[woodhornbirder]

Scope has been decent, but not amazing. I lack a truely great quality erecting prism, which holds it back. I picked up a vintage straight through prism from japan, but it also seems to have some barlow properties, or at least adds 80mm+ of focal length. It might be a 1.5x prism, hard to say exactly. Good for using on waders, but for seawatching i need to keep the fov wide as possible.....30/33x 70-80deg fov. imo works best for this.

SAving up for a WO prism atmo.

Have just bought a nikon* wide angle ep(probably 13/14mm focal length) and 1.25 adapter, so will be testing that out this week. SHould give around 33x 72deg. ie probably the optimum spot for a 66mm scope.

I bought a 6.7mm ep, but it s seems bit ave, tried it in poor light, and the results were not that great. Guess thats pushing the scopes limits. am saving up for this....(should work well with the nikon ep.)
http://www.firstlightoptics.com/mead...extenders.html

Was frustrated i could not get my binoviewers to reach infinite focus in thsi scope(

Some pics inc wheni get aorund to it.....christmas )

*http://www.nikon.com/products/sporto...s/mc/index.htm

number 4, i guesstimated the focal length.

[TR3K]

Thanks for the info sound like a lot of work but very interesting.

[DRodrigues]

woodhornbirder,
If your image erector is similar to the Vixen, it should have a 1.5x increase factor.
Regarding the use of the binoviewer you should be able to use it reducing the extenders you use with a single eyepiece - if you can post a photo of your combo it would be interesting. The minus of the use of the erector lens with the binoviewer is that the increase factor results in about 3x, depending on the model of binoviewer and connection system.
Good luck with the further tests - for low power birding the WO prisms work (choose preferably the 2" version), but for >60x don't...

[woodhornbirder]

oops i forgot that pic.

i did get that Wo erecting prism and its good)

got heavy cold atmo, whenit clears up will get out witht he scope and try get some pics.

[woodhornbirder]

AM considering selling this scope. I may be going to africa in may for a while, and i want a small compact scope to take with me. Not sure how long i will be away.

SO if anyone is interested, let me know before i make formal ad.

[woodhornbirder]

finally took some pics!

couple here:

[woodhornbirder]

otheres here:

http://www.birdforum.net/showthread....02#post2381502

[woodhornbirder]

atmo i have kept this, as the replacement never arrived.....due to certain circumstances.

looking forward to may and passage waders!/skuas