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  1. MikeEvans

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

    Yes. Yes.
  2. MikeEvans

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

    Yoink
  3. MikeEvans

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

    Fingers Crossed..... I wanna be a winner! :D
  4. MikeEvans

    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...
  5. MikeEvans

    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...
  6. MikeEvans

    Rose Pink ED50

    Trust me, ditch the cover and get yourself a CleySpy one - it's well worth it.
  7. MikeEvans

    Rose Pink ED50

    Which tripod is it?
  8. MikeEvans

    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...
  9. MikeEvans

    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
  10. MikeEvans

    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.
  11. MikeEvans

    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...
  12. MikeEvans

    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...
  13. MikeEvans

    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...
  14. MikeEvans

    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...
  15. MikeEvans

    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...
  16. MikeEvans

    Pros and Cons of Different Eyepieces (Nikon ED50)

    First off, the zoom eyepiece is 13x-40x on the ED50, and has a shorter eye relief than the current batch of fixed eyepieces. It's a good eyepiece though, and gives good flexibility with a decent field of view at 13x, but this reduces as you zoom in, as does the brightness. If you wear...
  17. MikeEvans

    Lowest Power Available for Nikon 82 Scope

    I'm a bit puzzled, as I can't find a 40x WA eyepiece for the ED82 in Nikon's literature. There's an eyepiece which is 40x on the ED60, and 50x on the ED82, and one that's 40x on the ED50 and 75x on the ED82, is it one of those? I believe the widest field of view available on the ED82 are from...
  18. MikeEvans

    Manfrotto Monopod and Head

    It sounds like your monopod ends in a 1/4" thread, whereas your tripod head takes a 3/8" thread. The Manfrotto adapter plate to convert from 1/4" to 3/8" is part number 088LBP, you can get one from here Non-Manfrotto ones are available too, of course, try eBay, for instance
  19. MikeEvans

    Pimp Up Your Scope

    Sometimes the mirth of the many outweighs the dignity of the one ....
  20. MikeEvans

    ED50 - best lightweight tripod + hide/car mount?

    As far as car window mounts go, the advice here is still valid, but the price has now dropped to only £11.49 - that's got to be worth a pop. If memory serves the handle on that velbon head comes out at an angle which might start to clash with the window if used in this way though (although I...
  21. MikeEvans

    Rose Pink ED50

    You're either too kind, or blind :D Thanks anyhow. I've stuck a little rubber pad on top since then and added an anti-rotation pin (OK, a small woodscrew, but who's checking?!) Hopefully it won't fall apart in use :D
  22. MikeEvans

    Rose Pink ED50

    Well, I'm planning to be up there tomorrow afternoon, perhaps I'll see you there. I'll be the strange looking geezer sporting this abomination (a genuine "Knocked-up with a jigsaw and no brains(TM)" product. :D
  23. MikeEvans

    Rose Pink ED50

    I hear what you're saying, and it's the reason I bought the zoom as my first (and for the last two years only) eyepiece. I know I'd miss not having the reach available, but I'm happy to leave the zoom in the bag with the rest of the gubbins I tend to drag round with me, and keep the 30x on the...
  24. MikeEvans

    Rose Pink ED50

    The Pinkoscope had its first outing this morning, at RSPB Strumpshaw Fen. I took the ED82 and all three eyepieces along (looking like an over-equiped munchkin) to have a bit of a play and see what worked best with what. Love the 30x eyepiece on the ED82, the 38x is great too, but doesn't seem...
  25. MikeEvans

    How to remove Manfrotto 128 RC tripod head

    now your screw's are loose(!) I reckon you just need to tighten that big wing-nut affair and give it a sharp anticlockwise yank.
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