Competition for the Opticron MM4/60 with respect to weight & quality costing <$1200?
Hello Everyone,
We are looking for a lightweight 60/65mm scope with good optical quality for birding purposes. This will be our first scope. After reading through the forum posts, and getting in touch with a few of our forum members (thanks David, Joachim, & Marc for all your helpful insights!), it is clear the MM4/60 is a top contender.
If I read the specs correctly, the well regarded although more expensive models like the ATS65/Kowa663m/Nikon ED65-A/Vortex Razor 65 with eyepieces come in at 1.2-1.6Kg, at least 250g heavier than the MM4/60-SLDv2 / HDFT.
If one fixes a budget of $1200 (e.g., the Razor costs about that), I wonder if there are any other competing models to the Opticron with similar/better optical quality at comparable weight, even if it costs a little more (i.e., up to $1200)?
Any thoughts?
Thank you!
Kumar
PS: (This question is closely related to Marc's other thread here: https://www.birdforum.net/showthread.php?t=380496 )
Hello Everyone,
We are looking for a lightweight 60/65mm scope with good optical quality for birding purposes. This will be our first scope. After reading through the forum posts, and getting in touch with a few of our forum members (thanks David, Joachim, & Marc for all your helpful insights!), it is clear the MM4/60 is a top contender.
If I read the specs correctly, the well regarded although more expensive models like the ATS65/Kowa663m/Nikon ED65-A/Vortex Razor 65 with eyepieces come in at 1.2-1.6Kg, at least 250g heavier than the MM4/60-SLDv2 / HDFT.
If one fixes a budget of $1200 (e.g., the Razor costs about that), I wonder if there are any other competing models to the Opticron with similar/better optical quality at comparable weight, even if it costs a little more (i.e., up to $1200)?
Any thoughts?
Thank you!
Kumar
PS: (This question is closely related to Marc's other thread here: https://www.birdforum.net/showthread.php?t=380496 )
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