I was also going to suggest <http://betterviewdesired.com/>. It is the
gold standard for info on birding optics. I bought a couple of binocs
based largely on their recommendations, with an ergonomics check, and am
completely satisfied. If you want both a scope and a good supertele
lens, look at the mirror lenses. I have a Steiner 24x80 spotting scope,
but really prefer the Meade 90mm mirror scope anyway. As Skip says, the
camera adapters on most of the dedicated bird/spotting scopes give
second rate results.
With the mirror scope, just unscrew the thingie that rights the image
and holds the eyepiece, screw on the telephoto adapter with T mount for
your camera and it's a 1000/11 tele of quite good quality. The connector
set up is quite sturdy and will nicely hold an OM with the scope mounted
on a tripod. Same deal with the Celestrons, I just happened to get a
great deal, a Fang really, on a Meade. A friend where I worked was
disappointed with it, even said the higher magnification eyepiece was
defective. Nothing wrong with the optics, just the cheap, wobbly,
vibrating tripod he was sold with it.
Moose
Skip Williams wrote:
>I haven't needed anything since I bought my Swarovski AT80 years ago, but the
>best birding scopes, excepting the astronomical crossovers from Questar and
>TeleVue, are from Kowa, Zeiss, Leica, Swarovski, Optolyth, Bausch & Lomb,
>Pentax, and Nikon. Most major makers offer something in the 50-60mm objective
>size and another model in the 80mm range. Many also have ED/Apo glass
>alternatives of either or both lines.
>
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