Best Spotting Scopes in 2024

★★★★★ Fabulous scope and lens. Bought this for my husband for Christmas for viewing birds/wildlife. He set it up on a tripod and focused on Saturn and Jupiter—the clarity is amazing. My only regret is not buying a camera adapter in time to film tonight’s conjunction. This scope is worth every penny! After listening to me rave about it, a friend tracked one down and bought it yesterday.

★★★★★ Well designed and superbly constructed. The more I learn about it the better it gets!

★★★★★ Quality Optic. Quality optics, crystal clear, very nice, worth the money.....you get what you pay for in optics

★★★★★ Five Stars. No comments.

★★★★★ Top notch! Excellent quality. The media could not be loaded.  This is a great quality scope set up. It comes with a really nice soft case that has some good padding in it and a Velcro divider to separate your scope and your tripod and the phone attachment. Everything seems like great quality and attaching the phone on and getting it set up was so simple and easy because it isn’t included in the instructions, but I was able to figure it out in about a minute, I think this thing is great and having two zooms one on your phone and one on the scope itself with the phone attachment makes awesome to get a little extra zoom and very good clarity in the video. I was looking at my birdfeeders in my backyard about 20 yards away and was able to focus really easy with the scope and then also when I put the attachment on , I wanted to include pics of the case because I didn’t see any reviews with it so I was kind of wondering when I bought it. I really like the case because I’ll be carrying this in my Northface hiking pack, which also offers protection and I don’t have to carry my expensive canon camera all the time because this lets me use my iPhone With zoom to do videos and pictures, which is amazing. I was kind of skeptical because of some bad reviews but I don’t know how they had issues. Mine arrived in wonderful, excellent condition no damage package really super well and it’s amazing. I wasn’t expecting this much quality for the money but it way exceeded my expectations

★★★★★ Good product for the money. Haven't been to the range yet but resting it at home it appears sufficient. Well made and worth the money!Recommend.

★★★★☆ OK for Target Shooting - within limits. I bought this to use on the rifle range. I hoped to use this for spotting up to 300 yards, but I knew that the distance might be stretching the capacity of the scope. At the outset, one has to say that there is actually nothing wrong with this scope. The scope appears to be well-made and sturdy. Adjusting the scope for power and focus is easy. The phone mount actually works pretty well. You have to fool around with it to get a good fit on the spotting scope and it takes some patience to get the target centered in the spotting scope so that you can see the image on the camera. But it does work, and the images come out pretty well. I did not modify the images above to enhance them in any way other than to crop them so that I could post them in this review. I didn’t bother to use the included tripod because I had a much sturdier version of my own. The padded case works well and should be substantial enough to protect the scope from damage due to the regular bumps that it will invariably receive. I gave this scope four stars because it does well for the money, but it does not have the quality found in scopes that are far more expensive. If you are intending to use this for the range, be aware that your target distance will determine your degree of satisfaction with this scope. I used spatter targets for my 5.56mm rifle, hoping that the targets would highlight enough for the shots to be seen on the scope. (The 5.56 mm round leaves the same size hole as .22, or .223 rounds - so it is pretty small.) I put the scope on a good solid tripod on a concrete target table. If I was careful not to touch the scope very much I could see the shots at 200 yards pretty well. The photo on the left was taken of a target 200 yards downrange with my iPhone that was attached to the scope. There was a pretty good wind blowing at the range, and the wind affected the scope to the extent that I really had trouble seeing where the rounds impacted. When the wind was calm, of course, the image improved. When I used the scope for my targets at 300 yards, It was nearly impossible to get a clear view of the target because of the wind blowing the spotting scope around. The camera has a quicker eye than I do, and it caught some good shots at 300 yards. As you can see, you can just make out the shots on the spatter target. The targets in the photos are 17 inches in diameter, and the bulls-eye is 3 inches in diameter. The quality of optics really makes a difference. I use a 4.5x14x44 Sig Sauer scope, and the shots on the rifle scope appear clearer than with the spotting scope for 200 yards. If you are shooting at 25-150 yards, I think that this scope will make you happy. At distances greater than that, you have to balance the small dent this makes in your budget against your need to see your shots at greater distances. If you are not going to use splatter-type targets, then scale down your expectations. At the bottom line, this is a well-made spotting scope for the money that will work on the range at reasonable yardage. If you want to get a spotting scope for regular use at 200+ yards, then you will probably have to pay a lot more for a scope that has much clearer optics.

