lookin@ buying new spotting scope, any pointers

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heys guys
iam in the market for a new spotting scope. i have bought couple in the past few years but after couple hunting season they lose there sharpness and start to fog a lil. i spent in the price range from 3-700, had a bushnell and leupold. i willing to spend the money this time, if i had done it right off the bat i would have been ahead . my unlce just purchased a zeiss 20x60x80 and it is awesome. i havent looked thru a swarovski but looking for some feed back on what would be a good scope

Iam going to be using it for hunting, i do alot of spotting from couple miles away in wide open country and i really want the sharpness.

thanks
 
I would suggest you take a serious look at the Vortex Razor HD. It has simply beautiful glass and a lifetime no hassle warranty. I have used one on a couple of occassions and it is my pick for a scope in that price range. It is also available with a digital camera adaptor and with a decent digital SLR it takes awesome photos too.
 
I paid 310$ for a Hawke 20-60x60 and absolutly love it. I already have a bushnell but was not happy with it. My dad has a new bushnell and thus thing destroys it. My boss has a leupold sequoia that he brought to work this week to compare it to my hawke and there was NO comparison. The hawke simply outperformed it from 20 to 60x. I am super happy with it. I also have binocs from them as well and love them. The guy that I bought it from said that he compared it to his swaro and there was no difference. Sane quality optics for a fraction of the price.
 
I've spent many days looking through both the STS 65mm and 80mm Swarovskis. Unless you really need the 80mm scope I would suggest staying with the 65mm. The 65mm is fine at first/last light and is much more manageable when hiking or spotting from a vehicle.
 
What distance do you intend to use it for? Spotting scopes cost $1 per yard. For 100 yds you can use a Cantire $100 scope very effective for that range. They often go on sale for $50. For longer range, just spend more and you are golden.
 
AWOL said:
What distance do you intend to use it for? Spotting scopes cost $1 per yard. For 100 yds you can use a Cantire $100 scope very effective for that range. They often go on sale for $50. For longer range, just spend more and you are golden.
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Well if i have spent from 3-700 hundred in the past and havent been happy with that quality of scope and was thinking of buying a swaro or zeiss , DO u really think i would go to canadian tire and waste a 100 bucks on a spotting scope ?????????

i posted this to get some pros and cons on the higher end( good hunting) spotting scope, not to find the cheapest one.
 
blomme said:
Well if i have spent from 3-700 hundred in the past and havent been happy with that quality of scope and was thinking of buying a swaro or zeiss , DO u really think i would go to canadian tire and waste a 100 bucks on a spotting scope ?????????

i posted this to get some pros and cons on the higher end( good hunting) spotting scope, not to find the cheapest one.
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OK then... blomme... :D
 
have a look at the Pentax 65ED. It is a nice compact spotter with superb lenses. Back that up with the higher grade Pentax fixed mag eyepieces and you have a dynamite combo that is also weather proof.

The zoom that usually comes with it is decent but very low eye relief and optical resolution falls off hard past 30X. It is definitely a price point add on - yuck.

This gets you within spitting distance of the big dollar euro spotters for about 1/2 the price. The 80mm is even nicer but is double the size and weight.

I have looked through Swaro and if you wear glasses, test drive before you buy. They didn't work for me as the eye relief was too close.

The best most sublime spotter was a Leica Trinovid. If money and size was no object, I would have one and live happily ever after.

For my eyes, nothing is better. The pentax is not too far off.

Jerry
 
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