Category Archives: Reviews

Vortex 20-60×85 Razor HD Spotting Scope Review

Welcome to our review of the Vortex 20–60×85 Razor HD Spotting Scope. Vortex makes some amazing optics, and the promise of the Razor to be an out-of-this world spotting scope is huge. Will the Vortex 20–60×85 Razor HD live up to its promise? Let’s find out.

Vanguard Endeavor HD 82mm Angled Eyepiece Spotting Scope Review

Welcome to our review of the Vanguard Endeavor HD 82mm Angled Eyepiece Spotting Scope. Vanguard makes some fantastic glass, and I was thrilled to get my hands on this spotting scope to test it out. It is definitely a distinctive-looking spotting scope, and boasts a very large 82mm objective lens. Let’s have a look at […]

Redfield Rampage Spotting Scope Review

Welcome to our review of the Redfield Rampage 20–60x60mm Spotting Scope. Redfield is a division of Leupold, who have been making high quality optics for many years. Redfield’s products are more economical than the higher-end Leupold name, but how is the quality? That’s the point of this review: to evaluate the Redfield Rampage 20–60x60mm Spotting […]

Redfield Rampage 20-60x80mm Angled Spotting Scope Review

Welcome to our review of the Redfield Rampage 20–60x80mm Angled Spotting Scope. Redfield is a child company of Leupold, manufacturing their optics in China. Even so, the quality of Redfield’s products is usually pretty close to that of Leupold. How well the Rampage 20–60x80mm stacks up, though, is what we are setting out to learn.
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Konus 20-60x100mm Spotting Scope Review

Welcome to our review of the Konus Konuspot 20–60x100mm Spotting Scope. An Italian optics manufacturer, Konus is known for high quality telescopes and spotting scopes rivalling the quality of Celestron. Just how well the Konuspot stacks up to the competition, though, is what we’re going to find out.

Celestron C90 Mak Spotting Scope Review

Welcome to our review of the Celestron C90 Mak Spotting Scope. Celestron is well known for their telescopes, and the C90 Maksutov is designed to be an excellent transition product between telescopes and spotting scopes. It is advertised as being a good choice for both terrestrial and astronomical usage, but how well does it truly […]

Alpen 20-60×80 Spotting Scope Review

Welcome to our review of the Alpen 20–60×80 Spotting Scope. I’m new to Alpen optics, but I’ve ready plenty of good reviews of their products. Many owners of Alpen spotting scopes say they rival the more expensive Swarovski. Let’s take a look at this spotting scope and decide for ourselves.

Celestron Regal (52312) 27×80 Spotting Scope Review

The caps and covers are all well made, and do an excellent job of protecting your spotting scope’s optics when not in use. The stay on case provides ample protection for the spotting scope when you’re using it, and the lens cloth is excellent quality. The T-adapter ring, which allows you to attach your camera […]

Celestron 52250 80mm Ultimate Zoom Spotting Scope Review

Welcome to our review of the Celestron 52250 80mm Ultimate Spotting Scope. Celestron is well known for their high quality telescopes, but how good are their spotting scopes? In our experiences, they’ve been pretty reliable, so we were anxious to review the Celestron 52250 80mm Ultimate Spotting Scope. Let’s see how well this spotting scope […]

BARSKA Benchmark 25-125×88 Straight Spotting Scope Review

Welcome to our review of the BARSKA Benchmark 25-125×88 Straight Spotting Scope. BARSKA is known for producing quality, economical products, but how well does the BARSKA Benchmark 25-125×88 Straight Spotting Scope live up to the BARSKA name? Let’s find out.