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Longrange hunting spotting scope help!
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<blockquote data-quote="Scot E" data-source="post: 715037" data-attributes="member: 10832"><p>I am not sure what kind of hunting you do but if you do a lot of hiking you aren't going to like the 80's in any brand. They are bulky and very heavy especially the high end glass. </p><p></p><p>If you do go 80 the Razor deserves a hard look. It is very hard to tell the difference between it and the Swaros, Zeiss, and Leica. The much lower price is just a great bonus! I owned the Swaro STS 65HD and currently own the 80HD and if I would have been able to look through a razor I wouldn't have owned either. </p><p></p><p>I would personally look at some 65's if you can. In everything but very low light they will be just as good for what you described. I am not sure what your price point is but the new Leica 65 is incredible but very pricey! Around 12 inches, 38 ounces and tremendous glass!</p><p></p><p>Another often overlooked spotter which is surprisingly good is the Leupold 60 HD. It is about 12 inches and 38 ounces and provides very good picture. I actually prefer to have a lower power like this scope offers as it gives some options when low light is an issue. Plus 12x gives a very nice field of view. </p><p></p><p>The Pentax 65 is very nice as well, as are the old Nikon field scopes. I haven't tried the new ones. </p><p></p><p>Good Luck!</p><p></p><p>Scot E.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Scot E, post: 715037, member: 10832"] I am not sure what kind of hunting you do but if you do a lot of hiking you aren't going to like the 80's in any brand. They are bulky and very heavy especially the high end glass. If you do go 80 the Razor deserves a hard look. It is very hard to tell the difference between it and the Swaros, Zeiss, and Leica. The much lower price is just a great bonus! I owned the Swaro STS 65HD and currently own the 80HD and if I would have been able to look through a razor I wouldn't have owned either. I would personally look at some 65's if you can. In everything but very low light they will be just as good for what you described. I am not sure what your price point is but the new Leica 65 is incredible but very pricey! Around 12 inches, 38 ounces and tremendous glass! Another often overlooked spotter which is surprisingly good is the Leupold 60 HD. It is about 12 inches and 38 ounces and provides very good picture. I actually prefer to have a lower power like this scope offers as it gives some options when low light is an issue. Plus 12x gives a very nice field of view. The Pentax 65 is very nice as well, as are the old Nikon field scopes. I haven't tried the new ones. Good Luck! Scot E. [/QUOTE]
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