Post by: alumaweld01 on November 18, 2010, 07:08:28 PM
Post by: norsepeak on November 18, 2010, 07:15:44 PM
Post by: ribka on November 18, 2010, 07:57:26 PM
A really good scope for the money. Not as nice as a zeiss or swaro but a lot less money
Post by: royalbull on November 24, 2010, 07:47:54 PM
Post by: Bean Counter on November 25, 2010, 08:49:17 AM
Post by: ZRS-8x42 on December 01, 2010, 03:43:00 PM
Hey Guys! I'm looking for a spotting scope that doesn't break the bank (Swarovski lol). I'm looking for quality and something that will reach out a few hundred yards to spot out the points on a Bull/Buck. Your advice and opinions will be grateful!!!If you want Swaroski quality without its price, I will then shamelessly plug in our ZEN ED2 spotting scope. We are planning to ship them next week. We offer a free pair of ZRS HD binoculars for pre-order customers
http://www.zen-ray.com/shop/spottingscopes/zenspotter82-angled.html (http://www.zen-ray.com/shop/spottingscopes/zenspotter82-angled.html)
We also have a couple of midsize (15-45x65mm) spotting scopes that we will make an announcement later this week.
Best Regards
Charles
Post by: longrange7mm on December 01, 2010, 04:07:33 PM
Post by: addicted on December 13, 2010, 07:13:51 AM
Hey Guys! I'm looking for a spotting scope that doesn't break the bank (Swarovski lol). I'm looking for quality and something that will reach out a few hundred yards to spot out the points on a Bull/Buck. Your advice and opinions will be grateful!!!If you want Swaroski quality without its price, I will then shamelessly plug in our ZEN ED2 spotting scope. We are planning to ship them next week. We offer a free pair of ZRS HD binoculars for pre-order customers
http://www.zen-ray.com/shop/spottingscopes/zenspotter82-angled.html (http://www.zen-ray.com/shop/spottingscopes/zenspotter82-angled.html)
We also have a couple of midsize (15-45x65mm) spotting scopes that we will make an announcement later this week.
Best Regards
Charles
Do you have the numbers for this as far as light transmission and such. A deutch hunting magazine had actual measurments from several scopes that they had tested side by side and I was wondering if you do this sort of testing as well. When i think sworo quality without the price i think Schmidt and Bender but they dont have much in the way of Binos and Spotters.
Post by: addicted on December 13, 2010, 07:16:28 AM
"•2nd Generation Extra Low Dispersion (ED) Glass: Best in Class resolution"
what other glass was in this class.
Post by: MADMAX on December 13, 2010, 07:19:17 AM
http://www.pcrush.com/product/Spotting-Scopes/113721/Nikon-Team-Realtree-16-48x65-Spotting-Scope-Outfit (http://www.pcrush.com/product/Spotting-Scopes/113721/Nikon-Team-Realtree-16-48x65-Spotting-Scope-Outfit)
Post by: addicted on December 13, 2010, 07:22:56 AM
http://www.cameralandny.com/optics/minox.pl?page=62210 (http://www.cameralandny.com/optics/minox.pl?page=62210)
A really good scope for the money. Not as nice as a zeiss or swaro but a lot less money
that minox is weighing heavily in my mind. I already love my minox binos.
Post by: jackelope on December 13, 2010, 08:32:33 AM
Hey Guys! I'm looking for a spotting scope that doesn't break the bank (Swarovski lol). I'm looking for quality and something that will reach out a few hundred yards to spot out the points on a Bull/Buck. Your advice and opinions will be grateful!!!
I can see antler points on a deer from 1/2 mile away under most conditions with my cheap p.o.s. Burris at 45x.
:dunno:
Low light would not be happening, but that's where the good stuff shines IMO.
