I am looking for a new compact lightweight spotting scope. Strongly considering the leupold gold ring spotting scope however I am unsure of where the best place to purchase would be from. The binoculars I have are Zeiss Victory FL 10x56 so the scope would have to be able to outperform those ideally. Any recommendations would be appreciated. Thanks.
Lightweight Compact Spotting Scope
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Frank grimes
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From what I’ve heard the kowa 55 is the best lightweight scope. Not cheap though.
I think the best money spent would be having as good a tripod mount as possible for your binos(outdoorsmen) and running a top tier 65mm spotter. Not all but a lot of spot and stalk/sheep hunters use their binos on a tripod for 90% of glassing and pull the spotting scope out to really check out the animal and count points after its been spotted. Just my 2cents.
Frank grimes
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Putting binos on a tripod is a real game changer. Especially with anything over 8x. It makes glassing so much more enjoyable and effective. I don’t think I could ever go back to free handing them all the time. A quick look or scan is ok, but I’m 90% off a tripod.
My vote for light and compact goes to the Baush and Lomb 15-45x60 Elite, aprox. 16oz, very clear roof prism and can be carried on your belt.
I lost mine to a break-in, still looking to replace with an equivalent.
I lost mine to a break-in, still looking to replace with an equivalent.
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