scope advice (2 Viewers)

[apus]

Through my binoculars they all looked like redshanks to me yet everyone else in the hide, with their scopes were going on about spotted redshanks being amongst them. A typical scenario but one to break the camel's back. I'm fed up not seeing the truer picture and must get myself a scope.

I spoke to a chap at Martin Mere once and he just blew me away with technicalities. I hate all the blurb.

Basically, I want something light to carry but which will primarily be used in a hide. Personally, the greater the magnification the better I'd have thought but this is apparently not such a good idea due to it accentuating tremble. What's a general compromise here? Are they all, rather like cars, much of a muchness and generally all pretty good? As for budget, I'm prepared to spend up to a grand ... or is it that way over (or under) the odds.

Any advice welcome.

 

[dylan]

Have a look in the used equipment section

http://www.birdforum.net/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=3275

 

[Paul Rule]

"Accentuating Tremble" what a wonderful phrase.

With that sort of budget, I would check ot the Swarovski 65mm, and the new 62mm Leica, both are compact light and are optically top notch.

Paul

 

[Reader]

apus

Reading the thread that dylan put you onto I would have thought that it looked an excellent purchase. Andy Bright has recommended it himself. Maybe sending a PM to Andy asking his advice on this sale might help.

BTW can I ask that you say hello to everyone in the Hello forum but on this occasion, on behalf of the entire forum Moderators, may I extend to you a warm welcome to this friendly forum. If there are any questions you feel like asking then please ask away as there are plenty of people in this forum only too willing to share their knowledge.

We have enough knowledge in this forum to cover virtually any subject on birding / photography plus many other subjects.

Take a good look at the gallery (if you haven't done so already) and you will be amazed at the quality of most of the images contained in there.

Finally, I speak for everyone I would think, we are looking forward to the many birding day out reports you can put into the forum and also any photos you can put into the gallery.

I hope you enjoy being a member of the fastest growing bird forum in the world.

 

[Ashley beolens]

For £1000 you should get a top end scope, try going for any of the 80mm scopes out there they let in a lot of light, the only drawback being they tend to be a bit heavy, as for magnification, I use 30X which is usually more than enough, but a compramise would be a 20-60X zoom. As you go up in magnification you loose light so the colours are hearder to tell, which is why most people stick around the marks I have mentioned.

Your best bet is to go into one of the better shops and try as many as you can till you find one you are comfortable with.

Good luck.