Need help with choosing a new spotting scope. (1 Viewer)

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GamingExtrem

Member

• Sep 2, 2017

• #1

Hello lads and greetings to everyone.As the title says im looking for a new spotting scope and im willing to spend maximum 300 euros.I found 2 scopes and would like your opinion on which one is better.

First one is Celestron Ultima 20-60x80 which costs 235 euros,and second one is Bresser Pirsch 20-75x100 which costs 311 euros.Now bresser is more expensive but i would like to know is it worth the price increase.Best regards and thank you.:t:

 

Andy Bright

Administrator

Staff member

• Sep 2, 2017

• #2

Hi and welcome to Birdforum, we hope you enjoy the site.
I have moved your thread to our spotting scope section... it's more likely to get responses for your question than the general 'say hello' forum.
Best regards.
Andy

 

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GamingExtrem

Member

• Sep 2, 2017

• #3

Thank you very much Andy

 

mooreorless

Well-known member

• Sep 2, 2017

• #4

One review of the smaller spotter on here
http://www.birdforum.net/reviews/showproduct.php/product/291/cat/11/limit/recent/date/1067110482

Welcome to BF!

 

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GamingExtrem

Member

• Sep 2, 2017

• #5

Unfortunately its not available on amazon de.

 

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GamingExtrem

Member

• Sep 2, 2017

• #6

Actually its available but i would like something better

 

mayoayo

Well-known member

• Sep 2, 2017

• #7

I think a saw a second hand kowa tsn3 in the dealers thread a couple days ago for something in your budget,...also on ebay there is a nikon ED II straight with eyepiece for 145 pounds i think...those are better scopes that any budget scope you can find in that price range

 

mayoayo

Well-known member

• Sep 2, 2017

• #8

I checked back..on the dealers thread in this forum,there is a kowa tsn3 with wide 30 x for 199 pounds..that is a scope worth each penny!..

 

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GamingExtrem

Member

• Sep 2, 2017

• #9

Thank you for your research.

 

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GamingExtrem

Member

• Sep 2, 2017

• #10

I also found the vanguard endeavor xf80a quite good.

 

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jring

Well-known member

• Sep 2, 2017

• #11

Hi,

first of all, welcome to BF!

I second the TSN-3 - it's a gem of a scope and the 30 wide EP is the nicest from Kowa to bet had. You can later upgrade with an Opticron SDLv2 zoom EP which gives 18-52x mag and the combo is really sweet.

Joachim, whose TSN-3 and SDLv2 have so far kept me from upgrading... and I have looked through all the alphas.