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what is a good spotting scope for elk hunting
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<blockquote data-quote="WildcatB" data-source="post: 238665" data-attributes="member: 10379"><p>Here's excerpt from a birding site about the Pentax PF100</p><p></p><div style="margin-left: 20px"><div style="margin-left: 20px">possum</div> <div style="margin-left: 20px">Thursday 13th October 2005, 20:55</div> <div style="margin-left: 20px">I have the PF100ED and use it for very long range digiscoping. I am very pleased with the optical performance for photographing at up to 3 km. When purchasing, I was advised to compare it with the Swarovski 80 HD, and found little difference between them both in resolution and apparent brightness at mags up to x45. However at x60 the difference was spectacular. On a wet dull dark day in January, the 80mm Swarovski produced a comparatively dull image, while the Pentax looked as though it was a bright summer's day.</div> <div style="margin-left: 20px"></div> <div style="margin-left: 20px">Unfortunately the Swavoski only had their zoom option available for testing at x60 while the Pentax had the fixed focus eyepiece. The zoom image on the Swarovski was soft and lacked resolution compared to the better detail produced by the Pentax fixed optic.</div> <div style="margin-left: 20px"></div> <div style="margin-left: 20px">For digiscoping marine subjects at long ranges from shore, the extra brightness and photon collection capability made the 100mm optic the favoured choice.</div> <div style="margin-left: 20px"></div> <div style="margin-left: 20px">The downside is the weight, but if you want to collect lots of light with a good quality image and you don't plan to drag it all over the world, the scope is great, really magnificent. However, I have just ordered the 65mm for portability, as I'm not as strong as I used to be.</div> <div style="margin-left: 20px"></div> <div style="margin-left: 20px">hope this helps</div> <div style="margin-left: 20px"></div> <div style="margin-left: 20px">possum.</div> </div></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="WildcatB, post: 238665, member: 10379"] Here's excerpt from a birding site about the Pentax PF100 [INDENT][INDENT]possum Thursday 13th October 2005, 20:55 I have the PF100ED and use it for very long range digiscoping. I am very pleased with the optical performance for photographing at up to 3 km. When purchasing, I was advised to compare it with the Swarovski 80 HD, and found little difference between them both in resolution and apparent brightness at mags up to x45. However at x60 the difference was spectacular. On a wet dull dark day in January, the 80mm Swarovski produced a comparatively dull image, while the Pentax looked as though it was a bright summer's day. Unfortunately the Swavoski only had their zoom option available for testing at x60 while the Pentax had the fixed focus eyepiece. The zoom image on the Swarovski was soft and lacked resolution compared to the better detail produced by the Pentax fixed optic. For digiscoping marine subjects at long ranges from shore, the extra brightness and photon collection capability made the 100mm optic the favoured choice. The downside is the weight, but if you want to collect lots of light with a good quality image and you don't plan to drag it all over the world, the scope is great, really magnificent. However, I have just ordered the 65mm for portability, as I'm not as strong as I used to be. hope this helps possum.[/INDENT][/INDENT] [/QUOTE]
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