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  1. YuShan

    Tripod/ head advice for Swarovski ATS 80 HD

    That's pretty light and a good price! I see a big part of the weight saving is in the head: that 700RC2 head weights 520 grams vs 830 grams for the 701HDV. But I guess that comes at a sacrifice to stability? It's all subjective of course. What is acceptable for somebody may not be acceptable to...
  2. YuShan

    Tripod/ head advice for Swarovski ATS 80 HD

    That type of weight would be out of the question for me because as I said I expect to do quite a bit of walking with it. With a heavy rig I would then leave the spottingscope at home so often that it wouldn't be justified to spend so much money on it! I've also been considering a smaller/...
  3. YuShan

    Tripod/ head advice for Swarovski ATS 80 HD

    I assume your Kowa is an 883? I just looked up the weight of the Gitzo GT2531 and I see it is 1,4kg. That is only slightly heavier than the 190 and lighter than 055. If it is really such a step up in stability I'm prepared to spend the extra money (it would increase the cost of the total...
  4. YuShan

    Tripod/ head advice for Swarovski ATS 80 HD

    Hello fellow birders! I have decided to finally buy myself a nice spottingscope and I'm exploring the different options. I'm already pretty much sold on the Swarovski ATS-80 HD + 25-50x eyepiece so no questions there. However, I'm not sure yet about tripod and head. Regarding the tripod...
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