Rivisondali
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- Aug 31, 2021
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Hey all, new user here looking for my first spotting scope as I am set to go on my first hunt this year.
Been looking at the sub $1000 CAD category and have narrowed it down to 3 choices:
Vortex razor 16-48 x 65 gen 1 (48oz) $800
Bushnell nitro 20-60 x 65 (55oz) $800
Leupold sx-2 Alpine 20-60 x 65 (60oz) $650
Im looking for a decent general use spotter for range shooting up to 550yds as well as something I can pack around with relative ease. Currently my thoughts are that for range use at 550yd I will need to employ shoot and see targets regardless of these 3 options so I should focus what would be best for hunting use. Would be the recommendations of more experienced users?
Couple of things Ive noticed or considered:
at 48x all spotters seem to perform quite similarly although the Razor is clearer, sharper and has slightly less CA. The Razor is over half a pound lighter than the other two. The Razor is also the only straight configured spotter, I prefer angled spotters but can live with the straight if necessary. The Razor has its famous Vortex warranty.
The Nitro at max magnification tends to wash out a little bit and its glass has the poorest resolution but very minimal CA, almost on par with the Razor. I find it loses visibility in twilight by about 5 minutes faster than the other two.
The Alpines glass is almost a crisp and clear as the Razor, however, suffers noticeably more from CA than the other two scopes. The Leupold is also the only one with a barrel ring focus, I slightly prefer the dual focus of the other two scopes. The Alpine seems to survive the longest in twilight scenarios by a couple minutes.
I guess this boils down to what is more important for an all purpose spotter: having crisper glass with limited magnification or the option of an extra 12x magnification with slightly worse resolution or higher CA as a compromise?
Been looking at the sub $1000 CAD category and have narrowed it down to 3 choices:
Vortex razor 16-48 x 65 gen 1 (48oz) $800
Bushnell nitro 20-60 x 65 (55oz) $800
Leupold sx-2 Alpine 20-60 x 65 (60oz) $650
Im looking for a decent general use spotter for range shooting up to 550yds as well as something I can pack around with relative ease. Currently my thoughts are that for range use at 550yd I will need to employ shoot and see targets regardless of these 3 options so I should focus what would be best for hunting use. Would be the recommendations of more experienced users?
Couple of things Ive noticed or considered:
at 48x all spotters seem to perform quite similarly although the Razor is clearer, sharper and has slightly less CA. The Razor is over half a pound lighter than the other two. The Razor is also the only straight configured spotter, I prefer angled spotters but can live with the straight if necessary. The Razor has its famous Vortex warranty.
The Nitro at max magnification tends to wash out a little bit and its glass has the poorest resolution but very minimal CA, almost on par with the Razor. I find it loses visibility in twilight by about 5 minutes faster than the other two.
The Alpines glass is almost a crisp and clear as the Razor, however, suffers noticeably more from CA than the other two scopes. The Leupold is also the only one with a barrel ring focus, I slightly prefer the dual focus of the other two scopes. The Alpine seems to survive the longest in twilight scenarios by a couple minutes.
I guess this boils down to what is more important for an all purpose spotter: having crisper glass with limited magnification or the option of an extra 12x magnification with slightly worse resolution or higher CA as a compromise?
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