jurek
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After ca 20 years of use, my trusted Kowa TSN-1 yesterday decided to go for a retirement and left the tripod. The screw thread is worn down.
So, a couple of questions:
-Does it make sense to simply pour Superglue in the hole in the scope and glue that small detachable plate of the tripod forever?
- Is it easy to buy a new detachable plate, are they normalized?
-What repairman can possibly make a new internal screw thread in the scope? What is the name of profession? Would cost of the repair be worth it?
Otherwise I need a new scope. I must say I completely did not look for scopes on the market now. I would need something:
-Is there something like a site listing most popular and quality scopes by number of reviews? I somehow trust more big numbers than one opinion?
- Essentially all-purpose birding spotting scope, to be used from the seashore to tropical trips.
- High quality, cost is optional, but I do not go for expensive just for the sake of it.
- Not much heavier than Kowa TSN-1, eventually up to average weight of a spotting scope.
- Perfect quality of colors.
- Available on European market.
So, a couple of questions:
-Does it make sense to simply pour Superglue in the hole in the scope and glue that small detachable plate of the tripod forever?
- Is it easy to buy a new detachable plate, are they normalized?
-What repairman can possibly make a new internal screw thread in the scope? What is the name of profession? Would cost of the repair be worth it?
Otherwise I need a new scope. I must say I completely did not look for scopes on the market now. I would need something:
-Is there something like a site listing most popular and quality scopes by number of reviews? I somehow trust more big numbers than one opinion?
- Essentially all-purpose birding spotting scope, to be used from the seashore to tropical trips.
- High quality, cost is optional, but I do not go for expensive just for the sake of it.
- Not much heavier than Kowa TSN-1, eventually up to average weight of a spotting scope.
- Perfect quality of colors.
- Available on European market.
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