Re: scopes vs. binoculars

Fred Mellender wrote:
I was looking for a spotting scope and finally decided on:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MEBTOX:IT&item=190172469965&_trksid=p3984.cTODAY.m238.lVI

OpticsPlanet has the same package for $80 less and still free shipping: http://www.opticsplanet.net/pentax-pf-65ed-spotting-scope.html

It seems like a good deal since it includes 3 eyepieces. Here is a review:
http://www.betterviewdesired.com/Pentax-65-mm-Spotting-Scope.php

Note that the reviewer singled out the XW fixed focal length eyepieces, which are waterproof and use ED glass. The packages come with XF eyepieces, which are not ED and not waterproof.

Jim, Stuart, FL
some bird pix at http://art.kearman.com/

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