Review for Konus Konuspot 20-60x80 Angled Spotting Scope w/ Konus 65-160cm Camera/Spotting Scope Tripod

Author: jerold222 {!} , customer , from Ellendale, Mn on Nov 8, 2008
Pros:  angled eyepiece, light weight, body swivels, good optics, usefull accesories
Cons:  not weatherproof
Would recommend:  no

jerold222 wrote:

This is a great spotting scope for the money. It is lighter than I expected for its size. I haave only had it a week,but have had other economy spotting scopes over the years. I was choosing between this, and a Leupold Sequoia 15x45 60mm. The Leupold has great optics and is weatherproof but lacked the swiveling body. the swiveling body helps adjust the angle of the eyepiece when on a table or with a window mount. The Konus 7120 does everything I wanted in a scope. The supplied case is better than I expected. It is lightly padded Nylon with room for the supplied tabletop tripod. The tripod is also better than I expected from the other reviews. I expected useless junk but it is a respectable economy aluminum tripod. good enough for what I will use it for. It will mostly be used on a window mount or an old heavy aluminum Bell and Howell tripod. I also went for the free digital camera mount. It seems to work ok so far, but it is a little tricky to mount but I think it will be handy once I get used to it. All in all, I think you get way more than what you pay for. The optics are very good compared to scopes costing hundreds more. The case, tripod and camera mount are nice but economical extras. For the money spent, this is a great starter set. I just could not see spending $1000 to 2000 for a good spotting scope.