Scopes with decent image quality for $500.

Kin · Guest

I need a scope for birding,wiflife watch and nature-viewing with good brightness and crisp images.

I expect decent image quality even at 45-60x zoom levels.

Can i get a scope under $500, which would maintain decent image quality through out its zoom range.

Jne_K · Site Admin Joined: 24 Sep 2003 Posts: 5173

Hi

All spotting scopes, with the excpetion of premiere and very expensive models, lose image quality as you zoom up in magnification. No scope at $500 will be as sharp at 60x as it is as 20x. That's a given. There is also the atmosphere to consider and no scope, even the most expensive, will provide sharp images at 60x when the atmosphere is not cooperating.

The best scopes I have tested at this price point are the Vortex Skyine and Alpen 788.
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