Reviews - Yukon Firefall 15 - 45 x 60mm Spotting Scopes Reviews - YU-SS-FireFall-YK11025K

Author: garyasta (verified customer) , A flora and fauna wildlife photographer., from New Zealand on Nov 18, 2009
Pros:  Reasonable product for the price. It took only a few minutes to set up and produced satisfactory 45x images once a steady tripod was used. Tactical hard case a boon for general cartage of the scope. Sunshade should be boon in early/late daylight.
Cons:  Short range of focus. Table-top tripod is too flimsy for high magnification. Protective lens filter does not fit tightly enough (is a push fit). Unable to retain a filter on the scope under the lens cap. Window mount may or may not prove to be useful
Would recommend:  yes

garyasta wrote:

This unit appears to be capable of doing the job that it was purchased for and the price paid suggests that it is value for the money paid. A more expensive scope, may well produce better results, but this unit should suit any new "scoper" wishing to watch stationary birds, e.g. waders.

Author: Bones (verified customer) , Nature lover., from Wagga Wagga, Australia on Oct 4, 2009
Pros:  Affordable, waterproof, light weight, solid low zoom image quality.
Cons:  Included tripod is rubbish, zoom above 30x not really worth it.
Would recommend:  yes

Bones wrote:

This scope performs exactly as expected for the price and features. This was my first spotting scope purchase and has been used primarily for spotting stationary birds and this it does admirably at 15x-20x zoom. Above this the image sharpness drops, especially above 30x where there's not much point zooming further as the bigger image simply becomes less focused. At high zoom the cheap plastic tripod also becomes an issue as it's jerky, rough action means the image jumps around and you lose what you were looking at, this tripod is useful for looking at stationary birds/animals only. A $50-$100 aluminium tripod should hopefully solve this issue plus I wasn't expecting much from the included tripod though it is a bit of a let down. It is water proof and is unaffected after being left out all night and covered in dew. It's very light weight is handy as I do a lot of camping and the weight makes it a tempting option to take on backpacking camps. The carry case is great and puts my mind at ...
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