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  1. kimsrk

    General spotting scope questions

    Could you explain this a little more? Specifically what would offset look like? I've never found consistent information on if coma can be corrected by collimation. https://www.loptics.com/articles/starshape/starshape.html This source indicates that they can be related. But I have also read...
  2. kimsrk

    General spotting scope questions

    It's been a while but I finally got the start test figured out and had another ED III sample to test against. The original 82 ED III I bought definitely shows its flaws in the test. There is some pretty obvious coma and spherical aberration with this unit. It was even more obvious next to a...
  3. kimsrk

    General spotting scope questions

    You know, you asking that made me reevaluate what I saw, I'm going to have to revisit the test at some point in the future. When I took another look I actually had a very hard time distinguishing the first 3-5 rings that appear. I found I could never quite get them in focus to see them...
  4. kimsrk

    General spotting scope questions

    No obvious issues, but yes sometimes it seems like I do need to hunt a little at max zoom. Especially compared to lower zoom viewing where the image will pop nicely into focus. Yeah I've just accepted this is the case, it's just a little frustrating because it's allllmmmooosst there. Like if I...
  5. kimsrk

    General spotting scope questions

    The star test seemed ok to me nothing obviously wrong there. It's absolutely an interesting test I'll keep in mind for future purchases. I would say that within 100 yards the contrast difference isn't nearly as noticeable, but looking at something long range can be very noticeable. It's not...
  6. kimsrk

    General spotting scope questions

    Hey Jason, I'm still learning some details so bear with me. The MCII 25-75x, has three zoom configurations listed and it's a bit confusing to me. The middle zoom, if I'm reading the Nikon website correctly, is for III/III A models other than Fieldscope III ED82 right? So for example, a...
  7. kimsrk

    General spotting scope questions

    Didn't mean to abandon this thread but I was lost in researching, and trying out the scope I ended up with. Thanks to all of you this was exactly the help I was looking for. Y'all were correct, the distance I was hoping for was way too much to ask. I was actually wrong on the distance too, it...
  8. kimsrk

    General spotting scope questions

    Really appreciate the recommendation. This price point is a little more palatable! Looking Forward to checking this one out. Steve
  9. kimsrk

    General spotting scope questions

    I'm looking to maybe grab a spotting scope mostly for shore bird watching and I don't really want to drop 3k on the high end glass, or go back and forth trying and returning scopes (no good stores in Hawaii to see in person) to find the right one, if I decide to spend that money. The questions...
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