NEED HELP WITH A PACKABLE SPOTTER...

[Lionhound1975]

Never seen one of these, that’s actually pretty slick, what is the zoom range?

You can use a 20-60, a 30 fixed wide angle, or a 30 fixed wide angle with a reticle.

 

[Hnthrdr]

You can use a 20-60, a 30 fixed wide angle, or a 30 fixed wide angle with a reticle.

How is the clarity on it? I have a meopta 82 that I picked up on here and was impressed by how good it is

 

[Lionhound1975]

To my eyes the glass is as clear as the S2 (I have an S2) but the S2's image is a little brighter (larger objective lens) and has a wider FOV at the same magnification. The TGA 75's niche is being about to pull it out and lay it on a pack, tree limb, of thru the loops on hiking poles without having to carry and set up a tripod. So for moving fast and suddenly needing high magnification within seconds on a moving target, it is great. I prefer the S2 and Kowa 773 for dedicated scanning and picking apart a hillside.

 

[Blindeyes]

For the terrain I hunt ie. glassing with in a mile for majority of the time. I really like my Razor 13-39x56 spotter. Its very worth the weight savings for me. Its clear and you can find them used sometimes for like $600-$700

 

[guitarpreston]

I’ve had a razor 13-39x56 and ed50 13-40 recently. The Nikon absolutely smoked the razor as far as edge to edge clarity and a bigger sweet spot in focus. The razor was super touchy focus wise imo. Sold them both for a Nikon ed iii with a wide angle fixed lens and it’s a dream.

 

[ropeup79]

Lots of good options so far. Pentax spotters get good reviews from the birding community also.