Finderscopes/Telrad Red Dot Finder

[Matt Scunthorpe]

Thanks Spec-Chum, that seems quite a good way of doing it, i think its getting in that general area i struggle with, with the finderscope being upside down-back to front-inside out etc

[Spec-Chum]

I assure you getting a telrad will be well worth it. I'm a relative noob myself and I've found it invaluable.

[richardjpicot]

i'm sold. that was the last thing I wanted to know. If i get a right angle finderscope can I add a telrad alongside it...yes! very excited about this.

Spec-chum, i'd be really interested to see how you've done it and got them aligned. any chance you could upload a picture of the setup??

[Spec-Chum]

No probs.

From the back:

From the top:

Hope this helps

[richardjpicot]

great, thanks a lot!

you need to purchase the mount for the telrad separately if you want to set it up alongside the original finderscope is that right?

[Spec-Chum]

I didn't, I just used the one that came with it. I find it fine without a riser to be honest

[paul schofield]

I use the smaller version of a Telrad (Rigel Quikfinder) and it has made my life a lot easier. Agree with all the above. I use both the Rigel and straight through 9x50. That is until I get a R.A.C.I Then I think it will be plain sailing. I would sing the praises of the Telrad but I found them so hard to find when I was looking.

[Momentous]

As a newbie I'm almost sold on the idea of a Telrad. Spec-Chum, your mounting pics are great as we have the same scope so it's great to see one in position. I know this is a stupid question but does a Telrad need to be zeroed in (as with an ordinary finders cope)? If not, how do you know that what's dead centre in the Telrad will be dead centre through the scope EP?

Thanks.

[Spec-Chum]

It does, yeah. Dead easy tho there's three knobs on the back that move the projected circles around slightly. Just have a bright star in the middle of a highish power ep of the scope then look through the telrad and turn the knobs until the star is central. It moves in quite a predictable manner.

Took me about 30 seconds.

[Spec-Chum]

Oh, and I've only had to do this the once. Stays perfectly aligned once you set it.

[Momentous]

Cheers Spec-Chum, seems like a good buy.