65mm Spotting Scope review

[Matt W.]

I'm guessing he is talking about the older ATS eyepiece since its not an option on the newer scopes. Jason who did the majority of the review has a ATS HD w/ the 25-50 eyepiece so we had that as a base reference for the review. Both the Leica and ATX Swaro we felt were better than his.

Did you (or anyone else) do a head to head comparison between the Swarovski 20-60 and the 20-50 eyepiece? Curious how much of 10x difference in power was noticeable vs. the additional wide view of the 50.

 

[S&S ARCHERY]

Did you (or anyone else) do a head to head comparison between the Swarovski 20-60 and the 20-50 eyepiece? Curious how much of 10x difference in power was noticeable vs. the additional wide view of the 50.

I really think that comes down to a personal preference. The optics are going to be a touch better in the 50x wide so at 50x in both spotters you would have a better image with the wide eyepiece but if you are trying to zoom in and see small details the higher magnification would be nice.

For me I really appreciate the wider field of view on the 25-50x and would easily give up that extra 10x.

Steve

 

[boom]

There are some good reads on that site ! Never seen it before.

 

[S&S ARCHERY]

There are some good reads on that site ! Never seen it before.

Thanks, I've been slowly building it over the last year. Going to really start getting content on it over the coming months.

Steve

 

[ohoopee]

I have spent hours trying to find reviews and comparisons for the Leica APO 65. Yours was
by far the best. There are very few comparisons throughout the internet (google
or yahoo) search that I could find. I was searching by brand name and not "65MM search".
Thank you for taking the time.

 

[6mm Remington]

Steve I'll probably get yelled at for even suggesting it, but I would have liked to have seen a Leupold Gold Ring spotter thrown in the mix. I can't help myself as I've always had good luck with Leupold and I like their scopes.

 

[S&S ARCHERY]

I have spent hours trying to find reviews and comparisons for the Leica APO 65. Yours was
by far the best. There are very few comparisons throughout the internet (google
or yahoo) search that I could find. I was searching by brand name and not "65MM search".
Thank you for taking the time.

Glad you liked the review. If you have any other questions or decide to buy one let me know and i'll be happy to help.

Steve

 

[S&S ARCHERY]

Steve I'll probably get yelled at for even suggesting it, but I would have liked to have seen a Leupold Gold Ring spotter thrown in the mix. I can't help myself as I've always had good luck with Leupold and I like their scopes.

I have had a decent amount of field time with the Golden Ring HD and to be honest I didn't think its on the same level to include in this review.

 

[critrgitr]

Where do we find your reveiw? I would like to read it.
Thanks

 

[martin_shooter]

There is a link on page 3.

 

[S&S ARCHERY]

Where do we find your reveiw? I would like to read it.
Thanks

Here you go:

http://backcountryhunter.net/best-best-65mm-spotting-scope-review/

Steve

 

[critrgitr]

Thanks, that's a great review!!!

 

[jm1607]

Here you go:

http://backcountryhunter.net/best-best-65mm-spotting-scope-review/

Steve

I thought the zeiss diascope was supposed to weigh 39oz with eyepiece?

 

[S&S ARCHERY]

I thought the zeiss diascope was supposed to weigh 39oz with eyepiece?

That is just the body only, the eyepiece especially on the Zeiss is really heavy if I remember right just over 1lb by itself.

 

[jm1607]

That is just the body only, the eyepiece especially on the Zeiss is really heavy if I remember right just over 1lb by itself.

Dang, good to know.

 

[Dobermann]

Apologies for the threadromancy, but the link above to the review is broken ... is there a new URL? While a couple of the models may now be a superseded, this review could still be relevant for folks looking for secondhand models ...

 

[Dobermann]

Found it: Best of the Best 65mm Spotting Scope Review - S&S Archery Backcountry

 

[S&S Archery (Rob)]

Fixed the original link

-rob

 

[PJ321]

Great read and info thanks for posting


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[S&S Archery (Rob)]

We just got the 2016 Vortex Razor 65mm scope in. Look for a comparison/review in the next couple weeks.

-rob