jaymoynihan
Corvus brachyrhynchos watcher
I am curious about the performance of the 52mm Opticron GS GA ED Spotting Scope with 12-36x Zoom. Anyone have experience with it?
Jay - ED glass does not guarantee to eliminate CA, even in the centre of the FOV.
I am curious about the performance of the 52mm Opticron GS GA ED Spotting Scope with 12-36x Zoom. Anyone have experience with it?
Hi
Am looking at one of these for a travel scope.I already have a ES80 ED, and 20-60mm HDF zoom lens. Excuse my total ignorance but I thought these lenses were interchangeable. Does it not perform on the MM52, or does its focal length reduce using the MM52? Sorry just a bit confused.
Also, is there a lightweight tripid that is usuable with it. I have purchased a fold up lightweight camera tripod. I appreciate for a really steady image you probably still need a proper tripod, but I am trying to compromise what I "need" to take on holiday.
Nick,
All the Opticron eyepieces are interchangeable but because of the different optical assemblies of the 'tubes' and length of them they have different focal lengths. So a 40862 HDF zoom eyepiece on an ES80 scope delivers a 20-60x magnification. The same eyepiece on a GS 665 becomes a 16-48x mag eyepiece. When the same eyepiece is then Put on the little sister of the GS665, the travelscope, the GS 52 GA ED it delivers a 12-36x zoom magnification.
This scope is ideal for travel and can be used on either a tripod or monopod. I have used this scope handheld on my travels and have watched feeding Whiskered Terns handheld, there is a technique to handholding but it can be achieved comfortably.
To try before you buy have a look at either the Birdforum Optics Events page in the binocular forum or visit
http://www.opticron.co.uk/Pages/field_events.html
I always carry the GS52 on all optics days I attend
My next event in the Midlands is at Attenborough Nature Centre, Nottingham Saturday 12th August