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    Best Beginner's Spotter Selection

    Fixed eyepieces will be the best no doubt. A zoom piece is sure convenient though.
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    Best Beginner's Spotter Selection

    Pentax at under 300 would be a real nice price to be had if a zoom eyepiece is included. Thank you I'll do more research on the MM4.
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    Best Beginner's Spotter Selection

    Yes, that is a tempting classified, but I may also save up some more in the meantime to score a killer deal as well, if there will ever be one. My gut tells me that I'll be happy with whatever that are suggested as a beginner for awhile, but I will likely upgrade later too. I saw a Kowa88+zoom...
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    Best Beginner's Spotter Selection

    Thank you, I'll read more about that combo.
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    Best Beginner's Spotter Selection

    Yes, exception is of course alpha scopes. They are better than cheaper and larger objective ED scopes.
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    Best Beginner's Spotter Selection

    Spacemaster ii is an excellent achro spotter, but it will show some colors at high magnification. I guess it all depends on what you want to do with the spotter. Some people swear by it for both wildlife observing (hunting included) and birding. If you want to get color free, bright, crisp...
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    Pentax PF-80ED VS Vortex Razor 85 Gen 1 VS Nikon Fieldscope 82ED

    choices...choices....I am going to hit myself for not getting it now later, but I have decided to give it a shot after the hunting season. Thank you so much for the heads up.
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    Best Beginner's Spotter Selection

    When I have additional funding, I might consider an ED bino in the future. Thanks.
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    Pentax PF-80ED VS Vortex Razor 85 Gen 1 VS Nikon Fieldscope 82ED

    Thanks. I saw that ad earlier too. It a smashing scope, but the 14mm eye-relief seems little too tight as I wear eyeglasses. I am guessing the eye relief will get shorter at higher powers.
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    Budget Spotting Scope and Tripod

    I feel that you should go with a better scope first instead of going with a mediocre scope and a mediocre tripod. Resale value on those mediocre items would be next to nothing. You can always start out with bean bags if you don't want to spend more as they will be sturdier than a cheap tripod...
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    Tripod Advice

    I think for viewing, you can get by with a less sturdy tripod since some people view and digiscope with monopods. For digiscoping in low light conditions, more sturdier is better. Some people even go with a mirrorless camera and a remote shutter release to prevent vibrations (totally depends...
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    Pentax PF-80ED VS Vortex Razor 85 Gen 1 VS Nikon Fieldscope 82ED

    I heard that Nikon Monarch ed fieldscope manual says not to use the scope in the rain. Does this also apply to older fieldscope 82ed and the pentax pf series? Pentax has little yellowish hue, I heard, from the Lanthanum glass. For the Nikon, I am not sure where this saturation might come...
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    Best Beginner's Spotter Selection

    Thank you everyone. I'll certainly be on the lookout for great deals. For the Athlon Ares, I would have to do much more research. I believe these are pretty new as reviews about them are pretty sparse. There is currently an oldie pale green 82 fieldscope with several eyepieces on sale for...
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    Pentax PF-80ED VS Vortex Razor 85 Gen 1 VS Nikon Fieldscope 82ED

    Who would win in the color correction and sharpness department at high mag?
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    Best Beginner's Spotter Selection

    I'll take a look at the Athlon Ares. You maybe onto something. Premium camera lens is also like that. I've heard from a wild life photographer that he bought and sold his lens for the same price after using it for a decade. Also, thank you for the pointer on after hunting season. I have no...
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    Best Beginner's Spotter Selection

    I am looking for one as well. My budget excludes a tripod/head. Until I find one at a good price, I am planning to use my Amazon photo tripod. Not fancy at all, but will help me get started.
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    Best Beginner's Spotter Selection

    I am after up to 50+ mag that can resolve details like iris of a hawk perched nearby. I am hoping that a non-alpha scope can do this with flying colors. I've heard that a good Pentax can resolve 60x just fine with the xw eyepieces. How is the color fringing on that Pentax at the highest...
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    Call me crazy

    I believe optical differences would be extremely subtle when comparing premium binos at low magnifications. However, I think your swaro may show more in adverse conditions (e.g. less light scatter in very bright conditions). Also, your swaro is lighter, has wider FOV, has better ergonomics...
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    Best Spotting Scope under $1,000.

    Have you considered the Nikon Fieldscope 82mm?
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    Best Beginner's Spotter Selection

    Greetings, I have never looked through a spotting scope before, but I know I want one. What are some beginner's selections would you recommend? My budget is like under $1k. It would be mainly used for wild life observations (e.g. hawks, vultures, deer, elks, bears) for camping trips and day...

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