A monopod is a great solution - for a smaller scope.We have a large scope -
Kowa - which we have mounted on a heavy tripod.However if we know we will have
to hike a bit, our preferred scope is our smaller one - Zeiss Dialyt 18-45x.
This is built like a tank and is designed for hunters who crawl in the
underbusuh. We have paired this Zeiss scope with an I-footage carbon fiber
monopod - which comes with feet. and a padded area. This makes is light and
comfortable to carry but also has the added stability of "feet" on a
monopod.Still .... I am anxious to see how Ronan likes the scope carrier over a
period of time. If it works out, that may be a good solution for carring the
larger scope on a hike.
Sunil On Thursday, February 17, 2022, 10:21:40 AM EST, PRESTON FORSYTHE
<pns_for@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Agree with Indira .
A powerful scope certainly adds clarity, but they are heavy. When birding with
a group and you do a stop you can hear the pain when someone announces get the
scopes to see the distant Ash Throat Flycatcher, eg. Of course car birding, one
does not have to haul the scope far.
In fact looking back on the many bird walks, esp. on boardwalks, we did
recently in Florida, there were very few scopes.
Still, I am glad we have a scope. One birder I know has a small, but quality
scope, and she can hand hold that. Her favorite...no tripod....serves her well
as a monoscope, not a binoc.
Once I saw a birder with the huge Canon lens, plus assorted parts, on a long
walk, and he had a converted golf cart, the old type, hand pulled....Probably
the most common big camera/lens strap out there today is the Rapidstrap, think
that is the name...comfortable over the shoulder strap.
But, for a scope and heavy tripod, maybe the Scopac backpack is a solution.
However, consider the Monopod, as this can balance your rig on the shoulder.
Probably works best with a camera and big lens and fast shutter speed....put
foam pipe insulation on the leg (s) for padding....or pool noodles.
Preston, in Browder.
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On Thu, Feb 17, 2022 at 8:22 AM, Ronan O'Carra<ronan.o.carra@xxxxxxxxx>
wrote: For those who go around carrying scopes over their shoulder, I
recently bought a Scopac carrier (sent from England) that is basically a
backpack that attaches to the legs and body of the tripod and can remain on the
scope as one uses it (there are quick release clips if one needs to take it off
in high winds). This leaves the hands free to use binoculars as one hikes to a
location. I was able to carry it, my camera and bird with bins as I hiked
around 3K at Hisle park in Lexington. I had no issues with it during that time.
It was quiet at Hisle, there were a few sparrows and not much else. A number of
Red-winged Blackbirds were on territory and calling out. Ronan O’CarraLexington
