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hey my hand looks good with that gold ring in the pic...i still got it, its in prime condition btw!
Quote from: liljozie495 on February 19, 2014, 07:13:33 PMhey my hand looks good with that gold ring in the pic...i still got it, its in prime condition btw! Do you two know each other or was that a huge coincidence?
Quote from: Ccortez on February 19, 2014, 07:18:30 PMQuote from: liljozie495 on February 19, 2014, 07:13:33 PMhey my hand looks good with that gold ring in the pic...i still got it, its in prime condition btw! Do you two know each other or was that a huge coincidence? huge coincidence
except I couldn't take a year off from hunting
If you're willing to buy used and are patient, you should have no problem finding an HD spotter if you're willing to spend a few hundred more dollars. There is no way I would take a spotting scope out to the field that was <$500. Waste of my effort. I would take a year off of hunting first and save up the extra cash. Seriously. They're just not worth lugging all that weight around for crap optics that are loaded with color fringing and poor low light performance. I have a Nikon ED Fieldscope (82mm) that I scored for just under $800 on eBay. The difference between my Nikon and the ones you mention are literally night and day.
I as well could not take a year off hunting! I've got out of state hunts planned for the next three years, so was looking to expand my optics for these hunts. It's truely an obsession....Crazy Talk!
While I agree that you get what you pay for, do you have comparables for showing color fringing or poor low light performance between the two optics. My Monarch's are considered crap binos in some people's eye's but in my opinion perform great. Will I be able to look through the "cheap" spotter and tell if he's got a 30" spread and is a big 4 at 1500 yds? I'll be plenty happy walking up to him and finding that 2" sticker I couldn't see through the spotter...
Pre-owned is great but I think all but Vortex void the warranty if there is a transfer of ownership?
Quote from: chukar hunter on February 20, 2014, 11:17:46 AMI as well could not take a year off hunting! I've got out of state hunts planned for the next three years, so was looking to expand my optics for these hunts. It's truely an obsession....Crazy Talk!Yes you can. It is a choice. I took most of last year off because I was expecting a baby around the time of the fall hunts. I could have hunted, but it would have been a bad choice.
Quote from: Bean Counter on February 20, 2014, 11:45:57 AMQuote from: chukar hunter on February 20, 2014, 11:17:46 AMI as well could not take a year off hunting! I've got out of state hunts planned for the next three years, so was looking to expand my optics for these hunts. It's truely an obsession....Crazy Talk!Yes you can. It is a choice. I took most of last year off because I was expecting a baby around the time of the fall hunts. I could have hunted, but it would have been a bad choice. Hey that was bad timing on your part! That is something we can control All my kids are born between the months of February to July! Haha...
I'M RUINED!!!PWent to OE last night on the way to working at the home show and was able to look through the spotters. They had the Leupold SX-1, Vortex Diamondback, and the Vortex Viper on the shelf. We put each on a tripod and compared side by side each one. Holy cow the Viper is Light Years better than the Leupold and even the Diamonback. At 60X the Viper was so clear I could read the price tag off of a Jacket across the whole store. With the lesser spotters I could tell that it was a price tag, but in no way could distinguish bar code from cost.....I'm Ruined. Looks like I need to find a few more deductions on this years tax return....
I'M RUINED!!!Went to OE last night on the way to working at the home show and was able to look through the spotters. They had the Leupold SX-1, Vortex Diamondback, and the Vortex Viper on the shelf. We put each on a tripod and compared side by side each one. Holy cow the Viper is Light Years better than the Leupold and even the Diamonback. At 60X the Viper was so clear I could read the price tag off of a Jacket across the whole store. With the lesser spotters I could tell that it was a price tag, but in no way could distinguish bar code from cost.....I'm Ruined. Looks like I need to find a few more deductions on this years tax return....