[P H]

anyone use either of these scopes ? what they like performance wise ? I know you can only get them from LCE shops or from opticron. Or any other scope around same price £200/£350.

[young ian]

Originally Posted by P H

anyone use either of these scopes ? what they like performance wise ? I know you can only get them from LCE shops or from opticron. Or any other scope around same price £200/£350.

Hello PH.
I run an Opticron Imagic80 ED with a 32x eyepiece.
Also a Pentax PF-80ED. With both of which I'm highly
delighted.

Kind regards,
young Ian.

[P H]

Thanks Young Ian, I'll go and check em out.

[P H]

Checked the 65 angled with 27x wide HR eyepiece, I went, I so, I veiwed then I left without the scope could'nt get really sharp image and it was a dull image.

[mayoayo]

was it the ED version?..i have the 80mm ED ,and performs quite nicely.....

[young ian]

Originally Posted by P H

Checked the 65 angled with 27x wide HR eyepiece, I went, I so, I veiwed then I left without the scope could'nt get really sharp image and it was a dull image.

Hello P H.
Sorry to hear of your disappointment.
I agree with Mayoayo's observations. As I
stated earlier I have the Imagic 80ED + HDF
32x eyepiece. I cannot fault it in any way.
Indeed, so good is it that I wouldn't sell it
(well, not readily anyway). Even though I have
the Pentax PF80. and PF65.

Although I must state that I have never
tried the Imagic 65. I can only assume that the
answer lies in the eyepiece. Try an HDF before
giving up.

Kindest regards,
young Ian.

[P H]

Hi Ian, Yes that may be the way to go. I've been a birdie for 20+ years but never really wanted or needed a scope making do with binos. Thought about a good camcorder over the years could have got some great footage Ospreys, young Cuckoo been fed by Dunnock, Perigrines, Owls, Kingfishers. Now camcorders are even smaller with 30-40 gig hard drives, bigger optical zooms may look into it again and not bother with a scope.

P H

[Jaxman]

Yep, I agree about the HDF eye piece. I bought the imagic 65 from in-focus about 7 years ago and its been great. Upgrading the eyepiece was well worth the money. I did have the 20 wide angle, now I have a zoom lens. Its a bit narrow/tunnel effect but certainly does the job for me as the image is excellent.