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    Swaro 80HD, Leica 77APO, Fieldscope ED82: and the winner is.......

    Thanks, Keith, I'll let the forum know how it worked out!
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    Swaro 80HD, Leica 77APO, Fieldscope ED82: and the winner is.......

    Dear all Based on a wide variety of reviews and comments, I have decided for the Nikon ED82A with the zoom eyepiece 25-75x. Later, I will add the new Fieldscope wide DS 30. The problem is that nowhere in Europe or the US these new DS eyepieces are available yet. I expect that digiscoping will...
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    Swaro 80HD, Leica 77APO, Fieldscope ED82: and the winner is.......

    Thanks, Simon, for reminding to the aftersales aspect. Could make all the difference, indeed. From the links I get that, generally speaking, Swarovski, Leica and Zeiss deliver outstanding products, and excellent service. My retailer is satisfied by what Nikon delivers in this respect (Sports...
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    Swaro 80HD, Leica 77APO, Fieldscope ED82: and the winner is.......

    As it seems that all was said that had to be said about this issue, I thank everybody for his/her contribution. I let you know the decision. Thanks again! Willem
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    Swaro 80HD, Leica 77APO, Fieldscope ED82: and the winner is.......

    Ikka (Quite a strong finnish representation in this thread, makes my week a finnish week - see my earlier reply to Kimmo) and Robert, Ikka, you don't sound negative, at least not in my perception: I raised the question of lange range effectiveness in an earlier post in this thread. I am...
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    Swaro 80HD, Leica 77APO, Fieldscope ED82: and the winner is.......

    Thanks, Bill. The thread is developing into a very helpful set of arguments, experiences and views. I hope to receive a few more comments and suggestions, and then it is D-time. You imagine how lost a consumer must have felt in the old days, without the Internet. Had to rely entirely on the...
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    Swaro 80HD, Leica 77APO, Fieldscope ED82: and the winner is.......

    I appreciate all the comments. Neil, I might already have bought the Swarovski were it not that I saw purely by chance a very positive story about the Nikon. Then I started to compare various scopes. I was looking for a way to escape from 1800-2000 euro ( price here in Holland without...
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    Swaro 80HD, Leica 77APO, Fieldscope ED82: and the winner is.......

    Thanks, guys, for the warm Zeiss support. I will, I promise, look again at Zeiss. Hope that Nikon, Swaro or Leica users and aficionados will share their views. Willem
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    Swaro 80HD, Leica 77APO, Fieldscope ED82: and the winner is.......

    Thanks you your reply, Kimmo. I am in a finnish period, just had a 4-hours meeting with someone from Helsinki yesterday, and met by accident with your beautiful and smart minister of culture! Yes, the one that was Miss Finland in 1990. I did rule out the Zeiss because in several reviews the...
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    Swaro 80HD, Leica 77APO, Fieldscope ED82: and the winner is.......

    First an apology. I am almost certain that this question is not new. I welcome the info where to find the appropriate thread on birdforum. I “digiscope” with a Nikon combi: Coolpix 4500 and scope 80A (Rai II or Sky & Earth). I have all the Nikon adapters and attachments. It’s fun, but I want a...
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    Soft Images with Coolpix 4500

    Hi Geoff I simply fail to understand why the CP4500 got so many positive reviews as THE camera for digiscoping. I'll keep trying. Regards Willem
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    Soft Images with Coolpix 4500

    Hi Malgos Received your message, but somehow could not reply to that. Pity it didn't work out well. I will give it another try. Regards Willem
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    Soft Images with Coolpix 4500

    Hi Malgos Hope you're looking back at this thread, or site. Was it the camera, or more practice, or did you in the end sell it? I am curious. Having precisely the same phenomenon woth a cp 4500, and want to be sure that the cam is ok. Regards Willem
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    new guy with a new CP 4500 and 'n old problem of focusing

    Ruby I try to forget that may be something is wrong with the cam. I asked the people from Nikon in Holland to have a look at some pictures, and to reply to my extensive description of the problem. We'll see what comes out of it. Now, I'll be packing tripod, scope and camera, and all the other...
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    new guy with a new CP 4500 and 'n old problem of focusing

    Hoi Tikey Frustration is over already. Its becoming more of a challenge. It starts to emerge that there are, basically, two functions: using the scope as a huge tele, but still with the aim to make nice and sharp pictures. There are some limitations regarding distance, weather conditions...
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    new guy with a new CP 4500 and 'n old problem of focusing

    Hi tracker I don't expect much testing and development this week. I am preparing a business trip to the USA, departing Friday morning. The trip's business part will keep me busy until May 7, but then I'll have three full days in.....Yellowstone NP. You bet there will be a lot of testing there...
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    new guy with a new CP 4500 and 'n old problem of focusing

    Evening, tracker. Did'nt know that the focus confirmation only is visible when pressing the shutter halfway. Will have to look at that tomorrow. Thanks for your attention. Keep you posted on the developments. Cheers Willem
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    new guy with a new CP 4500 and 'n old problem of focusing

    Hi tracker After having done some more testing (which I shouldn't because a must prepare a few papers), I agree that the difference becomes nore obvious with higher magnification. I took some pictures from really closeby to up to 10-20 meters; there is a change in the LCD, but the picture itself...
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    new guy with a new CP 4500 and 'n old problem of focusing

    Hi Ian Thanks for your comments. The goose picture was resized, thats all. The blue heron included was taken this morning, f4.4, 1/500, 3xzoom, AF. Pic has been sharpened a bit, slightly more contrast, not more. I'll try out the other advice later today, or tomorrow, and let you know. The...
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    new guy with a new CP 4500 and 'n old problem of focusing

    Morning IanF Had another round of 80-odd pictures this morning, quite fresh, so little atmospheric disturbance. Sunny morning, so 1/250 and sometimes 1/500 was possible. Optic zoom at 2,5 to 3,0. No self timer. Basically the same results as with the self timer: after having pressed down the...
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    new guy with a new CP 4500 and 'n old problem of focusing

    Thanks, Jay Great informative website you got! I still have to do much more experimenting, with all the good advice in mind. I've been switching between manual and auto focusing. The one stop down suggestion is interesting, will try that also. Enjoy the rest of your weekend! Willem
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    new guy with a new CP 4500 and 'n old problem of focusing

    Thanks, Christine. It's already becoming a challenge to get the best out of it, and that's good. Very helpful, you people. I'll see Andy's Forum now. Thanks again, and have a nice evening. Willem
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    new guy with a new CP 4500 and 'n old problem of focusing

    IanF Thanks for the quick advice. Do you happen to know what goes wrong with the timer, and would I have the same problems with a remote control? I would prefer to use a remote control, we haven't got that many sunny days here, and some wildlife prefer to <perform> early in the morning, or at...
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    new guy with a new CP 4500 and 'n old problem of focusing

    Hello everybody I am new to this site, also new to digiscoping, not for birding in the first place but for other wildlife, and I am already impressed by all the information on Birdforum.net. Hope the other wildlife interest is not a reason to send me away :-). I’ve been reading some discussions...
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