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&nbsp=3B&nbsp=3B This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --Boundary_(ID_FIJUj6BJcmJmsWb0dAO2hQ) Content-type: text/plain; charset=Windows-1252 Content-transfer-encoding: quoted-printable I have used Lois's Bushnell for years. It has dropped off my window = mount onto the pavement and the resulting damage to the metal means I = can't screw the lense cap on any more. However, like Eveready, it just = keep going. There has never been any deterioration in the optics. = Great buy at $100. Don Don MacNeill donmacneill@eastlink.ca ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Fritz McEvoy=20 To: NS NATURE=20 Sent: Friday, July 03, 2009 6:47 PM Subject: RE: [NatureNS] Spotting Scope Hi All, I've used Canon 12/36 IS bins for a number of years and as Richard = said there are good and bad features.=20 On the good side the IS feature works very well and is particularly = good for hawk watching, observing birds from boats or in windy = conditions. They would be my first choice for a whale watcher although = they are only water resistant not waterproof. The biggest negative is = the weight; they're heavy and on a long hike can put a groove in your = neck.=20 The optics are great although the FOV is not as good as some other = models in the same price range.=20 As to cost I would say they fall in the mid to high price range.=20 They work OK for me (they are set up for my particular eye problems) = but would caution that you should take them on a test drive before = buying. All the best. Fritz McEvoy=20 Sunrise Valley, CB (near Dingwall) -------------------------------------------------------------------------= ------- From: sternrichard@gmail.com Date: Fri, 3 Jul 2009 17:28:05 -0300 Subject: Re: [NatureNS] Spotting Scope To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca There are indeed a few that have built in Image Stabilization, just like = some cameras. Unfortunately they tend to have a lot of disadvantages, = such as having relatively poor optical quality, or being very heavy, or = expensive, or a narrow field of view. But if you have shaky hands and = are willing to put up with all that, they can indeed be excellent. I = think that a light weight high optical quality 7X or 8X power standard = binocular would usually be a better bet for carrying around in the = field. Image stabilized ones seem to be more popular with astronomers = and boaters than with birders. Richard On Fri, Jul 3, 2009 at 3:55 PM, Nancy Roberts = <nancy.roberts@ns.sympatico.ca> wrote: There are binoculars that compensate - somehow - for unsteadiness. My = father loved his.=20 Nancy Nancy Roberts Design Celebrating 17 years of making you look GOOD Dartmouth, NS B2Y 2X6 902 461-9488 On 3-Jul-09, at 2:40 PM, David&Jane Schlosberg wrote: I have a Vortex "Vanquish" 8X26 binocular. It was reasonably = priced; and it's light, but it's not 100% waterproof. I haven't had any = problems with it. My husband has Nikon 101793BP "Travelite EX" 8X25. = It is totally waterproof, lightweight, and a fair bit more expensive. = Both came from the Mahone Bay store. The optics are clear and sharp on = both. The adjustments are a bit smoother on the Nikon. Please publish = information on spotting scopes, if you receive any privately. Thanks. Jane p.s. If you have unsteady hands, as I do, a stronger powered = binocular becomes more difficult to hold steady. -----Original Message----- From: naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca = [mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca]On Behalf Of Gayle MacLean Sent: Friday, July 03, 2009 7:45 AM To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca Subject: Re: [NatureNS] Spotting Scope And speaking of Spotting Scopes (what is the advantage of = using them?) & binoculars in general, (& I apologize if this topic has = been addressed before), where is a good place here in HRM, to find ones = that: 1. birders love 2. are reasonably priced=20 3. and that don't weigh a ton. I got very nice binoculars for Christmas but they just get = so darned heavy after a short time when I'm out peering up into the = trees.=20 So, for the lady birders out there, what are your favourites = and where did you get them? Many thanks!! Gayle MacLean Dartmouth --- On Thu, 7/2/09, Margaret E.Millard = <mmillard@eastlink.ca> wrote: From: Margaret E.Millard <mmillard@eastlink.ca> Subject: Re: [NatureNS] Spotting Scope To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca Received: Thursday, July 2, 2009, 10:59 PM Hello Lois. I could be interested in this. Where are you = located? Marg Millard, White Point, Queens http://margmillard.ca ----- Original Message -----=20 From: "Lois Codling" <loiscodling@hfx.eastlink.ca> To: "Nature NS" <naturens@chebucto.ns.ca> Sent: Thursday, July 02, 2009 10:30 PM Subject: [NatureNS] Spotting Scope > Anyone interested in purchasing the following before it = is advertised > more generally: > > Starter spotting telescope - $100 > > Used original pattern Bushnell Spacemaster II > > Optics in excellent condition, though the body is = somewhat battered - > Objective lens cap will not go on. > > Including an extremely good 22x wide angle eyepiece, and = a 40x eyepiece > which can be useful in good viewing conditions. > > please contact me at the above e-mail address. > > Lois Codling > > > = -------------------------------------------------------------------------= ------- No virus found in this incoming message. 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