SirClayman
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Hi I've narrowed my choice of my first spotting scope down to either the Vortex Viper HD 20-60x80(+ Astro Pro 187 Tripod) or the Razor HD 20-60x85(with Vortex Skyline II) after a lot of reading reviews, forums etc. But having difficulties on making the final decision between them, getting the Razor would be stretching the budget a lite bit.
I've picked up my interest of birding once again after a longer break (~10 years) due to different reasons one of them being that I didn’t have a spotting scope back then and I would say that I’m on a beginners level. So now I’m getting a scope together with my mother and having difficulties on deciding if it’s worth the extra money for the Razor. I guess my problem is not knowing how much time I will find for my birding making the cheaper scope the logical choice however if I really get hooked I would hate to feel the need for buying a new better scope in a few years’ time if I would feel restricted by the Viper HD. Being an amateur photographer I’m planning to use the scope for digiscoping.
I can get the Viper for 1070€ or the Razor package for 1900€. Is the Razor HD package with the Skyline II tripod worth the additional 830€?
I've picked up my interest of birding once again after a longer break (~10 years) due to different reasons one of them being that I didn’t have a spotting scope back then and I would say that I’m on a beginners level. So now I’m getting a scope together with my mother and having difficulties on deciding if it’s worth the extra money for the Razor. I guess my problem is not knowing how much time I will find for my birding making the cheaper scope the logical choice however if I really get hooked I would hate to feel the need for buying a new better scope in a few years’ time if I would feel restricted by the Viper HD. Being an amateur photographer I’m planning to use the scope for digiscoping.
I can get the Viper for 1070€ or the Razor package for 1900€. Is the Razor HD package with the Skyline II tripod worth the additional 830€?