tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901205574058136834.post8527027580927944266..comments2024-03-26T20:17:30.126-07:00Comments on Every Blade of Grass: $60 Meade Spotting Scope At Costcodrjimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05647484115197408897noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901205574058136834.post-8249565768996514552017-12-03T02:39:41.221-08:002017-12-03T02:39:41.221-08:00A good sized scope for this would be one that has ...A good sized scope for this would be one that has an objective lens of 65mm or less, is not much over 12 inches, and weighs about 36 ounces plus or minus. You will also want to invest in a good lightweight tripod.<a href="https://awoutlets.com/barska-colorado-spotting-scope-review/" rel="nofollow">barska scope reviews</a><br />Mark Robertshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11987642111220555555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901205574058136834.post-63798628522416293152012-11-20T13:23:09.690-08:002012-11-20T13:23:09.690-08:00Yep, and it's got decent eye relief too!Yep, and it's got decent eye relief too!Old NFOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16404197287935017147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901205574058136834.post-62533956628413613662012-11-18T17:39:35.318-08:002012-11-18T17:39:35.318-08:00I built several telescopes in high-school, and the...I built several telescopes in high-school, and then bought an 8" Celestron when I was (much!) older, so I guess we share another hobby!<br /><br />I've got a pair of 100mm objective binoculars I bought some time back from "Bigbinoculars.com", and I've thought about taking those with me.<br /><br />I'd probably break down in tears if the tripod got knocked over, though!<br /><br />My main concern is long eye relief, as it's a pain to take my glasses of to look through the spotting scope, and I prefer a large (80mm) objective for those times when it gets a bit dark or gloomy.<br /><br />I'll do some more research when I'm out this month, but I seem to think the one Old_NFO recommended is the same one he pointed me at a few months ago when I asked about good scopes.drjimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05647484115197408897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901205574058136834.post-66709183866983675582012-11-18T15:57:16.824-08:002012-11-18T15:57:16.824-08:00Hmmm - One of my other hobbies is astronomy. Made...Hmmm - One of my other hobbies is astronomy. Made mirrors, made mounts, the whole bit. I have four or five good telescopes within arm's reach right now. <br /><br />In spite of that, I have an absolute piece o' crap spotting scope, simply because it was cheap when I was looking (one of these, or similar http://www.amazon.com/Aim-20-60x60-Spotting-Scope/dp/B001B785ZS ) Time to put the research in. SiGraybeardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00280583031339062059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901205574058136834.post-61988460646127270572012-11-18T11:22:22.801-08:002012-11-18T11:22:22.801-08:00Thanks, I'll check it out.Thanks, I'll check it out.drjimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05647484115197408897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901205574058136834.post-14502560604238196022012-11-18T05:23:39.751-08:002012-11-18T05:23:39.751-08:00I'd check out Optics Planet... I have the old...I'd check out Optics Planet... I have the older version of this and have been VERY happy with it...<br /><br />http://www.opticsplanet.com/leupold-20-60-x-80-sx1-ventana-angled-spotting-scope.htmlOld NFOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16404197287935017147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901205574058136834.post-15048719713370442302012-11-17T18:10:18.617-08:002012-11-17T18:10:18.617-08:00Hence my comment that I SHOULD have known better!
...Hence my comment that I <i><b>SHOULD</b></i> have known better!<br /><br />I've been to the Big5 and Sports Authority stores here, and they had NOTHING for a decent quality sporring scope.<br /><br />If I'm not too busy tomorrow, I'll swing by the Turner's Outdoorsman store and see what they have.<br /><br />The Turner's in Redondo Beach has the distinction of being robbed, at gunpoint, not once, but <i>twice</i> in the last year and a half!<br /><br />Man, if anybody was stooopid enough to try and hold up the range I go to, they'd be carrying them out in multiple body bags!drjimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05647484115197408897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901205574058136834.post-10161603496145334112012-11-17T15:53:48.195-08:002012-11-17T15:53:48.195-08:00Yep, once again we learn we DO get what we pay for...Yep, once again we learn we DO get what we pay for (or don't as teh case may be)... :-)Old NFOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16404197287935017147noreply@blogger.com