Bandmaster
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Help! Just ordered a Nikon ED 50 angled scope with a 27mm eyepiece on ebay. This is my first scope and I need advice about:
1. What would be a good choice for a 2nd eyepiece as I'm concerned that the 27mm that comes with the scope is going to be a bit much for a beginner. Would a 20mm be better or should I go for a zoom like the 13/40? --or better yet, wait and see while using the sight marker to aim with.
2. I also ordered an Alpen Spotting Scope Digital Camera Adapter
from http://www.buytelescopes.com/product.asp?t=&pid=12134&m and a Cable Release Bracket for Compact Cameras from http://www.srb-griturn.com/. Are these two adapters, one from the USA and the other from England going to work together to enable me to digiscope with the Nikon ED50 and the HP 927 compact camera? Should have found out about this first but didn't. Am I in trouble on this?
1. What would be a good choice for a 2nd eyepiece as I'm concerned that the 27mm that comes with the scope is going to be a bit much for a beginner. Would a 20mm be better or should I go for a zoom like the 13/40? --or better yet, wait and see while using the sight marker to aim with.
2. I also ordered an Alpen Spotting Scope Digital Camera Adapter
from http://www.buytelescopes.com/product.asp?t=&pid=12134&m and a Cable Release Bracket for Compact Cameras from http://www.srb-griturn.com/. Are these two adapters, one from the USA and the other from England going to work together to enable me to digiscope with the Nikon ED50 and the HP 927 compact camera? Should have found out about this first but didn't. Am I in trouble on this?