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  1. J

    Digiscoping with Kowa 883

    Modest_hero how does that Kowa RP case work? And the Apple watch as a remote? That sounds handy.
  2. J

    Digiscoping with Kowa 883

    What is the word on the performance and use of the RP series digiscoping adapter? Is it a boss product?
  3. J

    Sirui VA-5 vs Manfrotto MVH500AH (visual comparison)

    I am interested in this commentary as well. I have a 500AH and it is a good size for a scope. I do find that it drifts from the desired postion a little when locking the pan and the tilt, especially when looking at stars or objects at high magnification. For birds in the daylight it's better...
  4. J

    Kowa Evaluation Period

    Guten Tag Herr Joachim! Ja the world is different this last year and now, but birds - they don't care. Cannery Row wasn't very touristy because the Monterey Bay Aquarium has been closed this whole time. And the restaurants were closed. It was a disaster. The disaster is still unfolding. But...
  5. J

    Kowa Evaluation Period

    Mr. Joachim, I am from California, but I lived in SoCal in the 80s during the famous mayor time of Carmel. Maybe the 80s was a fine time at Monterey High, when Fort Ord was still around as a military base....Sounds like a pretty good high school exchange if you ask me. Are you in a place with a...
  6. J

    Kowa Evaluation Period

    Mr. Joachim, Yes, only one whiskey for evaluation purposes. The article is very interesting. Maybe the most interesting. I need to find a light source and I may need to do a daytime source like some folks have done. I can't get 40-50x per inch, although I could do the minimum 88x for 88mm of...
  7. J

    Kowa Evaluation Period

    Mr. Joachim, I began reading the article at the link and I thought I might need to get a whiskey. I’m wondering if spotting scopes are like guitars....you should probably buy them in person. I don’t know how you evaluate a scope in a shop though. I could imagine having a scope that I was only...
  8. J

    Kowa Evaluation Period

    Your digiscope assembly looks good. Very good. It’s simple. I might go in that direction. The. I can choose the case I want to use. I agree with you that the scope itself is probably the unit that has the most sample variation. But I suppose the eyepieces could have some variation as...
  9. J

    Kowa Evaluation Period

    Thank you for your reply. This pica pica looks very nice through the extender. Can you say what video device you are using, and what adapter to hold it? I searched for “resolution sheet tutorial” and such but I have to keep searching. I didn’t find the test. Same with star testing, which...
  10. J

    JT on the CA Central Coast

    So far I have only looked at Seagulls but they can be very interesting through a scope. The rest of the time the seagulls are making a mess on the cars and windows and I don't think they are very interesting at those times.
  11. J

    Kowa Evaluation Period

    I'll have to go out early at first light and have a look when the atmosphere is generally more settled. Even by 0900 the heat is shimmering when the air temp is in the upper 50s. I think in general I am expecting too much as I look out too far. That said I can't get the same level of razor sharp...
  12. J

    Kowa Evaluation Period

    I bought an 883 scope with the 25-60 eyepiece and the 1.6 extender. I have no other scope or reference compare this scope to. I am wearing progressive glasses which I have never quite become fully comfortable with when looking through binoculars or scopes. I normally remove them for thsi...
  13. J

    JT on the CA Central Coast

    Yea, I guess that depends on the fire season. But there's four months of beautiful air before August. And then a lot of months of clear air after August. I grew up in LA in the 70s so I suppose that is my reference.
  14. J

    Fell for the 128RC2 trap!

    I bought a Manfrotto MV500AH and use it with a Kowa 883. I had an Arca Swiss ball head but that doesn't work well for using with a scope. The Manfrotto head works well with this 883 scope. I also bought an Innorel tripod, the big one with 40mm legs. I am impressed and I would not hesitate to buy...
  15. J

    JT on the CA Central Coast

    Hello BirdForum folks. I have a lot of birds to see on the California Central Coast. And otters and seals and whales too. I bought a new scope to see far and near. I enjoy seeing what God has made through the scope. This area has clean air, very blue skies, and moderate weather. Even in this...
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