Earnest lad
Well-known member
I have never owned a scope in many years of birding. Recently I visited a local reserve and a kind birder had an old Nikon Fieldscope with a 20x eyepiece. He let me look through it and I was very impressed by the quality of the vision (very sharp) He said he had had this telescope twenty years. After I commented on how impressed I was he remarked that one can easily get hold of second hand like his eg on ebay for about £200 gbp. Indeed when I subsequently looked on ebay I did notice quite a few on sale for round about that price and sometimes even cheaper.
Please may I enquire : would such a scope be good value. I notice there are a variety of specifications for scopes all called "Nikon Fieldscope" and I am somewhat overwhelmed as I dont know the first thing about telescopes. How would I know I was getting a good one?
Please may I enquire : would such a scope be good value. I notice there are a variety of specifications for scopes all called "Nikon Fieldscope" and I am somewhat overwhelmed as I dont know the first thing about telescopes. How would I know I was getting a good one?