RE: Opinions on Nikon Field Scope ED spotter
I have one and have been pretty happy with it. I've also owned a leopold (little better quality) and a cheaper spotting scope (quality just wasn't there). If I were buying another spotting scope and wasn't too concerned about the extra size and weight, I'd look real close at Nikon's 20-60x82 Prostaff model (I prefer straight rather than angled lenses). The bigger diameter will help more at dawn/dusk situations and the extra power (60 verse 47) will help when you're glassing longer range (say over 1-1.5 miles) and trying to judge if it's the animal you want to spend time stalking. If you have the money, I've always favored Swarovski but you will easily pay double or more for the same power scope and no brand is going to have double the quality of Nikon. Another way to decide is see if your local gunstore will let you try out their scopes outside around dusk. You'll know real quick if the Nikon has enough quality for your needs or not and will be able to decide on any other brand scope as well.
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