The following is a quote from Cornell University's "Living Bird"
comparison of spotting scopes: "Vernonscope, another long-time designer
and builder of astronomy telescopes, has an interesting new product
called the Brandon Master Birder, a rubber-armored, 80mm scope with an
amazingly large eyepiece that is designed to be looked through with your
eye an inch or more away from the eyepiece---a real blessing for
eyeglass wearers. Everyone who looked through the scope's 15x eyepiece
commented on the brightness and sharpness of the scope and also on the
illusion of three-dimensionality with close objects. Unfortunately, it
was difficult to compare this scope with the others because they were
capable of so much greater magnification. A 15x scope is fine for
backyard birding and other times when maximum power isn't needed,.......
but there are times when you need more power to bird effectively. We
were supplied with a 2.4 barlow, which boosted the scope's power to 36x,
but we'd still like to see how it does at the supreme test---looking at
shorebirds on a mudflat at 60x on a dreary fall day. The manufacturers
say that they are developing a powerful zoom eyepiece for the scope, and
we're eager to take another look at this product."
Hans & Katie Krauss, Spokane, WA two.wing-nuts at juno.com
IT'S BETTER TO BE A WING-NUT THAN A DEAD-BOLT

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