Would this work? (1 Viewer)

John P

Usually on a different wavelength

• Sep 28, 2004

• #1

I expect someone has already thought of this and discarded the idea, but I'll not know if I don't ask.

Instead of having to choose between either an angled or a straight scope would it be possible to produce one with a 22.5 degree angled end and eyepiece?

The eyepiece would have to be capable of being fitted in two different positions which would give either a straight scope or an angled one.

Seems simple enough to me, go on then, tell me what's wrong with it. |=)|

 

salty

geordie birder

• Sep 28, 2004

• #2

er, maybe the mirrors inside wont line up propally? if you look at a cross section of a scope, angled ones have mirrors inside to line the eyepiece with the objective lens. straight scopes have a straight view from objective to eyepiece! i think!

 

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pete schofield

Well-known member

• Sep 29, 2004

• #3

I will stand corrected on this but I think it has already been done. I saw a small scope(objective lens) at the British Birdfair about 1997 which swivelled from angled to straight through. I cannot remember who made it and I have not seen one since but Optichron springs to mind, perhaps someone else has more info?

Pete

 

SimonC

Still listing - I'll capsize one day

• Sep 29, 2004

• #4

Busnell made/make one. Not sure of the quality however (or whether they ever gained any popularity!)

 

John P

Usually on a different wavelength

• Sep 29, 2004

• #5

SimonC said:

Busnell made/make one. Not sure of the quality however (or whether they ever gained any popularity!)

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That looks horrible, I was thinking of something much simpler.

 

SimonC

Still listing - I'll capsize one day

• Sep 29, 2004

• #6

John P said:

That looks horrible, I was thinking of something much simpler.

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Doesn't it just!! It sort of reminds me of a giant wood louse!

 

salty

geordie birder

• Sep 29, 2004

• #7

no wonder i aint seen that before! the way it looks alone would put me off. probaly scare the birds off too!

 

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pete schofield

Well-known member

• Sep 29, 2004

• #8

The Bushnell is not the one I have seen. The one I saw was cream coloured and looked like a ball and socket at the eyepiece end.

Pete

 

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henry link

Well-known member

• Sep 30, 2004

• #9

pete schofield said:

The Bushnell is not the one I have seen. The one I saw was cream coloured and looked like a ball and socket at the eyepiece end.

Pete

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I'm looking at an old brochure from the late 80's for Japanese scopes that were sold in the US under the Mirador brand name (could these have been labeled Bressler in Europe?). There is an SRA series of "Multi Angle Spotting Scopes" which fits your description. The ball and socket at the rear rotates so that that the eyepiece is either straight-through, at an angle to either side, or straight up at a 90 degree angle. Definitely not as homely as the Bushnell.

 

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pete schofield

Well-known member

• Sep 30, 2004

• #10

Hi Henry it sounds very much like it and the Mirador name sounds familiar.
Any chance of a picture and what does the brochure say about it?

Pete

 

postcardcv

Super Moderator

Staff member

Supporter

• Sep 30, 2004

• #11

A similar scope was discussed in a thread almost a year ago - I remeber as I used to have one...
http://www.birdforum.net/showthread.php?t=7519

 

Andrew Whitehouse

Professor of Listening

Supporter

• Sep 30, 2004

• #12

I think Mirador eventually became 'Bresser' in Europe but they were called Mirador at least until the mid-eighties. One of my first pairs of bins was a Mirador 10x40, which I think was quite popular for a while. It even came top in one of the BB binocular surveys. They also did a popular scope in the early - mid-eighties, although I think it was just a straight through design rather than angled. The original Opticron HR scope from c.1984 (my first scope, and pretty good too) was basically the same as this.