Swarovski spotting scope Which one to buy??

[Grizzley]

FYI...

New HD Cabela's Swarovski 65mm 20x60x65 Spotting scope that has never been taking out of a box. Water tight up to 13ft. Fits tripods with 1/4 and 3/8 threads. Paid $2600 for it selling it for $2000.

http://www.bismanonline.com/getListing.php?tcat=10&cat=82&p=1&a=454446

 

[M. R. Byrd]

I am looking at a Bushnell 20-60 x 80mm straight thru design, Model 780080 for $759.99

 

[Elk-hunter]

I'm lucky to have looked through top end spotting scopes.

The kowa 883 and the Swarovski 80 hd are the best I'v seen.

I bought the Swarovski ats 80 hd but did not like the 20-60 eyepiece
so I bought the 30X wide angle, Man what a big inprovement!!

The Swarovski 25-50 wide angle in my next buy

The Swarovski 65mm is 2" shorter but in my tests at dusk it just
darker then the 80mm by 15% or so.

Plus the Swarovski base fits in a bogen rc128 head no adaptor needed.

The ats is easyer to look through but it harder to find thangs.
The sts needs a taller tripod then the ats.

check ebay and the .samplelist.com for a good deal on one.

just me 2cents..

 

[Moosie]

Am I the only one with an angled one ?!??! Eye piece that is ?

Maybe becasue I look at everything in live at a Squewed angle, but I like them over the straight ones. I also couldn't jsutify the HD.

 

[Wyodeerhunter]

Am I the only one with an angled one ?!??! Eye piece that is ?

Maybe becasue I look at everything in live at a Squewed angle, but I like them over the straight ones. I also couldn't jsutify the HD.

I have the swarvo 80mm Angled too. I love it. I also skipped out on the HD version.

 

[RockyDog]

anybody willing to tell me what they think of this deal? im considering it, might be willing to go with the angled because i like to use a short tripod. i was trying to compare prices but apparently cabelas doesnt sell the ATS anymore.

http://www.monstermuleys.info/dcforum/DCForumID49/965.html

 

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anybody willing to tell me what they think of this deal? im considering it, might be willing to go with the angled because i like to use a short tripod. i was trying to compare prices but apparently cabelas doesnt sell the ATS anymore.

http://www.monstermuleys.info/dcforum/DCForumID49/965.html

http://www.cameralandny.com/optics/swarovski.pl?page=swarovski80

You'd save some money with the tripod thrown in, but not a lot.

 

[WapitiBob]

I have the same tripod and head.
The head is big and heavy. Much heavier than say a Vortex ball head.

I won't be back packing with mine so I went with that head to hold my 80mm scope but if weight is a consideration, take that into account.

 

[Khunter]

For guys looking at buying swaro gear, consider buying from the rocky mountain bighorn society. They sell at the lowest factory-allowed price and thus readily match the best prices various dealers may advertise.

Most important, the 'required mark-up' that Swaro requires of authorized dealers is considered (and is) a tax deductible donation to the bighorn society and goes directly to putting more sheep on the mountain. Does Cabela's really need a few more bucks in profit?

I bought my 65 mm STS from them.

http://www.bighornsheep.org/swarovski.htm

 

[Oak]

Khunter speaks the truth. Thanks for the plug...