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    2012 Coolpix P310

    That's very underwhelming. The only good thing to come of this is perhaps a p300 price drop.
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    How good are the new Diascopes?

    One last post with some digiscoped pics. I'll be posting more to my gallery for those that are interested in more. I shoot all of my photos in RAW and haven't messed with the white balance at all in post processing. The colors presented in these photos are basically what you see through the...
  3. Gambel's White-crowned Sparrow

    Gambel's White-crowned Sparrow

    digiscoped @25x, ~20m, 1495mm effective, sys:f/4.0 (camera)
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  4. Chipping Sparrow

    Chipping Sparrow

    digiscoped @25x, ~20m, 1495mm effective, system f/4.0 (camera limited)
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    • Comments: 1
    • Category: North America
  5. Anna's Hummingbird

    Anna's Hummingbird

    digiscoped @40x, ~20m, 2390mm effective, system f/6.0 (scope limited)
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    Comment by 'Guest' in media 'An autumnal swoop - Great Grey Shrike'

    All I can say is wow!
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    Comment by 'Guest' in media 'Great Grey Owl strix nebulosa'

    Stunning capture. The setting is just perfect and makes this posting stand out. Well done!
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    Comment by 'Guest' in media 'Dunnock'

    Superb capture!
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    Comment by 'Guest' in media 'Black redstart'

    Composition is top notch. Well done!
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    Comment by 'Guest' in media 'Brown Pelican in strong wind'

    I really like the textures in this shot!
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    How good are the new Diascopes?

    That is an excellent point, Henry. Wish I had one before I got this one. Fortunately, the results I reported from my last post were very reproducible, so it seems that this is a very good scope indeed. I did get a chance to do some digiscoping this week. The vario 20-75x/canon s95 combo is a...
  12. Dark Eyed Junco

    Dark Eyed Junco

    digiscoped @40x, distance ~13m, effective focal length 2390mm, system aperture f/6.0 (scope limited).
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    • Comments: 3
    • Category: North America
  13. Lesser Goldfinch, male

    Lesser Goldfinch, male

    digiscoped @40x, distance ~12m, effective focal length 2390mm; system aperture f/6.0 (scope limited).
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    • Comments: 2
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  14. Black Phoebe

    Black Phoebe

    digiscoped@20x, distance ~10m; 1200mm effective, f/3.5 is camera limited.
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    • Comments: 5
    • Category: North America
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    How good are the new Diascopes?

    It occurred to me yesterday that perhaps I was being unfair to Zeiss here, as this thread has quite a few views. People may get the wrong impression regarding quality control and thus reluctant to choose a new Zeiss if the opportunity is there. I regret putting the optical test results here...
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    How good are the new Diascopes?

    No problem, Henry. I appreciate the honesty and am aware the results aren't great. Credit goes to you for informing us birders on proper scope testing for purchases. I honestly will be happy with this scope, even with the findings. The astigmatism was very mild and I didn't really give up...
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    How good are the new Diascopes?

    Well, the atmosphere has been a bit turbulent, but last night it was good enough to get an idea of the defects associated with this copy. As with seemingly most zeiss models, the most obvious defect I observed was undercorrection for spherical aberration. This copy also shows some astigmatism...
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    How good are the new Diascopes?

    Congrats on your scope, Brian. I received my Zeiss today with the 20-75x vario. Unfortunately it was overcast today and will rain tomorrow, so no resolution or star testing for me until Monday at the earliest. Still, I was able to take a gander with what light I did have, and can report the...
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    How good are the new Diascopes?

    I just ordered a new zeiss 85 with the 20-75 zoom and it should get here by saturday. I'll post some digiscoped pics sometime next week as well as some impressions. Hopefully it star tests well. I got the body + eyepiece for $2000...too tempting to pass up. Unfortunately, I don't have any...
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    Canon S95 for £199 today only (sold out)

    Just saw the s95 is going for $229.00 from amazon with free one-day shipping. If you don't have one already...
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    New Canon S100 (replacement for S95)

    Good points, Rick. For a purely digiscoping camera, most of these bells and whistles don't mean too much. Changing ISO in the 100hs is pretty straightforward and you are correct, that's probably all a user really needs when digiscoping. Furthermore, from what dpreview shows, you really can't...
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    New Canon S100 (replacement for S95)

    Unfortunately, despite what some retailers report, the 100hs does not allow for aperture or shutter priority modes. The 500hs does, for about half the price of the s100. I'm not sure how convenient the complete touch screen controls would be, though.
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    Which P&S to use with a Vortex Razor?

    I've only seen a fair amount of pictures from the panasonic g series taken through the vortex. However, there's no reason to believe that the s95 will behave differently through the vortex than the other alpha level scopes used in the s95 thread. You can probably expect some vignetting on the...
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    Set-up Opinion Please

    The celestron regals are good starter scopes, but not good scopes if you plan to be on the move. Even the 65. If you are going to be on the move, the pentax 65 or nikon 50 would be better choices, imo. A tad more expensive, though.
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    New Canon S100 (replacement for S95)

    Well its good to have someone experimenting with the s100. I know the increased focal length was a concern for some, but the size of the camera seems similar to the s95. I'm not sure how much more the lens extends in the s100 vs the s95 though. If you can minimize the vignetting to 50mm...
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