littleowl91
New member
Hi all,
this is my first post. I am happy to have found this forum containing a lot of bird knowledge.
I am looking for a spotting scope to enhance my birding experience – which sounds like a regular request found a thousand times within this forum. But in my case, the problem is a bit different: As of now I am unable to get a clear view through ANY spotting scope.
At various occasions I now tried no name scopes, checked the Meopta MeoPro 80 HD, and finally tried to look through the Swarovski ATS and ATX – but none really got me a great viewing experience. I always got a rather incomplete, dull picture and it was hard for me to look through the scope and extended amount of time. I was always quite happy to look through my Swarovski SLC bins again which provided me with the crystal clear, crisp picture I was also expecting from the scopes.
As you can imagine as the price of the tested models went up my suspicion grew at the same rate. This feeling got intensified by the statements of my girlfriend who was excited by pretty much all the models we tested.
All preconditions for proper use should have been met (eye cups were extended as we both don’t wear glasses).
I am now wondering if I am „too dumb“ to use a scope. Is anyone familiar with this problem? What did help for you? Should I simply try out more spotting scopes like Zeiss and Leica to find one that fits? Is it maybe something with my body or eye position?
Looking forward to hear your thoughts!
PS: One scope finally provided me with a pretty good picture: the Swarovski BTX which of course mimics the regular binocular experience I have no problems with. However, if possible, I would like to go for a standard scope which offers greater magnification and better possibilities for digiscoping (and comes at a lower price).
this is my first post. I am happy to have found this forum containing a lot of bird knowledge.
I am looking for a spotting scope to enhance my birding experience – which sounds like a regular request found a thousand times within this forum. But in my case, the problem is a bit different: As of now I am unable to get a clear view through ANY spotting scope.
At various occasions I now tried no name scopes, checked the Meopta MeoPro 80 HD, and finally tried to look through the Swarovski ATS and ATX – but none really got me a great viewing experience. I always got a rather incomplete, dull picture and it was hard for me to look through the scope and extended amount of time. I was always quite happy to look through my Swarovski SLC bins again which provided me with the crystal clear, crisp picture I was also expecting from the scopes.
As you can imagine as the price of the tested models went up my suspicion grew at the same rate. This feeling got intensified by the statements of my girlfriend who was excited by pretty much all the models we tested.
All preconditions for proper use should have been met (eye cups were extended as we both don’t wear glasses).
I am now wondering if I am „too dumb“ to use a scope. Is anyone familiar with this problem? What did help for you? Should I simply try out more spotting scopes like Zeiss and Leica to find one that fits? Is it maybe something with my body or eye position?
Looking forward to hear your thoughts!
PS: One scope finally provided me with a pretty good picture: the Swarovski BTX which of course mimics the regular binocular experience I have no problems with. However, if possible, I would like to go for a standard scope which offers greater magnification and better possibilities for digiscoping (and comes at a lower price).