Prestdj
its good to be back
a chance find back in june 2023.......i paid just under £200 boxed with all accesories plus a vanguard tripod which was too small but took that apart and its now 3 hiking poles!
first impressions
well built and solid feel, being magnesium alloy
compact compared to my hawke endurance 85 ed
over the last few months ive only used it in the garden which has moorland views
took it to parkgate cheshire on saturday which given the postion of the sun made viewing hard but the vanguard gave me excellent views of a female marsh harrier sat on a post preening the whole image was sharp and bright even with the sun setting
the cold winter weather made using the zoom eyepiece up to 40x quite usefull watching egrets far out
i also found i didnt need to mess about with the dual focus and zoom eyepiece as i do with the hawke scope
pros
compact
sharp view
well built
eyepiece is bayonet with a nice click
cons
heavy 1.9kg plus i use my trusty manfrotto 055 original with 128 head so thats another 2kg, not a walking set up
sunshade just turns so makes the sighting notch useless
stay on cover is ok but just a bit rubbish
i reccomend this scope
first impressions
well built and solid feel, being magnesium alloy
compact compared to my hawke endurance 85 ed
over the last few months ive only used it in the garden which has moorland views
took it to parkgate cheshire on saturday which given the postion of the sun made viewing hard but the vanguard gave me excellent views of a female marsh harrier sat on a post preening the whole image was sharp and bright even with the sun setting
the cold winter weather made using the zoom eyepiece up to 40x quite usefull watching egrets far out
i also found i didnt need to mess about with the dual focus and zoom eyepiece as i do with the hawke scope
pros
compact
sharp view
well built
eyepiece is bayonet with a nice click
cons
heavy 1.9kg plus i use my trusty manfrotto 055 original with 128 head so thats another 2kg, not a walking set up
sunshade just turns so makes the sighting notch useless
stay on cover is ok but just a bit rubbish
i reccomend this scope
