I have been looking for a good spotting scope for a while, but was unsure what to get. Today a few of the club members brought their spotting scopes to the range and i did a quick comparison. It should be said that all of the images were taken with my Iphone, and that they looked slightly better IRL. EU prices.
Meade Wilderness 20-60x80 320$, had a lot of chromatic aberration(blueish tint on sides of dark/white parts), small field of view, sharpness good in middle of image but gets soft too the edges, image a bit fish-eye distorted. Not very easy to see bullet holes in paper from 330 yards.
Vortex Diamondback 20-60x85 700$, better image, not so much chromatic aberration and better sharpness. Bullet holes can bee seen from 330 yards.
Vortex Razor 27-60x85 1900$, a lot better than the two others, but amlost three times as expensive as the diamondback. Much less chromatic aberration and the field of view is a lot wider. Bullet holes can be seen easily on new targets without too many stickers on them. Contrast is also better.
I hope this test is of use to someone woundering about what you get for your money when buying a spotting scope, its a big investment with the more expensive ones.
Meade Wilderness 20-60x80 320$, had a lot of chromatic aberration(blueish tint on sides of dark/white parts), small field of view, sharpness good in middle of image but gets soft too the edges, image a bit fish-eye distorted. Not very easy to see bullet holes in paper from 330 yards.
Vortex Diamondback 20-60x85 700$, better image, not so much chromatic aberration and better sharpness. Bullet holes can bee seen from 330 yards.
Vortex Razor 27-60x85 1900$, a lot better than the two others, but amlost three times as expensive as the diamondback. Much less chromatic aberration and the field of view is a lot wider. Bullet holes can be seen easily on new targets without too many stickers on them. Contrast is also better.
I hope this test is of use to someone woundering about what you get for your money when buying a spotting scope, its a big investment with the more expensive ones.
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