Yes I did, but after 6 weeks of waiting. I wasn't about to cancel since I like that scope and I needed it for my new Vudoo.
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Advice on buying a spotting scope
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Yes I did, but after 6 weeks of waiting. I wasn't about to cancel since I like that scope and I needed it for my new Vudoo.
Hmmm...seems like a lot of the spotting scopes don't provide much eye relief, esp the cheaper ones.
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My $3000+ Swarovsky and IOR Valdada didn't have much eye relief either. Your eye ball (eye lashes) literally touches their ocular at max zoom.
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You're crazy to NOT TAKE SUCH A NO RISK DEAL LIKE THAT FOR A JAPAN MADE SPOTTER. ONE SPEC OR IMPERFECTION ON THE GLASS IT'S FREE.
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In an effort to try to cure my craziness I made an offer on that spotting scope. He took it and I'm now the proud owner. I'm gonna be the envy of the range. I may name it Odie in honor of...oh, never mind.
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So true! Just trying to have some fun. I really don't care what it looks like as long as it gets the job done. Thanks!
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Some of the better spotting scopes for the money are Pentax;the 80mm and 65mm can use the same eye piece,also they can use quality telescope eye pieces....There are some good less expensive ones....what you do Not want is short eye relief and narrow field of view.
Older Nikons, can be a good bet,I use a old Japanese Tasco... Japanese made is a good bet,but then we are talking older scopes...
Hot tip,the Celestron spotting scopes that have been around for decades are great...the mid price ones like D-90...
Older Nikons, can be a good bet,I use a old Japanese Tasco... Japanese made is a good bet,but then we are talking older scopes...
Hot tip,the Celestron spotting scopes that have been around for decades are great...the mid price ones like D-90...
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The B&L scope arrived today. It looks rough on the outside, but seems to function perfectly. I couldn't be happier. Great scope for a small outlay. Thank you, Odoyle. I would not have bought this without your strong encouragement.
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The outside is due to age and shouldn't affect the performance plus it was only around $50 shipped right-?
Nothing can beat that glass for what you paid not even 4x - 5x the price.
It's a Japan made item with Japan glass.
You go buy that Athlon spotter you had originally inquired about (from return friendly dealer because you WILL RETURN IT) and you will see a BIG DIFFERENCE in glass.
Nothing can beat that glass for what you paid not even 4x - 5x the price.
It's a Japan made item with Japan glass.
You go buy that Athlon spotter you had originally inquired about (from return friendly dealer because you WILL RETURN IT) and you will see a BIG DIFFERENCE in glass.
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Correct. Quite a deal.
I won't be trying the Athlon. This is more than I need. Thanks again!
I won't be trying the Athlon. This is more than I need. Thanks again!
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I gave the Burris 20-80 power x 200mm and it is great. Bought from Cabelas some 15 yrs back. You can see the wings on a fly at 100 yds. With case 200 and some change.
While in the store looking I ask the clerk to go upstairs a paste a buisness card on the railing a good 35-40 yds away. Then proceeded tovread the buisness card with all their spotting scopes. Many mfgrs claim that small print shows best clarity at distance and it worked. The only scope thatvwas more clear on that business card was a 1800 Zeiss. Even the Leupold at 600 was not as clear. Have no idea if this same scope is still made, but I use mine to watch the animals play in the woods about a quarter mile from my home. Racoons love to wrestle!!
While in the store looking I ask the clerk to go upstairs a paste a buisness card on the railing a good 35-40 yds away. Then proceeded tovread the buisness card with all their spotting scopes. Many mfgrs claim that small print shows best clarity at distance and it worked. The only scope thatvwas more clear on that business card was a 1800 Zeiss. Even the Leupold at 600 was not as clear. Have no idea if this same scope is still made, but I use mine to watch the animals play in the woods about a quarter mile from my home. Racoons love to wrestle!!
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I had one of those B&L DIscoverer and it was fine until my eyes started going bad, I developed a condition overnight that resulted in thousands of floaters, then later cataracts. I got a Kowa TSN 882, which is too big, so picked up one ot the 663 models, that uses the same eyepiece. I find the straight through view easier to use. I also got one of the 27x long eye relief eyepieces, much easier to use with my eyeglasses.
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