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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Alexis Powell" data-source="post: 3145616" data-attributes="member: 5327">I also vote Nikon 50ED with 27x eyepiece. It's a really great scope and using the 27x is much less fussy and generally also better for birding (wider FOV) than the zoom. If you decide you want a zoom or a lower magnification eyepiece later, you'll be able to find a new or used one eventually, so I wouldn't let the fact that Nikon is phasing them out deter you. The Amazon Japan via Tenso deal that others have mentioned seems a good way to go (utilized successfully in the past according to other threads).I also like the Opticron 50 MM3, though it is not as light and compact as the Nikon.--AP</blockquote>