Re: scopes vs. binoculars

"donquijote1954" <nolionnoproblem@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

I just spotted this scope, and it seems to have all the right stuff...
package, brand name and very close focus...

http://www.nikonsportoptics.com/product.php?group=15&subgroup=153&product=8314

First, I have both a Nikon spotting scope (a Fieldscope III), and Nikon
binoculars (Premier XL 8x42), so I'm a fan of Nikon optics, and I think
it's hard to go far wrong with their products.

That being said, I share Jerry's concern about the zoom eyepiece. I
just don't think any but the most expensive zooms are worth having.
I bird almost all the time with a 24x fixed wide-angle eyepiece on my
Fieldscope, and I love it. I get 171 feet at 1000 yards - very wide by
spotting scope standards.

If you buy this - or any scope for that matter, make sure you can return
it FOR ANY REASON for a period of time, like 30 days. The most
cut-rate dealers won't do this - they will only accept returns for defects.
Then if you get a scope that you end up not liking, you're stuck with it.
One dealer that will accept returns for any reason within 30 days is Eagle
Optics.


--
Randy


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