jackiepoppies Posted October 11, 2008 Share Posted October 11, 2008 Hi everyone, Can anyone advise me please? My garden backs onto a 15 hectare field with a forest and lake at the bottom. We have a lot of wild life including things like deer, herons, hunting birds, lynx, hares, woodpeckers and loads of other birds that I would love to be able to see better and identify. What I am looking for is a good, middle price range, spotting scope. I just can't get on with binoculars and it's more difficult 'cos I wear glasses! I have looked on e bay but I haven't a clue what I'm looking for in terms of spec. and it wouldn't mean any thing to me anyway.........soooo, has anyone got one, would you recommend it and if so, what is it? [ Having trawled thru e bay and moaned that I couldn't understand it, the OH said, 'Well, I don't know why you didn't ask the forum straight away, you know someone will know something and you wouldn't have wasted so much time ] [He was watching motor racing ] Jackiex Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackiepoppies Posted October 12, 2008 Author Share Posted October 12, 2008 I just cannot believe there is "Ooops, word censored!"ody out there with a knowledge of binoculours or 'scopes...........this forum knows EVERYTHING Jackiex Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowy Posted October 12, 2008 Share Posted October 12, 2008 We've let you down badly Jackie (and I've only got a cheapo pair of binocs Actualy, I do remember a thread on here a while back about stargazing - and I'm pretty sure that mentioned some kind of telescopey thing! Wonder where it is? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowy Posted October 12, 2008 Share Posted October 12, 2008 Found it - not sure if it's much use, but you spot some forummers you could PM for more info! viewtopic.php?f=7&t=8647&hilit=telescope Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackiepoppies Posted October 12, 2008 Author Share Posted October 12, 2008 Snowy, Thank you so much for that thread, [and taking the time to find it] It doesn't actually help me ....BUT.....what stunning photos and well worth [resurrecting ] bringing back Jackiex Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted October 13, 2008 Share Posted October 13, 2008 Sorry Jackie - I can't help either.......but I'd like to know the answer Let us know how you get on? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
..lay a little egg for me Posted October 13, 2008 Share Posted October 13, 2008 I know almost nothing, but my OH is a very keen photographer and knows about lenses etc. What I have picked up over the years from him is: 1. the higher the magnification the more light you need to enter the lenses (in this case the scope) or everything will be too dark to see 2. poor quality lenses may give chromatic and barrel distortion so you won't be able to see the image properly 3. with high magnification it is hard to hold the image steady, especially if the binocs are big. So, I would go for a lower magnification and a higher quality make (like getting the bottom of the range Milele versus the top of the range Hotpoint!!!). My other thought is to go into Jessops or the like and try out lots of scopes and see what you think. Then go back home and get onto eBay! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted October 13, 2008 Share Posted October 13, 2008 I don't know about spotting scopes Jackie, but Phil is into telescopes for watching the heavens, I will ask him if he knows what you need. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
