ericstokes250

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

AndrewD2007

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.

AlexBaldwin07

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

viking421a

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.

tacogrande

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.

okcmco

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

AndrewD2007

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.

viking421a

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

AndrewD2007

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.