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Message: <blockquote data-quote="timwootton" data-source="post: 1608634" data-attributes="member: 37672">Ha! Sorry Ken, but I'm a bit of an optipile and can't resist a good bit of kit (as long as it's cheap!!!<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink    ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /> ). I've got a couple of car-boot scopes for those occasions when you just have to draw something you've hapened upon (an Opticron Piccalo and an Opticron Mighty Midget which incidentally Edie has decided is now hers to own and use). The MM used to be stuffed in my drawing satchel -ever ready for the off, but I've just replaced that with a 5omm Kowa, which is quite nice. For anything more serious (ie when I know I've got a fair bit of time or am going where the birds are likely to be a tad further away, I use my Nikon ED82 with a 25-75 zoom eyepiece - a nice optical tool.On walks with the dog or when birding I have a pair of Minox 12x56 and for other times my Nikon Monarch 10x42s are very usable (these are fine for drawing with too as they are lightweight and can easily by manouvered one-handed whilst scribbling. For bashing around town shopping or whatever, I've almost always got a pair of Bushnell H2o 8x30s in my pocket and an a6 notebook. A couple of pairs of rubbish compact Nikons are always left in the car and van.he Nikon ED50 you were looking at is a very nice scope - light and very good in the field. I can't comment on the 60mm I haven't looked through one. There is a bit of a rule that we tend to agee on and that's to select an angled eyepiece version (makes it somewhat easier to look down through the scope and onto the drawing pad) - but to be hnest, you can get used to using anything as long as you can see the birds well.</blockquote>

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