Hmmmm. I was going to suggest this too. The spotting scopes are not optimum
for photography. I have the 1000mm mirror combination and it's compact and
powerful. If you want a zoom I still have the Exakta 650-1300 zoom for sale.
I'm going to lower the price as it hasn't sold. I also still have the Zuiko
350mm f2.8 for sale and am going to drop the price on that one also. Check
them here....price cuts to follow shortly.
http://myweb.cableone.net/jmac25/eqforsale.htm
/jmac
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From: olympus-owner@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:olympus-owner@xxxxxxxxxx]On
Behalf Of Moose
Sent: Monday, August 16, 2004 3:57 PM
To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [OM] Re: Bird-scoping!
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.
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