Description: Scopes’n’Skies is a family-run company specializing in hobby and sports
optics — including binoculars, spotting scopes and astronomy telescopes,
as well as a wide range of accessories. Keen bird-watchers and
astronomers ourselves, we’ve learnt the hard way how vital good
equipment and accessories are in the enjoyment of these activities. In
astronomy we found early on that great views are more commonly dependent
on the quality of the eyepieces and other optical accessories, than on
the optics of the main instrument. However, all too often we have found
ourselves disappointed by the way essential accessories are marketed in
the UK — most retailers seem to be more interested in overwhelming you
with an oversized product range, rather than offering you products to
maximise the value and enjoyment of your particular scope. If you’re a
seasoned expert you may be able to cope with this and make informed
choices, but to the novice it can be quite intimidating. We know — we
were there once! In bird-watching we noted the often excessive prices
that some companies have levied on a poorly informed public, who have
been forced to buy over-marketed brand names rather than the proper
articles of technical performance at more realistic prices. |
