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[Uncle Willie]

Deal of the Day ::

I've been wanting to experiment with adapting a spotting scope to use with the Canon camera I bought some months back .. as well as just to have one .. I'm going to give this one a try since it's a good deal, minimum investment and has good reviews ::

I have a telescope, but it's just unwieldy and cumbersome to use with a camera ..

OXA 20-20x60 Waterproof Spotting Scope for $30 + free shipping

Brova Power via Amazon offers the OXA 20-20x60 Waterproof Spotting Scope with Tripod in Black for $59.99. Coupon code "HIJ8XBRO" cuts it to $29.99. With free shipping, $30 off list .. It features a dynamic lens, multi-coated optics, BK-7 prism, 7° viewing range, and 300-foot field of view. Deal ends December 31.

 

[Mrs C]

Rain rain go away Clifford and Hank want to go out and play.

 

[clnire]

Although they spell it with a "K" .. we'll change that to a "C" .. for Cathy .. and, it's just a great morning song ..

One of (many of) my favorite S&G songs, partly because of the name. So they spelled it wrong?

 

[Uncle Willie]

One of (many of) my favorite S&G songs, partly because of the name. So they spelled it wrong?

They spelled it wrong as to it relates to your name spelling ..

 

[MikeE3]

Deal of the Day ::

I've been wanting to experiment with adapting a spotting scope to use with the Canon camera I bought some months back .. as well as just to have one .. I'm going to give this one a try since it's a good deal, minimum investment and has good reviews ::

I have a telescope, but it's just unwieldy and cumbersome to use with a camera ..

OXA 20-20x60 Waterproof Spotting Scope for $30 + free shipping

Brova Power via Amazon offers the OXA 20-20x60 Waterproof Spotting Scope with Tripod in Black for $59.99. Coupon code "HIJ8XBRO" cuts it to $29.99. With free shipping, $30 off list .. It features a dynamic lens, multi-coated optics, BK-7 prism, 7° viewing range, and 300-foot field of view. Deal ends December 31.

Enabler! I've got this 15-60x60 Bausch and Lomb scope but it's long and inconvenient to use from a shooting bench.

 

[Uncle Willie]

What does it look like when a Post has one of each "rating" symbol .. ?? Just out of curiosity, can I get 10 people to rate this post, each using a different "rating" symbol .. ?? I just want to see how it looks ..

I've got 7 unique ratings so far .. I could have 8 but one was used twice ..

Lounge Lizards / Misfits / Free Thinkers / Bohemians & the Forgotten :: Young at Heart Only

 

[Uncle Willie]

Enabler! I've got this 15-60x60 Bausch and Lomb scope but it's long and inconvenient to use from a shooting bench.

Well, the unit I posted may not be a B&L, however, I'd venture to guess you paid more than 30 clams for yours .. .. I like the angled feature/short barrel, too .. I'm now digging around for adapters for the Canon and whether or not I can mount it on a regular tripod .. it looks like the adapter will run more than the 'scope .. not by much, though ..

 

[DavidOck]

Rain rain go away Clifford and Hank want to go out and play.

 

[yiddleboge6]

@Uncle Willie thank you for the lovely songs…they bring back memories

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I've got 7 unique ratings so far .. I could have 8 but one was used twice ..

Lounge Lizards / Misfits / Free Thinkers / Bohemians & the Forgotten :: Young at Heart Only

Check again...

 

[oldbroad]

What does it look like when a Post has one of each "rating" symbol .. ?? Just out of curiosity, can I get 10 people to rate this post, each using a different "rating" symbol .. ?? I just want to see how it looks ..

I added the agree symbol...cuz I know how to count...

 

[MikeE3]

Well, the unit I posted may not be a B&L, however, I'd venture to guess you paid more than 30 clams for yours .. .. I like the angled feature/short barrel, too .. I'm now digging around for adapters for the Canon and whether or not I can mount it on a regular tripod .. it looks like the adapter will run more than the 'scope .. not by much, though ..

