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Anonymous Mon 11 Jul 2016 14:03:38 No.812624 View View Reply Original Report

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General Optics thread...

Everytime there is a binocular/telescope/spotting scope/monocular thread there is only 10 posts before the thread dies because the thread is too specific. I like optics and would like to see a thread that lasts a bit longer. After all, a big part of going /out/ is observing and optics only make this better.

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Anonymous Mon 11 Jul 2016 14:08:56 No.812627 Report

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>>812624
I use a Vortex Raptor 8.5x32 which i think is very good all-rounder. I use it for stargazing, watching birds and other wildlife, checking land marks, and finding routes above treeline. I'ts not too heavy although a bit bulky but for the price i don't think it was a good buy. I don't have much to compare it with because before that i used a very cheap 10x50.

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Anonymous Mon 11 Jul 2016 14:12:24 No.812628 Report

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>>812627
Once i looked through this binocular and compared it with my vortex and the view was a bit better. I was on holidays and didn't write the brand name down thinking i would remember or find it on google but after searching for an hour i gave up. I think it was a 8X30. Anyone recognize this model or brand?

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Anonymous Mon 11 Jul 2016 14:46:34 No.812642 Report

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Celestron 15x70mm.

Took some recollumating, but decent for low tier.

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Anonymous Mon 11 Jul 2016 15:08:14 No.812653 Report

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I am looking to build a lightweight packable fixed low magnification refractor for stargazing. I have a meade etx 80 objective and a 2" 30 mm multicoated 68° Ts Optics eyepiece i wanna use. I attached a sketch of how i want to build it. It will have a maginification of 13,3 and exit pupil of 6 mm, forgiving enough to handhold, i hope. I'll have to buy guide scope rings which hold the objective and the eyepiece (i will screw out the 2" tube and just let the 3 pins clam on the hull of the eyepiece to save weight/bulk and have better balance), i'll have to buy an aluminium bar or T-bar or U-bar and drill 4 holes to screw in the guidescope rings with butterfly screws for quick assembly. Over this bar i will shove bicycle handles to hold the device. I will add a conical black fabric sleeve for better optical performance.

These are the guide scope rings i want to buy:
http://www.teleskop-express.de/shop/product_info.php/info/p8466_TS-Optics-Guide-Scope-Rings-for-telescopes-from-D--34-mm-to-85-mm.html

If i disassemble i'll only have a 400mm bar, two guide rings, a flat objective and an eyepiece without the fitting tube. i think it will all weigh around 1 kg, depending on weight of the guide scope rings...

Is this a good idea or will i have trouble aligning the thing or holding the objective and eyepiece in place with each just having one guide ring?

Feel free to comment or give improvements or alternatives

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 11 Jul 2016 15:12:17 No.812655 Report

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>>812627
I actually meant that for the price i think it was a good buy

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