Scope question

dmick33 · Mar 13, 2013

I am looking for a new replacement for my el cheapo spotting scope. I am looking at 60-60mm scopes due to I pack in. Most of the scopes are 15-45 zoom. My cheap scope is 60 and while I cant use 60 it does ok a little past 45. So the question is if I spend more on a scope will the zoom be better and I should be getting a 60 zoom scope or do most do only good to 45 and that is why thats all they sell? Thanks.

mmwb · Mar 13, 2013

The quality of the glass, lighting, air quality, temperature, and distance will all have a greater impact at higher magnifications. High end glass with good conditions will no doubt produce adequate images at 60x. I don't own that kind of glass.

dmick33 · Mar 13, 2013

So would it be ok to just get the 45 power since I really don't have the mo ey for top of the line at this point. The only 60 zoom I've really seen is the vortex nomad so I do wonder what that's like.

Willametteriveroutlaw · Mar 14, 2013

There are alot of close out previous model HD swaro's out there right now. They will work just fine to 60power.

dmick33 · Mar 14, 2013

How much are those running and where at? I have around 600 to spend right now.

Willametteriveroutlaw · Mar 14, 2013

Your still going to spend atleast twice that on Ebay.

Bruinbrewin · Mar 14, 2013

Just to clarify, if you backpack in most of the time you are going to want to buy a smaller spotting scope like a 60MM to 65MM and none of those scopes are going to be 60X magnification. They will have a 20-60X eyepiece but the true magnification will be something like 16-48X due to the size of the lenses. The only way you will get up to a 60X scope for magnification is to buy the larger 77MM or 80MM scopes.
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dmick33 · Mar 14, 2013

That's what I was wondering really. So the 45 zoom on the 65 mm scopes should be just fine.

jarheadhunter · Mar 19, 2013

LAST EDITED ON Mar-19-13 AT 08:33AM (MST)[p]Cameraland has 65 mm Swaro HD for $1300. I would save another $700.

Sorry it's 1399 not 1300

bragabit · Mar 19, 2013

>LAST EDITED ON Mar-19-13
>AT 08:33?AM (MST)
>
>Cameraland has 65 mm Swaro HD
>for $1300. I would save
>another $700.
>
>Sorry it's 1399 not 1300

Then you would have to save another $450 for the eyepiece.