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    Camera & Adapter for Pentax PF-65ED-A Scope?

    Allan, is this the adapter tube (or similar) that you got from eBay...
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    Camera & Adapter for Pentax PF-65ED-A Scope?

    Thanks, Tero...that Alpen adapter is one I have considered. It apparently does allow the camera to swing away from the lens while still mounted, which would still let you use the scope in a normal mode. It looks a little bulky, but I don't plan on carrying the rig for any great distances, so...
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    Camera & Adapter for Pentax PF-65ED-A Scope?

    Very nice job, Allan. I'd definitely be interested in a similar setup. Unfortunately, I don't have the tools (or experience) to machine such a device, but perhaps I can find a local craftsman who can do it for a reasonable price. Do you know if the A590 uses the same Canon filter/lens adapter...
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    Camera & Adapter for Pentax PF-65ED-A Scope?

    Greetings. I'm seriously tempted to take up digiscoping and it looks like this is the place to come for advice. I currently have a Pentax PF-65ED-A Spotting Scope with a Vixen Lanthanum 8mm-24mm eyepiece mounted on a solid Bogen-Manfrotto tripod/head combo. I'm considering purchasing a...
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    ED models - how do they compete ?

    I've been shopping around for a high-quality, mid-priced binocular and noticed that Amazon.com is now offering the Pentax DCF ED 8x32 for US $514.05. This is a HUGE price drop...is Pentax discontinuing/replacing this model? If so, does anyone know what will be replacing it? And if anyone owns...
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    Wildwood Lake Sanctuary

    Added photographer's name (me!) and resized/edited some photos to comply with guidelines.
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    Wildwood Lake Sanctuary

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    Late October Birding in Switzerland?

    Thanks very much, André! That information will be a great help. Now I have to start studying and learn these new birds so I'll be able to recognize them. That should give me something to do on the long plane trip!
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    Late October Birding in Switzerland?

    Thanks, Delia...that will help a lot!
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    Late October Birding in Switzerland?

    I'll be travelling to Switzerland during the last two weeks of October for a family visit (in-laws), and hope to have a little time for my first exposure to European birding. I'll be based in Canton Solothurn, near Olten, and probably will only be able to observe the local birds. I'm a fairly...
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    New Fujinon binoculars

    I just received a notice from Eagle Optics that they have the Fujinon 7x42 CD currently on sale for $189.99 (MSRP: $535). Sounds like a pretty good deal if you're looking for a 7x binocular. Nothing about the phase coatings, though, so I suspect these don't have it. Here's a link...
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    Bushnell Elite 8x43

    Hi Frank...yes, I believe we may have exchanged messages back last year when I was shopping for a spotting scope and tripod (I ended up with a Pentax PF-65ED angled scope, Vixen 8-24mm zoom eyepiece, along with a Bogen/Manfrotto tripod & head combo.) If you ever get out to the midstate (about...
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    Bushnell Elite 8x43

    Thanks, Tero. Actually, one of the main things that impressed me about the Elites was the light weight (~23 oz.), just slightly heavier than my Nikon Monarchs (21.5 oz.). I don't think weight is going to be a issue. The shop where I was testing them is out in the country and has a back porch...
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    Bushnell Elite 8x43

    I had an opportunity to compare several mid-to-high end roof prism binoculars over the weekend, and of the lot, I was most favorably impressed with the Bushnell Elite 8x43 bins. Besides excellent optical performance, they felt so good in my hands that I had a hard time putting them down, and...
  15. Palm Warbler

    Palm Warbler

    • Larry Usselman
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    • Category: North America
  16. Green Heron

    Green Heron

    • Larry Usselman
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    • Comments: 4
    • Category: North America
  17. Canada Goose

    Canada Goose

    • Larry Usselman
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    • Comments: 0
    • Category: North America
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    Eye piece magnification

    I recently purchased a Pentax PF-65ED scope with a Vixen 8-24mm zoom eyepiece. That works out to a range of 16x to 48.8x. I haven't settled yet on a magnification that I use more often than others. I usually just start out at the low end and zoom in until I can see what I want.
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    pf 65ED or pf 80ED....dilemma

    bobcat, what specifically are you referring to when you say "too sensitive"? I've recently purchased the PF-65 ED and have considered adding one of the XW eyepieces. Thanks...
  20. Northern Mockingbird

    Northern Mockingbird

    • Larry Usselman
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    • Comments: 0
    • Category: North America
  21. Northern Mockingbird

    Northern Mockingbird

    • Larry Usselman
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    • Comments: 1
    • Category: North America
  22. Green-winged Teal

    Green-winged Teal

    • Larry Usselman
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    • Comments: 2
    • Category: North America
  23. Great Egret

    Great Egret

    Displaying breeding plumage
    • Larry Usselman
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    • Comments: 2
    • Category: North America
  24. Eastern Phoebe

    Eastern Phoebe

    • Larry Usselman
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    • Comments: 0
    • Category: North America
  25. Eastern Phoebe

    Eastern Phoebe

    • Larry Usselman
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    • Comments: 0
    • Category: North America
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