Forget the digiscoping

This will do a more flexible job than any spotting scope. Mostly because
you can use it in prime focus (just the internal front elements acting as
the imaging components) mode or with a eyepiece for a longer effective f.l.
P.S. There isn't one SCRAP of crappy plastic on that thing, it is all
machined aluminum.

http://www.williamoptics.com/wo_shop...p?products_id=
433

RichA wrote in
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This will do a more flexible job than any spotting scope. Mostly
because you can use it in prime focus (just the internal front
elements acting as the imaging components) mode or with a eyepiece for
a longer effective f.l. P.S. There isn't one SCRAP of crappy plastic
on that thing, it is all machined aluminum.

http://www.williamoptics.com/wo_shop....php?products_
id= 433


Issue with the first URL.

http://tinyurl.com/867bmq

RichA writes:

This will do a more flexible job than any spotting scope.

Any decent camera lens of similar focal length would perform better.

On Thu, 08 Jan 2009 16:21:13 -0600, RichA wrote:

RichA wrote in
:

This will do a more flexible job than any spotting scope. Mostly
because you can use it in prime focus (just the internal front
elements acting as the imaging components) mode or with a eyepiece for
a longer effective f.l. P.S. There isn't one SCRAP of crappy plastic
on that thing, it is all machined aluminum.

http://www.williamoptics.com/wo_shop....php?products_
id= 433


Issue with the first URL.

http://tinyurl.com/867bmq


"In order for the scope to reach focus you will need optional
equipment: "

Not all parts included. At least it's white.

Charles wrote in
:

On Thu, 08 Jan 2009 16:21:13 -0600, RichA wrote:

RichA wrote in
1:

This will do a more flexible job than any spotting scope. Mostly
because you can use it in prime focus (just the internal front
elements acting as the imaging components) mode or with a eyepiece for
a longer effective f.l. P.S. There isn't one SCRAP of crappy plastic
on that thing, it is all machined aluminum.

http://www.williamoptics.com/wo_shop....php?products_
id= 433


Issue with the first URL.

http://tinyurl.com/867bmq


"In order for the scope to reach focus you will need optional
equipment: "

Not all parts included. At least it's white.


The primary function of the scope is for viewing which is done with a
diagonal. Right angle tube with a mirror and an eyepiece. To attach a
camera you need a couple other things, but it isn't costly, about $60.00.

Richard J Kinch wrote in
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RichA writes:

This will do a more flexible job than any spotting scope.

Any decent camera lens of similar focal length would perform better.


I've compared it. They don't perform as well (if we are talking about
image qualilty) until you get into the multi-thousand dollar range of the
fast camera optics.

On Thu, 08 Jan 2009 16:21:13 -0600, RichA wrote:

RichA wrote in
:

This will do a more flexible job than any spotting scope. Mostly
because you can use it in prime focus (just the internal front
elements acting as the imaging components) mode or with a eyepiece for
a longer effective f.l. P.S. There isn't one SCRAP of crappy plastic
on that thing, it is all machined aluminum.

http://www.williamoptics.com/wo_shop....php?products_
id= 433


Issue with the first URL.

http://tinyurl.com/867bmq

"Product not found"

RichA writes:

I've compared it. They don't perform as well (if we are talking about
image qualilty) until you get into the multi-thousand dollar range of
the fast camera optics.

Nonsense. A 2-element telescope lens cannot outperform a multielement
camera lens. Telescopes are all about aperture per dollar than image
quality.

John A. writes:

http://tinyurl.com/867bmq

"Product not found"

http://www.williamoptics.com/wo_shop...roducts_id=438

Richard J Kinch wrote:
RichA writes:

I've compared it. They don't perform as well (if we are talking about
image qualilty) until you get into the multi-thousand dollar range of
the fast camera optics.

Nonsense. A 2-element telescope lens cannot outperform a multielement
camera lens.

Well, actually it can. All those elements in camera lenses allow for
zooming and for focusing.

Telescopes are all about aperture per dollar than image
quality.

Um, no. Image quality is paramount. That's why telescope optics are
routinely measured to 1/4 wave of light.

--
Ray Fischer