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    WIN an Opticron MM2 52mm travelscope, 13-39x zoom eyepiece, case & tripod worth £400

    Yes. Yes.
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    Zen-Ray Binoculars Giveaways. Ultimate Prize: two pairs of PRIME HD binoculars

    Yoink
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    Zen-Ray Binoculars Giveaways. Ultimate Prize: two pairs of PRIME HD binoculars

    Fingers Crossed..... I wanna be a winner! :D
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    New Binoculars £200

    I was following this thread with interest as I've been wanting to trade in my 8x20 Trinovods for a bin with larger objectives, and not having a huge budget I was thinking of both the Hawke Frontier 8x43ED and the Opticron WP 8x42 as possible candidates. I went into Cley Spy today and checked...
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    eye-relief and nikon ED82A

    Given that a new eyepiece is pushing £200, it's worth considering replacing your glasses instead. I found that when I switched to "rimless" glasses with relatively small lenses, they can sit much closer to my eye than glasses with a larger and specifically a taller lens, because they're small...
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    Rose Pink ED50

    Trust me, ditch the cover and get yourself a CleySpy one - it's well worth it.
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    Rose Pink ED50

    Which tripod is it?
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    Rose Pink ED50

    I went into Cley Spy yesterday to pick up a proper stay-on-case for the PinkoScope. They gave me £10 trade in for the in-focus monstrosity, which I was dead pleased about (apparently it's actually made for an Opticron scope, which explains why it doesn't fit all that well) the Cley Spy case is...
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    Shoulder mount, Mark II

    It might be a little while - I'm going to spend the weekend actually looking at some birds for a change :D
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    Shoulder mount, Mark II

    Nah, Not my bag man. There are already things like this that you can buy (I'm thinking of the Bush Hawk), but they seem damn expensive for what they are. If whatever I come up with in the end works well and costs very little to make, then I'm happy to share it.
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    Shoulder mount, Mark II

    Hehe, I see what you're saying, it does look a little suspicious. After a bit of a test yesterday I've decided to make a Mark III version. I want to rotate the scope around it's axis by between 45 and 90 degrees, so that with the main body of the ED50 supported by my left hand I can use my...
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    Shoulder mount, Mark II

    I've not used a 'proper' monopod, but I have experimented using my tripod with just a single leg extended. It's more stable, but seems more of a faff to use than the shoulder mount (although I can't claim to have great experience of either yet!). The big plus of the shoulder mounted scope is...
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    Shoulder mount, Mark II

    Here's a photo of the shoulder mount in use. Truth be told it is about 1 or 2 centimetres longer than it needs to be, but it's perfectly usable as is. I found it difficult to knock up a test piece that I could experiment with the length on that I felt confident leaving the scope attached to...
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    Shoulder mount, Mark II

    It's not so big really, it's just that the 234RC top is not a lot longer than the QR plate that fits it. Here's another photo I took at the same time with the ED50 mounted, to give you a better idea of the size. The curved bit goes against my right shoulder, and with the grip below the scope...
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    Shoulder mount, Mark II

    Not the most impressive piece of woodwork I'll admit! The grip at the front makes it a lot easier to hold than the previous effort, and now I don't have to keep removing the quick release plate from the scope when changing between shoulder mount and tripod. Quite pleased all in all. :t: The...
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