Hi, I'm trying to get a spotting scope. I have my eyes on the Pentax PF65 as it is ED and reasonably large aperture. I really want an 80mm scope due to greater possible resolution and light gathering but I just wonder if I'm splitting hairs.
Givens:
* I am obsessive about chromatic aberration. For those that have non-ED scopes, does this bother you? Do you wish you went ED? Or for those with ED, did you migrate from a non-ED for the reason of CA?
* I probably won't use magnifications > 40x. Do you experienced birders use higher mag?
* Don't want to rehash an overcooked topic but for angled/straight, looks like angled is the most preferred. Do you have any really big reasons to use straight?
* Anyone use the Celestron spotters 80mm or larger in ED or standard glass? How are they compared to higher end?
* For those with 65mm or smaller, do you find your digiscoping is highly compromised due to the smaller aperture?
I won't be doing a lot of digiscoping as I have lenses for that. But I do want to be able to travel light with a spotter and compact.
I just don't want buyer's remorse!
Thanks!
Matt
Givens:
* I am obsessive about chromatic aberration. For those that have non-ED scopes, does this bother you? Do you wish you went ED? Or for those with ED, did you migrate from a non-ED for the reason of CA?
* I probably won't use magnifications > 40x. Do you experienced birders use higher mag?
* Don't want to rehash an overcooked topic but for angled/straight, looks like angled is the most preferred. Do you have any really big reasons to use straight?
* Anyone use the Celestron spotters 80mm or larger in ED or standard glass? How are they compared to higher end?
* For those with 65mm or smaller, do you find your digiscoping is highly compromised due to the smaller aperture?
I won't be doing a lot of digiscoping as I have lenses for that. But I do want to be able to travel light with a spotter and compact.
I just don't want buyer's remorse!
Thanks!
Matt