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Message: <blockquote data-quote="mcepjg" data-source="post: 1578554" data-attributes="member: 27259">Its probably difficult to remember but I would be interested to know what magnification  was used for the shot no spring chicken took with the zoom lense. Also at 27x magnification which is brighter the 27x lense or the zoom lense (I heard zoom lenses were typically darker). Also is the 27x lense any good for digiscoping or is it too dark. I remember using my dad's telescope which had a very unusual design, it had two lenses fitted to the scope at once (a 40x, 45 degree angle lense and a 20x straight angle lense) and you could rotate the back of the scope by 180 degrees to switch lenses. The scope was fairly average in terms of performance and the 20 x scope was used almost all the time. even with a tripod I found getting a good picture with the 40x was tricky, and the image was too dark. Whilst I often thought 20x was a bit on the low side. I definately see the advantage of a 40x zoom, but not if the image is too dark to make out.Comments?</blockquote>