Re: Good Spotting scope?
I had a Skyline 20-60x80 Spotting Scope. It DID NOT work well and so Vortex exchanged it for the <span style="color: #FF0000"><span style="font-weight: bold">ED</span></span> model - at no cost (Skyline <span style="color: #FF0000"><span style="font-weight: bold">ED</span></span> 20-60x80). I addressed this experience in another thread where I gave Vortex an A++ for CS.
This new SS has been working well UNTIL this past weekend. Now 4 of us, including me, is having difficulty with it showing clear images (308 hits) at "300" yards (worked well at 100 and 200 ...). Maybe it was just the weather and mirage (more to contend with now ...) - I don't know - but seeing holes at 300 yards was impossible yesterday ... (I could see them thru the S&B at 16x, but not though the Vortex? Someone asked yesterday, if glass quality (i.e. coatings, etc.) deteriorate over time (two months or so)? I'm going to try it again during this week.
Frankly, I get tired of shipping a SS off for repairs and then waiting for another to arrive (I did this once for the scope and then had to do it again for their tripod ...BOTH replaced with 'better' (? - more expensive models). Moreover, I really can't expect Vortex to replace it with something better (next step up is a Razor HD ...). So, if it DOES NOT work well again - I will be junking it as a mid-range Spotter. Therefore, I 'presently' cannot recommend the Vortex w/ED -
I will try to locate this thread again and report back if there are any changes ...