What would be the best spotting scope?
 

Looking for a good quality mid price range spotting scope,any input would be very appreciated.Thanks

RE: What would be the best spotting scope?
 

A friend has the Bushnell Elite 20-60x70mm which is pretty compact and light, costs $460. Just from use at the range it looks pretty good.

RE: What would be the best spotting scope?
 

Leupold compact i heard are a very great option, they cost about 300.

RE: What would be the best spotting scope?
 

Eric I am in the same boat you are in and I am leaning towards a vortex spotter. I have heard nothing but good things about them. On another site people were comparing them side by side with swarovski and saying they were about 95% as good in their opinion.

I think vortex's website is vortexoptics.com

The best prices I have found are through Doug at cameraland.

RE: What would be the best spotting scope?
 

fujinon
I know the name sounds funny, foreign and cheap but they are very good glass. can also ed(flouride glass) for still reasonable prices.
The little 20-60 60mm is very clear, bright, and light to carry.

RE: What would be the best spotting scope?
 

The cheap ones are 60 bucks and the most expensive ones are about 1500 bucks so I assume you are looking in the 5-800 dollar range as a mid price. Here the Pentax ED, Fujinon, And Minox are all good bargains. I was impressed with both the Pentax 60mm and the fuji. In this range you can find a used Zeiss B/gat spotter (cometimes called the classic). It is a fixed 30x60 and weighs very little. It is also rubber armoured.
Also check out the Cabela's Big sky, BigSky ED (extra low dispersion) and Alaskan Guide scopes. These are a bargian ar 450-650.
Good luck

RE: What would be the best spotting scope?
 

Ya i noticed that and i heard the same extact thing i wonder if its true. But i thinkthere arebetter prices at OpticsBestBuy. Thats my go to place for optics there shipping is fast, and they really reliable never let me down.

RE: What would be the best spotting scope?
 

Thanks for the tip on opticsbestbuy, I'll check them out.

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BTW, they price match and price offer deals, so like if somebody has it lower they will beat that price. Thats exactly why i buy all my optics there.