Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/07/13

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Almost on topic - Televid question.
From: Roy Zartarian <rzartarian@snet.net>
Date: Sun, 13 Jul 2003 21:10:12 -0400

On Sunday, July 13, 2003, at 07:41  PM, David Young wrote:

> All:
>
> Sorry to be slightly OT here, but my brother is asking me about the 
> Leica Televid series.  He wants a good spotting scope, to view the 
> ships passing his waterfront home.

[snip]
> [a] what does the Televid 77 offer over the 62 besides
> 	more light gathering ability?
> [b] are the APO versions worth the extra cost?
> [c] is the zoom eyepiece worth having? Or would he be better off with 
> a low and a high power eyepiece?
>
I've had the opportunity to try the current zoom eyepiece and must 
admit to no small amount of amazement at its performance at the high 
magnification end.  I do have the 40x which I carry but rarely use, 
preferring the 32x as the general purpose eyepiece.

Roy

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