Advice please

[philhas]

I need a finderscope and have narrowed it down to 

http://www.firstlightoptics.com/finders/skywatcher-9x50-right-angled-erecting-finderscope.html

or 

http://www.firstlightoptics.com/finders/baader-40mm-super-sky-surfer-v.html

Anyone have experience of the Sky surfer, I have used a straight through 9x50 so know what to expect and found them pretty good for finding stuff just considering the Sky Surfer as an alternative.

Any advice gladly appreciated.

[sbooder]

Skywatcher.  Baader are nice but it has one job to do and the 9x50 SW does it very well, why pay more?

[wookie1965]

http://www.firstlightoptics.com/finders/skywatcher-9x50-right-angled-erecting-finderscope.html

I bought one of these before Christmas on the advice of couple of SGL members only used it a couple of times because of the weather but when i did it was great no stiff neck nice wide field and showed me how the sky looked as i looked at it.

[John]

Personally I use a right angle, correct image 9x50 optical finder and a Rigel Quikfinder alongside it. Sometimes I can get by with just the Rigel Quikfinder but often it's good to have both 

So I don't think it's a case of either or, really.

[sbooder]

If you go with the SW you can still afford a Telrad!  Best of both worlds.

[philhas]

Thanks for the replies Skywatcher 9x50 it is then :-)

[RichieP]

Personally my favourite side by side combination of optical finder and red dot finder is a Skywatcher 9*50 RACI and a Baader Sky Surfer V. They complement each other very nicely!

Richard

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