Looking for a good quality, smaller spotting scope that I can pack with me to my long range deer hunting stands. Shouldn’t need huge magnification, maybe something in the 15-40ish range. Would like to have sharp glass for spotting mirage, hits on paper, decent in low light hunting, etc. Also trying to stay within 1200 dollars budget or so. I know, asking a lot here. But do any of you know of a scope that fits most of the above criteria? Thanks.
Best lower magnification spotter
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Take a look at the Athlon Optics Cronus 12-36x50 ED Spotting Scope which we have on sale, reduced from $699.99 to only $499.99
- Aprochromatic Lens System: Apochromatic lense system gives you the result of images which have greater contrast, sharpness and color definition
- ED Glass: ED glass gives you an image with little or no chromatic fringe so the final result brings a clearer and sharper image to your eyes
- ESP Dielectric Coating: ESP Dielectric Coating is a multi layer prism coating that reflects over 99% of the light to your eyes bringing you a clear, bright image that displays accurate color reproduction.
- Magnesium Chassis: Magnesium chassis give you the strength of a metal chassis while reducing the weight as much as 30%
- XPL Coating: XPL Coating gives you an extra protection on the exterior lenses from dirt, oil and scratches
- Bak4 Prism: Bak-4 glass prisms reflect more light to your eyes which will give you brighter and sharper image.
- Advanced Fully Multi-Coated: Advanced Fully Multi-Coated lenses gives you better light transmission to bring optimum brightness and true color across the entire light spectrum.
- Argon Purged: Argon Purging uses the inertia gas with bigger size molecules to purge any moisture out of the tube giving you better waterproofing and thermal stability .
- Waterproof: Waterproof to protects the binocular in the harshest weather conditions or if accidently submerged underwater
- Dual Focus: Dual focus has dual speed focus knobs that offer both faster and finer focus adjustment
- Rotating Ring: Rotating Ring allows you to rotate the scope around tripod supporting ring into the most comfortable and convenient angle for observation
Magnification 12-36 Objective Lens Diameter 50 mm Prism Glass Bak 4 Apochromatic Lens System Yes ESP Dielectric Coating Yes XPL Coating Yes ED Glass Yes Lens Coating Advanced Fully Multi-Coated Field of View 171-90 ft Exit Pupil 4.1-1.4 mm Eye Relief 0.7-0.59" Close Focus 26.2′ Dimension (LxW) 9.8"X2.6" Weight 26.5 oz
Kowa Prominar TSN-663M (angled) or TSN-664M (straight) spotter with a Kowa TE-14WD 30X eyepiece. $1300.
Doug, that sounds like a nice scope. How does it compare to something like a mid range Kowa scope or the smaller Vortex Razor? As far as clarity and sharpness, low light performance, etc.
I would say it is on par with the small Razor spotter for far less expense.
No, it is not as good as the TSN-55 Series, which IMO is the finest compact spotter available.
It will be slightly superior optically to the Kowa TSN-600 Series, but slightly below the optical quality of the Kowa TSN-66 Series
No, it is not as good as the TSN-55 Series, which IMO is the finest compact spotter available.
It will be slightly superior optically to the Kowa TSN-600 Series, but slightly below the optical quality of the Kowa TSN-66 Series
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