Best Spotting Scopes Overall

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Bushnell NatureView 78-1645 15-45x60 mm

$140.00 Est. at Amazon

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A friend of mine suggested that I use this spotting scope for bird watching as a replacement for my bulky binoculars.
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Although they work fine for close up (less than 50 feet) views, the pair I received had a significant boresight error between the two sides.
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In short, don't expect more in quality than what you pay for these Bushnell Binoculars.
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GREAT product, and even better for the price!!

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Positives: Use: Bird Watching, Magnification: 15 - 45x, Coating: Fully Coated, Objective Lens Diameter: 60 mm

2 RECOMMENDED by 7 people for OVERALL

Alpen 728 15

$168.00 Est. at Amazon

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First, don't be fooled by the product image now offered by Amazon; this is indeed the model 728 with 45-degree eyepiece; Amazon pictures the similar model 725 with straight-through viewing.
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I got this for my husband and he loves it.
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The image gets a little dark past 30x and color isn't as great, but at 15x on a bright sunny day the image can be too bright.
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I purchased this scope specificly for Fita archery and at 90 meters and 15 power I can see my arrows very clearly on the target.
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I purchased this spotting scope for my son to use for target shooting in 4H.

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Positives: Coating: Multi-Coated, Objective Lens Diameter: 60 mm, With Waterproof, Body Type: Straight

3 RECOMMENDED by 5 people for OVERALL

Yukon 21031 6-100x100 mm

$431.00 Est. at Amazon

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I first saw this scope at the our local International Migratory Birding event.
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I originally got the Yukon scope because of the price and power and figured why not.
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I recently bought this scope and used it for spotting wildfowl on the far side of the reservoir.
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I was at the range this weekend and using my buddy Dave's scope.
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The Yukon 6-100x100 is better priced than equivalent spotting scopes, yet this item is not worth any price.

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Positives: Use: Bird Watching, Photography, Hunting, Astronomy, Coating: Multi-Coated, Objective Lens Diameter: 100 mm, Not Waterproof,Without Waterproof

4 RECOMMENDED by 8 people for OVERALL

Celestron Ultima 80 20-60x80 mm

$189.00 Est. at Amazon

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For the price, this is a great spotting scope.
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The Celestron Ultima 80 gave me the 'wow' factor I thought I was going to see in Raven and only saw in the highest end scopes.
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I work at a bird preserve and set the scope up in our visitor's center.
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This is a great spotting scope for the money.
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was just given the Celestron Ultima 80 as a birthday gift!

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Positives: Use: Bird Watching, Coating: Multi-Coated, Objective Lens Diameter: 80 mm, Not Waterproof,Without Waterproof

5 RECOMMENDED by 3 people for OVERALL

Celestron C70

$87.00 Est. at Amazon

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I bought the C70 to serve as a travel telescope for observing the moon and planets.
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I bought this scope for all around use: shooting: to spot impacts on targets; general: terrestrial observation.
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I had a new Celestron Ultima 80 (straight eyepiece) along intended as a gift for his birthday - so a comparison was inevitable.
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Optics are "ok" at best (very marginal at 50x or 75x but not bad at 25x).
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But the C70 Mini Mak (that should have been MIGHTY Mak!) scope itself is a keeper!

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Positives: Coating: Multi-Coated, Zoom Eyepiece

Tasco World Class WC206080 20

$127.00 Est. at Amazon

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Amazingly, I managed to break the tripod within the first five minutes!
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Tasco World Class 20-60x80 Zoom Waterproof/Fogproof Spotting Scope w/TripodThis scope was everything i hoped it would be and the price was as good as i could find for the quality.
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This is about as good as it gets under $150.
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This spotting scope is great for the price; decent optics and zoom, and waterproof.

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Positives: Use: Bird Watching, Hunting, Coating: Fully Coated, Objective Lens Diameter: 80 mm, With Waterproof

Barska Optics Naturescape ED WP AD11108 15

$435.00 Est. at Amazon

Positives: Coating: Fully Multi-Coated, Objective Lens Diameter: 60 mm, With Waterproof, Zoom Eyepiece

Vortex Optics Skyline ED80SKS 20-60x80 20

$725.00 Est. at Amazon

Positives: Use: Bird Watching, Coating: Fully Multi-Coated, Objective Lens Diameter: 80 mm, With Waterproof

Vortex Optics SPT-VT-ED80SK-A 20

$863.00 Est. at Amazon

Positives: Use: Bird Watching, Coating: Fully Multi-Coated, Objective Lens Diameter: 80 mm, With Waterproof

Barska Optics Naturescape AD10968 20

$145.00 Est. at Amazon

Positives: Coating: Fully Multi-Coated, Objective Lens Diameter: 60 mm, With Waterproof, Body Type: Straight

Alpen 745KIT 20

$269.00 Est. at Amazon

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The Alpen scope was crystal clear and it was the envy of the other competitors.

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Positives: Coating: Fully Multi-Coated, Objective Lens Diameter: 60 mm, With Waterproof, Body Type: Angled

Bushnell Excursion 15-45x60 15

$324.00 Est. at Amazon

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Much clearer than the Leupold Sequoia 15-45x60 and comparable to the more expensive Nikon Prostaff 16-48x65.

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Positives: Coating: Multi-Coated, Objective Lens Diameter: 60 mm, With Waterproof, Body Type: Straight

Celestron VistaPix IS70 52212

$429.00 Est. at Amazon

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I like the VistaPix imaging spotting scope, but my short experience with it does suggest some improvements are needed: (1) As with many imaging systems, the digital camera is attached to the side and does not take advantage of the large direct-view ...
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I was hesitant to purchase the IS70 after reading other reviews, escpecially about the problems encountered with batteries and not being able to get the units to work at first.
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beside Celestron support is terrible !
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The IS70 is rather difficult to focus due to the low visibilty of the LCD in bright sunlight.
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good in focus pictures on the low magnification lens........but of course i purchased the celestron for the high magnification lens.....