem partially similar to yours, with a Velbon FHD-71Q fluid head and the top plastic plate of the column of my Velbon GEO N630 (which is also an excellent tripod) that I could no longer unscrew: one Allen screw was stripped. Since they didn't ship the...
  9. Saxatilis

    Gitzo long plate for G2380 video head

    Hi all, I have a Gitzo G2380 head with its original GS5370MC medium plate. To find the balance point of the Nikon Fieldscope ED82A, which is a little bit front-heavy, I have to bring back a bit the GS5370MC in the top plate casting of the head, protruding by one centimeter. Nothing serious of...
  10. Saxatilis

    New binocular day! Nikon 7x42 EDG

    I bought the EDG 7X42 in November 2020. The serial number of my specimen is #381. I think it has remained unsold for a long time in the shelves. I also think (my opinion) that the owners of this binoculars in Italy can be counted on the fingers of one hand or a little more... Superb bino...
  11. Saxatilis

    Interchangeability of Fieldscope eyepieces

    Hi herewith a chart of all the Fieldscope eyepieces from a Nikon Optics catalogue of 2012: Japanese aside, you have a summary table with the comparison of the same eyepiece mounted on the Fieldscope's different models, best
  12. Saxatilis

    Upgrade 128 RC head or no?

    Sticking with Sirui, as Gzoladz74 said and considering the size of your Kowa spottingscope, you might consider also the Sirui VH-10 fluid head which holds up to 6 kilograms (I use it with 4kg angled binoculars). It is well built, not too heavy but greatly stable and above all it is very smooth...
  13. Saxatilis

    Zeiss Victory 7x42 FL internal check after 15 years of use?

    Thanks for all your answers, varied and useful. For the moment I keep my Victory 7x42 T* FL that I have cleaned today after my last raptor count (another will take place in May) and I will not send it for service ; in the meantime I had inquired about possible ways to get it to Zeiss service in...
  14. Saxatilis

    Zeiss Victory 7x42 FL internal check after 15 years of use?

    Hi all I own a pair of Zeiss Victory 7x42 FL from mid-2009. I have been using estensively during raptor migration counts (three periods of 12 days/year) and just little more throughout the years. The binoculars have been used but always well treated, they have never fallen or taken any serious...
  15. Saxatilis

    Short vs standard column for better stability?

    Thank you all for the appreciated opinions concerning the short/standard column topic at which I was and am interested. Sincerely, I'm currently okay with my current equipment, as far as tripods and video heads used for the two instruments (spottingscope and angled binoculars). A more than good...
  16. Saxatilis

    Short vs standard column for better stability?

    Hi I use a couple of 20mm Plossl eyepieces giving a 19× magnification for raptor migration counts. They are OK to me. I also have the 16mms and 12mms but are only occasionally of use and not for this purpose
  17. Saxatilis

    Short vs standard column for better stability?

    Hi all Here is my current gear in the field for raptor migration counts: the Oberwerk BT 70-45 and the Sirui VH-10 video head with the Berlebach Report 3022 (standard 50cm column) for greater stabilty in a windy location west of Genoa. Best
  18. Saxatilis

    Source of bird recording gear based in the UK

    Hello, I would like to point out the link of an Italian manufacturer that makes parabolic microphones of excellent quality at very good prices. I have three different parabolas taken from this seller who designs and builds them, I use them for years for various purposes and situations and I am...
  19. Saxatilis

    German Accipiter Identification

    Hello I would say Goshawk
  20. Saxatilis

    Spare parts for Velbon Quick Release Plate

    Hi, out of curiosity, I tried to insert the anti rotations pins of the Manfrotto PL-200 and 130-14 plates into the thread pitch of the pristine Velbon QB-157N plate that I have kept but they do not fit in both cases, being different.
  21. Saxatilis

    Nikon 75X MC fixed eyepiece for reading crane rings

    Hello everyone, I recently started monitoring groups of cranes wintering in lowland areas of north-western Italy in search of ringed individuals. I used my Nikon Fieldscope ED 82A with the 75x MC fixed eyepiece for this purpose. Purchased in 2015, until now I had practically had no opportunity...
  22. Saxatilis

    Short vs standard column for better stability?

    Thanks to everyone for your opinions. I already have a 36mm-leg carbon tripod with no column (Innorel NT364C, see pic together with my Nikon ED82 spottingscope alongside) but comparing it to the sturdy Berlebach Report 3022, the latter is better in vibration-damping with the Oberwerk BT 70-45...
  23. Saxatilis

    Short vs standard column for better stability?

    Hi Mike thank you, I try to explain better: in neither case (50/10cm) I would raise the column of an cm, always keeping it retracted, but I was wondering if a column longer and more exposed - for example - to wind can not induce more vibration than a shorter and almost all inserted in the hub of...
  24. Saxatilis

    Short vs standard column for better stability?

    Hi all, I have, among others, a solid Berlebach Report 3022 tripod with a Sirui VH-10 head on which I mount my Oberwerk BT-70 angled binoculars (4,3kgs) a combo that satisfies me. The Berlebach wooden tripod has a rather long, standard 50cm column, which I do not use, because with that...
  25. Saxatilis

    Ultralight tripod/head for a 400 g (14 oz) scope

    Simply the lower sections are folded, the person is ±1.60m tall...Like her I avoid raising the column which is rather thin
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