Well, I’ll let you know how the optics compare when it arrives. Never thought about an adapter to use it with a camera. Keep me on the loop, on how you make out doing that.

 

[Uncle Willie]

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Check again...

I added the agree symbol...cuz I know how to count...

One more to go 'till 10 .. (unless one of the double clickers changes theirs .. ) .. it's kinda like a Holiday String of Lights ..

 

[oldbroad]

So...I'm sick of being sick! And not being able to breath!


Forget the Drs.!

I just ordered a Neti Pot/ salts/ Eucalyuptus oil!

I WILL fully breath again!

 

[Uncle Willie]

Well, I’ll let you know how the optics compare when it arrives. Never thought about an adapter to use it with a camera. Keep me on the loop, on how you make out doing that.

I have narrowed down the search to ::

https://www.amazon.com/BARSKA-AF105...Barska+Digiscoping+Adapter+for+Spotting+Scope

The only thing I have yet to decide is, will I need to set the Canon to not auto turn off or auto retract while using the adapter .. which is probably the downside to any adapter, using a camera whos lens auto-retracts .. there is a ton of these things for Smartphones, DSLR's .. not much that could be used with the G7 X Mark II that I have yet found ..

The Canon is capable of some fairly impressive video, which is what I am attempting to explore .. you could, practically, make a feature film with this thing ..

 

[Uncle Willie]

So...I'm sick of being sick! And not being able to breath!


Forget the Drs.!

I just ordered a Neti Pot/ salts/ Eucalyuptus oil!

I WILL fully breath again!

I've never tried one, but I have a friend that swears by them .. she has not, however, ever agreed to a live demonstration ..

 

[Bea-FL]

Deal of the Day ::

I've been wanting to experiment with adapting a spotting scope to use with the Canon camera I bought some months back .. as well as just to have one .. I'm going to give this one a try since it's a good deal, minimum investment and has good reviews ::

I have a telescope, but it's just unwieldy and cumbersome to use with a camera ..

OXA 20-20x60 Waterproof Spotting Scope for $30 + free shipping

Brova Power via Amazon offers the OXA 20-20x60 Waterproof Spotting Scope with Tripod in Black for $59.99. Coupon code "HIJ8XBRO" cuts it to $29.99. With free shipping, $30 off list .. It features a dynamic lens, multi-coated optics, BK-7 prism, 7° viewing range, and 300-foot field of view. Deal ends December 31.

Whether this scope works for you or not depends on what you need a spitting scope for and how far the objects you want to see are.

For instance as a hard-core birder that scope would not work for me. The optics would not be sharp enough to spot birds at, say, 500 yards and be able to identify them. We would be able to tell they are birds but not what type and we would certainly not be able to I.D. the finer points that separate one species from another. So our scope cost us a small fortune but it does what we need it to do.

I would recommend you visit a camera shop that sells spotting scopes and try some out that have pretty much the same optics and features as the one from Amazon so you can see if it will work for you. Then you buy it from the cheaper of the two places.

 

[Uncle Willie]

Bea :: allow me to introduce you to one of my little friends ..

 

[Nermal]

Forget the Drs.!

I just ordered a Neti Pot/ salts/ Eucalyuptus oil!

I never used a Neti pot, but it sounds remarkably like water boarding.

 

[3mg Meniere]

I never used a Neti pot, but it sounds remarkably like water boarding.

It is really not that bad, and does clean out the nose. However, I put 1/8 tsp. of table-salt into a shot-glass with warm water, wash my hands, pour a bit of the salt-water into my hand, and snort from there. Then blow your nose gently. Reduces the process to its most basic and cheapest elements. You really need to do it if you are using nose-spray, so that it lands on living tissue rather than "stuff".

 

[yiddleboge6]

Please stop....graphic mental images are grossing me out...