Does anybody know of particularly robust (or particularly fragile) scopes? I would like to stick one in a small rucksack with a collapsed tripod and I'm a bit worried about the amount of abuse the thing is going to take - especially round the eyepiece.
I got my hands on a cheap Bushnell Spacemaster and in a very short time either the thread on the eyepiece cover is going or the focus wheel is moving back, make it more and more difficult to fit on the eyepiece cover. I find this worrying - or do these always do this?
P.S. anybody know where I can get a 22x eyepiece for the Spacemaster? I'm trying to buy one over the web, but I've been hearing 'not long now' from the stockist for longer than I'd like.
I got my hands on a cheap Bushnell Spacemaster and in a very short time either the thread on the eyepiece cover is going or the focus wheel is moving back, make it more and more difficult to fit on the eyepiece cover. I find this worrying - or do these always do this?
P.S. anybody know where I can get a 22x eyepiece for the Spacemaster? I'm trying to buy one over the web, but I've been hearing 'not long now' from the stockist for longer than I'd like.