Tag: telescopes

Our birdwatching gear. Part 3 : Celestron Ultima 80 telescope

February 11, 2020

Our purchase of the telescope was a bit of a haste job. Because scopes do not come cheap, virtually all birdwatchers that we know or met or read on-line, advise buying a second-hand scope if you are a beginner. We followed the Swedish go-to second-hand website (called blocket.se) for a while but nothing in our price range showed up. … More Our birdwatching gear. Part 3 : Celestron Ultima 80 telescope

Our birdwatching gear. Part 1 : Eyes, books, binos, scopes and cameras

February 9, 2020

If you look around the internet a bit for beginners tips for bird watching, you will find the tip not to gear up too much at the beginning. The equipment such as binoculars, cameras, and telescopes are available in a great price range, starting from not cheap to insanely expensive. If you ask me, the very cheap equipment is not worth your money because the quality simply does not suffice. So we have a mix of equipment with various qualities for wildlife observation. … More Our birdwatching gear. Part 1 : Eyes, books, binos, scopes and cameras