Straight or angled eyepiece ? (1 Viewer)

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clevercollie

New member

• Dec 5, 2012

• #1

Hi guys and gals,
I am new to all this and at the moment im having trouble with which vewing format to go for, straight or the angled ? any advice will be greatly recieved.
Thankyou, Martin.

 

Ratal

Well-known member

• Dec 5, 2012

• #2

Straight is intuitive, but on a tripod needs to be higher than a angled scope.

Angled is great for long term viewing and for groups sharing an optic. On a tripod is markedly lower than a straight so can be more stable. I prefer angled for on a tripod and straight hand held.

 

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clevercollie

New member

• Dec 5, 2012

• #3

Hi Ratal,
Thankyou for your responce i was sort of edging towards an angled scope,
thanks again,"Happy spotting at christmas".

 

Ratal

Well-known member

• Dec 5, 2012

• #4

clevercollie said:

Hi Ratal,
Thankyou for your responce i was sort of edging towards an angled scope,
thanks again,"Happy spotting at christmas".

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Oh yeah, I'm getting the new Hawke endurance 85ed angled scope for an early Christmas gift I agree with your angled choice, as one clincher.....they make a bird at top of trees easier on the neck to.scope out if you got your spotter on a tripod..

And a merry Christmas birding to you too!

 

Bob Philpott

Well-known member

• Dec 5, 2012

• #5

clevercollie said:

Hi guys and gals,
I am new to all this and at the moment im having trouble with which vewing format to go for, straight or the angled ? any advice will be greatly recieved.
Thankyou, Martin.

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The only thing I find with angled scopes is that they are more dificult to find birds in flight. On balance I like the angled scope but swear a lot when trying to find the fly through hobby.

 

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clevercollie

New member

• Dec 5, 2012

• #6

Thanks for the info Bob a very useful point about the birds in flight.
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Martin.

 

JGobeil

Nature Photographer

• Dec 15, 2012

• #7

One more thing. You will need time to become used to using the angled scope. However, it becomes easy after a while. But those damn birds in flight !!!! Who has shown them how to fly ???? It would be so easy if they walked like everybody else...

 

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etudiant

Registered User

Supporter

• Dec 15, 2012

• #8

There was a good thread here some time ago about strapping a zip tie to the front of the scope to provide a targeting reference point. This works rather well and helps improve the user friendlyness of the angled scope.

 

Mal92

Well-known member

• Dec 15, 2012

• #9

Why choose! Have the best of both worlds.. here

 

SUGS

Well-known member

• Dec 15, 2012

• #10

etudiant said:

There was a good thread here some time ago about strapping a zip tie to the front of the scope to provide a targeting reference point. This works rather well and helps improve the user friendlyness of the angled scope.

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http://www.birdforum.net/showthread.php?t=99084

I push the cable into the stay on case length ways along the scope. . When you pack up push the objective lens cover on and the cable tie folds back along the scope . Bend back to correct position the next time you remove lens cover . This method is excellent for scoping flying birds.

 

Last edited: Dec 15, 2012