I will be buying a new spotting scope in the near future and need some advice. I have about $500 to spend so my butget tight. So far I have narrowed it down to a Fujinon 20-60X60mm, and a Vortex (Don't really know the dinensions but they run about the same price). I would appreciate any help or other suggestions. This will be my primary spotting scope for some time so I need to make the right choice

Thanks and be safe.

I don't have any experience with either of those scopes. In that same price range, I've used the Nikon scopes and have been pleased with them. Good luck.

If I were in the market for a new spotting scope I would seriously check out the Pentax PF65ED. It is ED glass and has a great picture. It is fairly light and if you shop around you can sometimes pick it up for around $599. I would check with Doug at cameraland to see if maybe he has any demos or when he might get some in. Here is the site:

www.cameralandny.com

He is great to deal with and he will tell you straight up what he thinks.

Thanks much gentlemen for the replys I am going to look into both the nikon and pentax closely. I havea pair of pentax dcf sp's 12.5X50 bino's and love them. I have yet to test out their spotting scopes but hope to do so soon.

Thanks again

The Pentax ED scopes get very high marks, some say they are the best glass.

I recently bought a Leupold Wind River green ring 15-45x60 scope and I love it. I gets very mixed reviews though. It's one of those love it or hate it products. I loved it, so I bought it. I paid $256 shipped at opticsplanet.com.

There is currently a great deal on the bushnell elite 15x45x60.It is ca very good scope for the price.
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http://www.opticsplanet.net/bushnell...e-781548p.html

Great deal indeed. Well worth taking a look at...