SLR Magic 12-36x50 ED Spotting Scope and micro 4/3rds camera adaptor (1 Viewer)

[Kevin Purcell]

SLR Magic are a Hong Kong based reseller/tweaker of Chinese OEM lenses usually.

They seem to have repurposed a bunch of C mount CCTV style lenses for micro 4/3rd use with adapters (some good and some bad ... see dpreview for more details)

But now they have a 50mm ED scope in the works.

http://www.dpreview.com/news/2012/01/01/SLRMagic50mm0p95#spotting

So someone is makiong 50mm ED spotters in China.

EDIT: Adorama have these at $250 (at least according to the web site)

http://www.adorama.com/SLR123650ED.html

Pictures of the kit (not examples)

http://www.flickr.com/photos/50719913@N04/6541276987/

 

[mayoayo]

Kevin!...Happy new Year..long time no see...finally a chinese ED 50!( I mean ANOTHER chinese ED50,)..Did you read the last paragraph of the dpreview?

"Volunteers willing to test and review the lens for a website or blog can purchase the scope at a discounted rate. Volunteers should contact SLR Magic."


Also found this link in Ebay..a bit more expensive than adorama!..
http://www.ebay.com/itm/250955814486?ru=http://www.ebay.com:80/sch/items/?_nkw=250955814486&_sacat%
notice the picture of the Hong Kong Night Heron?,,,that poor bird has been pictured in more digiscoping tests than any other living creature!

 

[NDhunter]

Kevin:
Welcome back, I deleted much of this post, I was really out of line.
I had a little too much to drink last night. Sorry about that.

Jerry

 

[rmel66]

The scope involved is the Bushnell 12-36x50 Straight, suitably modified to accept the micro 4/3 camera. This has me thinking that maybe the retail scope (~$300) could be modified to accept astro eyepieces in like manner.

Rmel66.

SLR Magic are a Hong Kong based reseller/tweaker of Chinese OEM lenses usually.

They seem to have repurposed a bunch of C mount CCTV style lenses for micro 4/3rd use with adapters (some good and some bad ... see dpreview for more details)

But now they have a 50mm ED scope in the works.

http://www.dpreview.com/news/2012/01/01/SLRMagic50mm0p95#spotting

So someone is makiong 50mm ED spotters in China.

EDIT: Adorama have these at $250 (at least according to the web site)

http://www.adorama.com/SLR123650ED.html

Pictures of the kit (not examples)

http://www.flickr.com/photos/50719913@N04/6541276987/

 

[Kevin Purcell]

The scope involved is the Bushnell 12-36x50 Straight, suitably modified to accept the micro 4/3 camera. This has me thinking that maybe the retail scope (~$300) could be modified to accept astro eyepieces in like manner.

Really? That's so disappointing.

NDHunter: fortunately I never read it