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[max]

just thought id let you all now opticron es 80 ga ,32x ,opticron tripod ,hide clamp, opticron stay on case, binoculars £565 +delivery
just got it today cant wait till the weekend i just hope me fuji camera works
cheers all

[scampo]

You're in for a real treat, Max. A fine bit of glass indeed. Hope the birds are there for you. You might - as I do - get too much vignetting with your Fuji camera.

[max]

cheers scampo its my first birding scope i just dida check with the camera looking at a picture on a wall in doors does'nt look good im afraid any suggestions
max

[scampo]

Sadly, I think , only what I've just had to do - buy a Nikon 990 s/h. There is lots of discussion in the digiscoping section of this forum and if you do a search on Google / Yahoo for "digiscoping". Many other digital cameras aside from Nikon's 900 / 4500 series have problems when trying to mate them up with a birding scope causing too much vignetting

Basically you need a digital camera that has a short distance between the lens front and camera rear / film sensor area; also you need a lens system that focuses and zooms without any apparent lens movement (i.e. internally).

I have the Fuji S602 and it is useless with my scope - a Nikon ED82A even if it is astonishingly good in all other photographic ways.

Don't blame your scope, though - it's one of the best for digiscoping. There are several people on this forum who use it and produce stunning photos.

If you need any further help, just ask - there are many experts here who are very willing to share their experiences.

[alcedo.atthis]

I just purchased an Imagic 80, with the HR2 plus the 20-60 (I think)zoom. I loved the Purple and Green edge on the gulls which I was looking at on the weekend. That's without a camera. An e-mail is winging it's way, through the ether, to Opticron, copied to Infocus. I wonder what their response(s) will be.

Malky @ Westhill.

[scampo]

I believe that the Imagic scope uses standard optical glass so I would expect some chromatic aberration; the ES80, on the other hand, costs not too much more but uses HR / ED glass that reduces CR dramatically.

Also, Opticron make two qualities of eyepiece and the HDF (I think it is called) is the better one.

[rogerscoth]

just thought id let you all now opticron es 80 ga ,32x ,opticron tripod ,hide clamp, opticron stay on case, binoculars £565 +delivery
just got it today cant wait till the weekend i just hope me fuji camera works
cheers allHello Max,
As I said in the other thread re. the Fuji S304 camera, I did get some chromatic aberration, but that was with a Opticron (non-HD glass) HR66GA 'scope. I also used the special Opticron 40929 Digital eye-piece with very good results, with almost no problems with vignetting.
Scampo and others with the Fuji S602 camera have experienced real problems trying to digi-scope; I believe the S602, although similar in concept and design features to the S304, is just one step too far to be compatible with any of the available optics combinations.

Roger

[stevo]

Hi Scampo

Youre right about the Opticron eyepiece HDF(high definition flat)field of view.I have both a 34xHR eyepiece & a 32wwHDF eyepiece & the HDF one gives a much better image.
Regards Steve.

[scampo]

Itdoes seem as if you gets what you pays for, eh? Sadly - but there are bargains around and even the top quality HDF eyepieces are a darn good buy at the price.