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I'm looking at acquiring a spotting scope on a limited budget. In general which is better a new entry or mid level scope or a ~25 year old high end scope?
Example: Vortex Diamondback 20-45x60 vs Nikon Fieldscope II 20-45x60
Thanks for the input.
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I'd go older, high end. The build quality on a sub $500 spotter is beyond cheap, they are all bad.
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Nikon Fieldscope, no question. I have the compact field scope (50mm) and it's truly great kit.
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More money spent general the high the glass quality is.
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Thanks for the feedback! Nikon it is then.
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the problem with vortex is they constantly change their models and when they do they blow out the old ones at heavy discounts. That really effects resale value. I say that and my spotting scope is a vortex viper HD. but I didn't pay retail for it and I shouldn't take too bad of a beating when I sell it, but I did know what I was getting into before I bought. ideally my strategy is to buy optics at the very best possible deal. Then I can sell and upgrade later and get nearly all or all my money back to upgrade with.
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Old high end
Many years ago I picked up a used Swarovski and it still is as good as when I got it.
I have had several Vortex products and they are not bad but will not hold up like a used high end optic.
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Still using 2 older models a lot at the range, Zeiss 85 FT-L and a Pentax ED 65. Paid 1100 for the Zeiss and 350.00 for the Pentax. Doubt anything new will beat them.
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