Post by: Wacenturion on December 13, 2010, 12:07:34 PM
I really like my Nikon team real tree
http://www.pcrush.com/product/Spotting-Scopes/113721/Nikon-Team-Realtree-16-48x65-Spotting-Scope-Outfit (http://www.pcrush.com/product/Spotting-Scopes/113721/Nikon-Team-Realtree-16-48x65-Spotting-Scope-Outfit)
I have the same scope only in the 82mm model. Absolutely love it. Spent a lot of time comparing and for me this was the brightest, easiest to adjust without a bunch of play...very precise adjustment and quick. Great in the field in low light. Lot of quality for the money.
Post by: Gringo31 on December 13, 2010, 02:28:54 PM
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sequoa by leupold with tripod and case for 249 shipped online. Good middle of the road scope.
I have one and am not impressed. It's OK on it's lowest power but if you try and crank it up, it's much too grainy. It's about as good as a good rifle scope for magnification.
Post by: Rob on December 13, 2010, 02:44:24 PM
Leupold compact is about the best bang for your buck IMO
Could not agree more. I got the 15-30x50 and love it. Scope and tripod are under 5lbs so it fits in my pack without breaking my back. Clarity is great, and I was able to count points as short as a couple inches long at 700 yards this last season.
I have given up carrying binos. I carry my 7x lieca range finder for close range viewing, and pull out the Compact Leupold for anythign beyond 300 yards or so.
I stow it in my pack in the rifle sling already rigged to the tripod so it can be deployed pretty fast. See photo.
Post by: gadwall on December 29, 2010, 09:38:10 PM
http://www.cameralandny.com/optics/minox.pl?page=62210 (http://www.cameralandny.com/optics/minox.pl?page=62210)
A really good scope for the money. Not as nice as a zeiss or swaro but a lot less money
ribka seems to know his stuff. I don't have any experience with the Minox but I do have a 400.00 Nikon and it does great for hunting sagebrush muleys.
Post by: ZRS-8x42 on December 29, 2010, 10:32:44 PM
I also see on this Zen spotter(witch is pretty slick looking btw) you say:
"•2nd Generation Extra Low Dispersion (ED) Glass: Best in Class resolution"
what other glass was in this class.
I apologize for just seeing your post until now.
I would group the following spotters into this class: Swaroski, Kowa Prominar, Vortex Razor, Zen ED2. What they have in common is the fullsize ED spotting scope with compact design. It's easy to build a good quality spotting scope without worrying about size and weight. It's also not too hard to build a APO spotter with one piece of ED glass. But to build a compact ED spotter (shorter focal length) with compromising the image quality, the requirement for glass grinding precision, coating, collimation is at a totally different level. To achieve that, those spotters all have at least two pieces of ED objective lenses.
Post by: addicted on December 30, 2010, 12:29:31 AM
Post by: Bob33 on December 30, 2010, 07:38:45 PM
I would group the following spotters into this class: Swaroski, Kowa Prominar, Vortex Razor, Zen ED2.I'm curious why you left the Zeiss 85 off your list?
Post by: MtnMuley on December 30, 2010, 09:40:34 PM
Post by: ZRS-8x42 on December 31, 2010, 10:51:58 AM
I would group the following spotters into this class: Swaroski, Kowa Prominar, Vortex Razor, Zen ED2.I'm curious why you left the Zeiss 85 off your list?
This list is not exclusive. I list them there because they have similar design. I agree with you and the other poster, the Zeiss 85mm FL spotter is a superior product!
Post by: Pathfinder101 on January 03, 2011, 12:55:58 PM
(BTW, I'll second what Gringo said about the Sequoia, I was just about to pull the trigger on one, and a few guys on this site told me to take one outside and look at something far away. They were right. It was no better than my $150 Alpen that I was already using. When I upgraded, I sacked up and bought a used Golden Ring off Ebay for about $600. Worth every penny in Montana this fall. :twocents: )
...Oh, and for the record, the new Zen Ray scope was not available when I bought my spotter. I have the Zen Ray ED2 binoculars 8X43s, and I LOVE them... :tup: