[wisb] Re: OT: suggestions for a birding scope under $2000?
- From: "Peter A. Fissel" <pfissel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: jcgarvin@xxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 05 Oct 2009 12:21:18 -0500
Lucky for you - Eagle Optics has a sale on right now on several very
nice scopes, including Kowa and Swarovski. I can highly recommend the
Kowa TSN-772 - while 77mm might be a little larger than what you're
looking for, it's a fairly compact scope for the power. (Note that the
eyepieces are sold separately for Kowa scopes, so the price comparison
to other brands should be made with that in mind.)
I would echo Chris West's tripod emphasis - having gone from a fairly
flimsy, too-short-for-me one to a good carbon-fiber one has made scoping
a real pleasure.
One other thing - if you're on a field trip, most folks are more than
willing to let you look through their scopes. While you can try them at
the store, there's nothing quite like real-world conditions...
Peter Fissel
Madison WI
Julie Garvin wrote:
> Hello fellow wisbirders,
>
>
> My husband and I are looking into buying a spotting scope. We're really
> getting into birding, but we're not yet twitchers, and this would be our
> first scope. I'm leaning towards getting a 60 - 70 mm one rather than a
> full-sized 80 mm because of the size, weight, and price. I've read a couple
> reviews by Living Bird and Better View Desired, but I was wondering if folks
> had particular preferences or suggestions? We'll probably be bringing the
> scope with us on bird walks, and possibly when we travel. It definitely
> needs to be sturdy and waterproof. Tripod suggestions would be appreciated
> too, as well as where to go to try out scopes in-store.
>
>
>
> Thanks in advance for your help!
>
>
>
> Julie Garvin
>
> Lomira and Milwaukee
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