[net.rec.birds] Spotting Scope Information Wanted

fortmiller@inanna.DEC (01/10/86)

I am interested in purchasing a spotting scope for viewing birds
and other types of wildlife.  The one I see used most frequently is
the Bushnell Spacemaster with the 20X eyepiece.  I also know that
Nikon makes 2 spotting scopes, one has ED glass which is about $100
more than the "vanilla" one.  Any recommendations?  Has anyone had
experiece with the Nikon ED model and is it worth the extra $100?
How about using them with a camera?  What is the effective fstop and
focal length?  I had someone at a camera store trying to sell me
the Celestron C90.  Any comments on the Celestron mirror type vs the
Nikon/Bushnell non mirror type?

Ed Fortmiller
decvax!decwrl!dec-rhea!dec-inanna!fortmiller
fortmiller@dec-marlboro.arpa

Posted:	Fri 10-Jan-1986 14:27 
To:	RHEA::DECWRL::"net.rec.birds"