Monthly Archives: July 2011

What is a Mono Pod (monopod)

Posted on July 8, 2011 by Reviewer

A Mono-pod is a single legged support with a standard thread at the top to accept cameras and spotting scopes. They can come as a single section, or up to 4-5 sections for adjusting height. For added flexibility some come … Continue reading →

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Opticron Discovery WP PC 8×32 Binoculars Review

Posted on July 7, 2011 by Reviewer

Straight out the box, these look like they should be a 25mm binoculars. Its quite amazing how a 32mm pair of binoculars of such high quality can fit in such a small shell. So you would think that build quality … Continue reading →

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What is a Light Pollution Filter

Posted on July 7, 2011 by Reviewer

  A light pollution filter screws in to the inner thread of an astronomical telescope eyepiece. The lens coatings help block out street/house lights, yet allow light from emision Nebulae to get through. Unlike stars, emission nebulae give off light in … Continue reading →

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Visionary B4 7×35 Binoculars Review

Posted on July 6, 2011 by Reviewer

  The Visionary B4 range look similar to the budget Classics, but with better build quality and BaK-4 prisms.  For general use, I found the 7x35s to be the best of the range. The super wide 161m field and large … Continue reading →

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What is a Barlow Lens

Posted on July 5, 2011 by Reviewer

A barlow lens is an adapter that fits in between your telescope eyepiece and the eyepiece holder. This will increase the magnification by 2x 3x or even 5x depending on which one you purchase. For example, if you have a 10mm eyepiece … Continue reading →

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What is a T-ring

Posted on July 5, 2011 by Reviewer

A T-ring is a simple adapter that allows you to connect your SLR or DSLR camera to a spotting scope or Telescope. It will screw on to any T-adapter, eyepiece or other digi-scoping adapter with standard T-thread (M42x0.75 metric thread). With … Continue reading →

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Celestron Ultima 20-60×80/45 Spotting Scope

Posted on July 4, 2011 by Reviewer

Mid priced spotting scope designed for photo/visual use. First things first. Before attaching the eye piece, remove the rubber eye cup to reveal the t-thread. You will find that straight out the factory this is not securely tightened. A quick … Continue reading →

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Visionary Neoma 8×42 Binoculars

Posted on July 1, 2011 by Reviewer

Traditional style binoculars seem to be making a come back lately. The waterproof Neoma are aimed at the birdwatching observers. OK they are not the lightest, or most attractive binoculars. Also there are many others in this class that give … Continue reading →

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