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Thread: Spotting Scope and Tripod Options

  1. 06-11-2022, 03:03 PM #1
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    Spotting Scope and Tripod Options

    We have drawn a Tahr block again for next year and I figure I wouldn’t mind finally getting my own spotting scope to help with assessing animals. Ideally I would grab a Swaro but that isn’t looking like an option for the time being.

    I’m looking middle of the road at the moment, eyeing up the Leupold SX4 15-45x65 and the Vortex Viper 15-45x65. Would appreciate some feedback from those with experience and in this area.

    When the time comes I will be willing to pay the money for a quality lightweight tripod too so interested in options there.

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    Spotting Scope and Tripod Options

    Look at the Sirui a-1205 carbon tripod and y-11? Ball head combo. Hard to find better for the price and shop around for best deal.


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    I'd look pretty seriously at the Delta spotter over any of your mentioned options
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    270 is a harmonic divisor number[1]
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    270 is a sparsely totient number, the largest integer with 72 as its totient
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    Quote Originally Posted by Ryan_Songhurst View Post
    I'd look pretty seriously at the Delta spotter over any of your mentioned options
    This one?

    https://deltaoptical.co.nz/collectio...spotting-scope

    I’m guessing you have given one a good workout down south and rate it?
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    Quote Originally Posted by stagstalker View Post
    This one?

    https://deltaoptical.co.nz/collectio...spotting-scope

    I’m guessing you have given one a good workout down south and rate it?
    I owned one of them and a swaro ATS at the same time. The swaro got sold...

    I eventually sold the Delta also as I didn't see the need for a spotting scope but Ive managed to get it back again. Very impressive for the money
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    270 is a harmonic divisor number[1]
    270 is the fourth number that is divisible by its average integer divisor[2]
    270 is a practical number, by the second definition
    The sum of the coprime counts for the first 29 integers is 270
    270 is a sparsely totient number, the largest integer with 72 as its totient
    Given 6 elements, there are 270 square permutations[3]
    10! has 270 divisors
    270 is the smallest positive integer that has divisors ending by digits 1, 2, …, 9.
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    For the tripod SIRUI T-024SK Carbon Fiber Tripod with VA-5 Compact Fluid Video Head of the cheap alu version Sirui VA-5 Ultracompact Video Head & T-004SK Tripod Legs.
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    I had a vortex viper 65mm spotter for atleast 5 years. No issues with it and spotted alot of animals. Was a good compromise weight vs quality vs price. And has a good warranty if you kick it with your boot ontop of a mountain

    Had it on a Manfrotto tripod which is 800grams. Goes up tall enough to sit behind but not stand

    Here's the combo in a tahr block (Mahitahi)

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    Anyone have anything more to add?
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    @stagstalker this is the tripod i am waiting on https://photogear.co.nz/brands/sirui...AaAk3mEALw_wcB
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    Quote Originally Posted by bigbear View Post
    @stagstalker this is the tripod i am waiting on https://photogear.co.nz/brands/sirui...AaAk3mEALw_wcB
    @bigbear link takes me to website but says the page is not found. I forgot to mention in my PM my hilux is sitting on about 10.5 average the last while now
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    @stagstalker https://photogear.co.nz/brands/sirui...AaAk3mEALw_wcB
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