Reddit reviews BARSKA 15-40x50 Colorado Spotting Scope
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Fully coated optics with porro prism systemLarge 50mm objective lensShock absorbing rubber armorCome with table tripod and soft carrying caseThe highest clarity range is at 150 yards. Beyond 150 yards, the image will naturally start to become blurry.
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For a 100 metres this 40x should be plenty sufficient.
If I'm only shooting between 25 and 100 yards - is this dubiously cheap spotting scope going to be sufficient to check my groups?
http://www.amazon.com/BARSKA-15-40x50-Colorado-Spotting-Scope/dp/B0049IZMUW
I bought this scope and put this tripod on it. It works great out to 100yds with .22lr/.223. Cheaper glass will get fuzzy at higher magnifications, so I find that 30x works best for this particular scope.
Here, Here and Here, though i would pick a $10 binocular over a $30 spotting scope. (based on experience with both)
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Yes, a reflector is the best bang for the buck but the image is upside-down. You can get erecting eyepieces and erecting adapters, but as they are rarely used (it does not matter if space is "upside-down") there are few choices and especially the adapters tend to be of poor quality.
Under $200 you will have MANY sets that are not good; Either on a weak tripod or with flawed optics. Short cheap refractors are not suited for high magnification; Short newtonian reflectors have their flaws, too.
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GoScope: Short refractor has several flaws, despite the large aperture.
Starblast 4.5": Short reflector, the aperture ratio of F/4 will have several flaws.
70eq: Small refractor. Not bad, but it just lacks the aperture for many targets. Especially for terrestrial, the 70az would be better (and cheaper) than the 70EQ
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Yes, aperture is key, but portability plays a big role, too :-)
Here is a link on what to expect in different smaller apertures and one link with more comparisons:
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For size, see
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One option under $200 is the Celestron c90; You will need a (rigid) tripod and one or two more eyepieces, but these are fun for terrestrial viewing and super small. Maksutovs are short as they have a different design (optical path "bouncing" back and forth).
For $200, you can get a 5" telescope though, or a 6" dobsonian for $275 if the main focus is space... And get some $35 binoculars or spotting scope for day-time (Celestron Cometron 7x50, or just something simple as this spotting scope so you don't have to compromise regarding night-time observing!)
Here a few other suggestions;
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Eyepieces: It depends strongly on the choice of telescope. But you can get decent eyepieces for $20-$40, and there's no need to combine a cheap kit eyepiece with a cheap barlow. Stay away from overpriced eypiece box sets and zoom eyepieces (as they have a narrow apparent field of view on one side of the scale, but they can be nice for a day-time spotting scope). Two or three decent wide-angle eyepieces instead can go a long way.