Hi all-

I'm a "Tweet" now??!!

Just wanted to let everyone know that I bought that scope that Mike noted
on the Ave... amazing, got the mail about 11:25, talked to my grad
student who needs a scope but couldn't get to the Ave very soon, and
bought it on her behalf by 12:15-12:30. The owner got a big kick out of
the fact that his scope had been sold "through" the Net. Neat store,
with a lot of old used stuff for pretty good prices: I'm going to keep my
eye on his window in the future.

Doesn't say Bausch and Lomb... it's circa 1959 (that was the store
owner's guess anyway), and has no label on the scope body itself. The
20X lens says, "Cornell, Triple tested, Coated, 20X60" and on the back of
the lens there is a small symbol with an OMS in a cross-hatching design,
and the word "Japan." It seems very well built, the optics seemed very
sharp, and the focus was smooth... so I grabbed it. Only drawback that
made me hesitate was the lack of a tripod mount threading. I figured
something could be attached.

Cheers,
Jim Ha
Psychology/Animal Behavior
University of Washington

On Fri, 27 Jan 1995, Michael Smith wrote:

>
> Hi Tweets, 3 items to report:
>
> If you're a beginner and want a scope, I saw a used 60mm Bausch & Lomb
> scope in the window of a used camera store in the U-district (Seattle)
> for $59. These scopes are old, but very good optics and are virtually
> indestructible. I was very tempted to buy it myself, just because it's a
> good deal, but then I don't really NEED it. I have used these scopes
> before, their optics are comparable to today's Bushnell Spacemaster
> series, but I'm sure they will stand up to much more abuse. We had one
> that had been dropped several times in salt water and still worked fine.
> It has a 20x lens (interchangeable). The store is on 43rd St. on the
> block between University Way and Brooklyn (near Flowers restaurant).
>
> Yesterday I saw 2 eagles near Magnusson making a lot of noise and flying
> together in interesting formations. I assumed it was courting, they
> never tried to drive each other off. It's that time of year again...
>
> On the same note, I flushed a starling from a cavity in the building
> where I work this morning. It was a House Sparrow nest last year. I
> have seen a buildup of nesting material there lately. Maybe all this
> nice weather has fooled the starling into thinking it's summer. Or maybe
> it's just roosting there.
>
> ____________________________
> Mike Smith
> Univ. of Washington, Seattle
> whimbrel at u.washington.edu
>
>