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Hey guys. Thanks for the feedback on that Japan angle with the upgraded eyepiece. Who’d have thought?
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yes, the ability to run a light tripod can save as much or more than the optic.We took the ed50 goat hunting this week with a Slik Mini II, 13-40 MCII eyepiece and the 16x DS eyepiece. Worked great, were able to judge the billy at well over 1/2 mile that it was a mature billy. Ended up being an 8 year old and super happy with the set up and the space savings is also nice. Being able to use a lighter tripod is also a great advantage.
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I have not had any rattle in mine.Great comparison. I have one of the Nikon ED50s as well and went the Amazon route, fulfilled through Japan. However, the downside of it is, it seems to have warranty work done to it, it needs t be sent back to Nikon Japan, and mine came with some dirt inside the body itself. No real performance issue, but i see it there every now and then.
One question for you guys with the ED50, when you shake it, is there a light rattling sound inside, or is that another issue I should get checked out?
Can someone expand on the optical quality of the 40x lens
I know the birding forums say it’s darker, but is the sharpness or clarity still there
I have a phone scope attachment that goes on the 13-40. It’s not a good one and hard to get just right, but I’ll see if I can get a picture at 13 and 40 to post.
I bought the bottom DS eyepiece for photos, my camera attaches to an aluminum sleeve and screws onto that eyepieces so I don’t use my phone much anymore.
I’ll try and get that this week if the rain lets up as I’ll be out a bit.
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According to onX this peak is 9.19 miles away, slight smoke from fire. 13 power, 40 power.
Headed moose hunting, sorry for bad setup. iPhone SE, cheap clamp on phone scope
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Hey man, thanks for chiming in! Sounds like we think alike. I won't disupte that the light transmission on this little scope will limit it compared to the big glass, 50mm isn't alot to work with. But in the right situations, I really like this scope.Had one for years, sold it to help fund a Swaro 65mm and miss it.
Where it fell down for me was low light transmission, especially on cloudy mornings or evenings where you get several minutes, or 1/2 hour of low light vs. when the sky is clear. Had a muley buck in the scope at 900 yards early in the morning and could see way clearer through my binos than the scope, even with low magnification. I overreacted and sold it.
Just like the recent review states, I don't bring my heavy spotter on some trips and wouldn't hesitate to bring the Nikon. When I get in the right funding situation I'm going to buy another, fills a great niche. I'll just set my expectations differently for the Nikon.