just today I was at Fry's during lunch (on Brokaw rd). not only are they selling Meade and Celestron binocs, including camera binocs, they even had NEXTAR 11 GPS SCTs for sale there!
They also had Meade 125ETX scopes and NEXTAR8GPS too. I was really surprised to see such equipment for sale there.
Boy, that Sony 61" HD Plasma display sure looked nice; what a heck of an Astro-Image display. But at $20K I think they can keep it in the store....
rdc
----- Original Message -----
From: rnapo
To: The Astronomy Connection
Sent: Thursday, September 23, 2004 2:22 PM
Subject: Re: [TAC] Camera Binoculars for birding?
Hi Dotty,
Scope City in San Francisco has a good selection of binoculars.
They may well have a camera binocular you could see and try.
It would give you a chance to see how well they perform.
I see from another reply that Meade has a camera binocular.
Scope City is a major Meade dealer.
BirdForum.net has a number of active briders interested in taking
photos of birds. I'll bet some of them have tried or use a camera
binocular.
http://birdforum.net/forumdisplay.php?f=284
All the best,
Rich
On Jim Turley's advise, I'm posting this request on TAC.
I'm looking for advise on Camera Binoculars for birding, not astronomy. My preference would include
*good quality optics
*lightweight
*waterproof
*Mac Compatible USB
I have not had much luck with online searches. They yield copious amounts of info, but I'm not finding PC/MAC info readily available. Also, I would love to get info from anyone who has actually used specific brands. If anyone out there has recommendations pro or con, please respond directly to me. Since TAC blocks e-mail provider addresses, my e-mail address is America OnLine.
Thanks!
Dotty Calabrese
dottycala@No-Spam
Received on Thu Sep 23 14:28:25 2004