★★★★★ Great Value for the Money. The media could not be loaded.  My bird watching friends recommended spotting scopes that were way out of my price range! Scopes with prices up to $2,500! I decided as a hobbyist birder I would first try an entry level scope. After reading reviews, I decided on the Gosky 20-60X80. Oh my, was I shocked when I received the scope. It is very solid and of a really nice quality, better than I had expected. It is easy to use, has a sharp focus knob and magnification knob. The included bag is a bit tight and hard to get the scope in and out of but the included tabletop tripod is perfectly adequate. I have mounted the scope to a full size tripod I used for DSLR photography so I have more adjustments and can use it on the ground. You can see the photos I took with the included mobile phone adapter (20X scope magnification and 2X iPhone lens). Check out the video of the Downey Woodpeckers. (20X scope magnification 1X iPhone) They were all taken during cloudy weather, so the light was really not great. I guess the only small drawback to this scope is it is good but not great in low light, especially on higher magnification. I find that by putting the phone on the scope makes it much more comfortable than keeping your eye on the eyepiece, especially when waiting for a bird to land on the feeder. I do like the adjustable eyepiece relief. Is it a $2500 scope, no, but for $125 it is a good, solid scope that gives a clear magnified view so I can identify and photograph birds. I bought it as a starter scope, but as a hobbyist I am not sure why I would spend another $1000+ to upgrade to something that is perhaps marginally better, unless perhaps I was a professional.

★★★★★ This is a review aimed at people looking at this scope as a way to get into birding; in addition to pros/cons, I'm going to give my advice for new birders to get started using this, which can maybe also help you tell if digiscoping is going to be the right birdwatching approach for you. I've had this scope for a little less than a year. I have not used any high-end cameras to compare it to.Pros:Really inexpensive way to get into the hobby. For a relatively small cost, you're getting a great zoom level.Perfect for bird identification photos.Seems really robust and sturdy. I don't mind just slinging this over the shoulder and going for a hike, rather than having a lens where I'm worried that any bump is going to cause a misalignment. It is a little heavy, but I'd rather heavy and sturdy than light and fragile.Cons:Weak link is the connector to the phone. It's fiddly to get aligned just right sometimes. Sometimes I think I've gotten a great shot and then checking it out afterwards I have weird dark patches on the photo because the scope and camera weren't totally aligned.The photos you get won't be professional quality. this is less a knock on the scope, moreso, on digiscoping as compared to traditional cameras. You'll get great photos for identification and sharing.If there was one feature I'd like on the scope itself, I'd love some tactile indicator on the focus adjustment knob so you can remember just by touch which way is focusing closer and further. I find myself frequently turning it the wrong way.General advice:1. Get a good tripod. You'll want one that's adjustable up to standing height, light-weight, and has a pan/tilt-handle. (I got one that didn't have a handle and ended up deciding that I needed to make one). The tripod that comes with the scope is sturdy, but setting up and sitting on the ground isn't great for birding. I got one with a ball-head mount, and I'm not sure it's better than one with bi-directional pan head. My sense is that ball-heads allow you to quickly adjust to unusual angles, but pan heads are a little easier for fine-tuning your adjustments. The scope is quite front-heavy when mounted on a tripod.2. Use a good camera app. I use Camera+ 2 on the iphone and find that it's a lot better than the standard camera app. While you can use both the manual focus and the phone's focus ability, I find the best approach is to get my focus close with the scope, and then use the focus on the camera do the rest. A great approach is to use autofocus on something at the same depth as the bird (a branch or leaf), and lock the focus... then you don't have to worry about the bird moving and the camera suddenly deciding to focus on the distant background.Speaking of apps, you'll definitely want to get Merlin, for use with identifying birds... you can leave Merlin running, stay in your camera app, and you'll get notifications when new bird calls are detected. (also, this is a beat of a cheat, but playing a bird call back through Merlin can be a great way to get a shy songbird to come out in the open.) Paying attention to bird calls and learning to recognize them is both rewarding and really useful.3. The zoom on this scope is really powerful, but if there's one thing that's challenging, it's when a bird is too close. There's just no way to focus on a bird that's closer than about 12 feet (and you can't quickly dismount your phone if you want to switch). It's important to understand your zoom on your camera phone: typically you've got both an optical and digital zoom. Digital zoom isn't actually zooming in any closer, just expanding the pixels, so generally there isn't any point in zooming in beyond your optical zoom threshold. Remember that the closer you are, the narrower your depth of field is, so don't bother trying to get as close as you can. If you're photographing a larger bird like a goose or heron, you might not be able to get it all into the shot if you're too close.4. Depending on your phone settings, you may find that your picture is inside a circular vignette, especially when your phone's zoom is set to 1. For my phone, there's a zoom sweet-spot between 1.5 to 2, where the picture fills the full frame and I'm still using optical zoom.5. Accept that it's going to take a while to set up a shot. This is ultimately the big downside to digiscoping: you can't just point-and-shoot. You'll miss out on some shots because the bird takes off while you're still trying to dial in your focus. When I'm photographing songbirds, I spend a lot of time observing what branches they like and where they move, getting my focus locked in on where I think it's going to go, and then waiting. Getting any good action shots likely requires both a lot of preparation and luck.6. Bring a pair of binoculars, even cheap small ones. If you're trying to tell at a distance if a bird is worth your effort, it's easier to just check it out through binoculars first.7. Start with wetlands. Geese and ducks make way better targets for the beginner, since they're large and slow-moving. Songbirds are a lot more challenging. Practice quickly getting your zoom and focus set. Because you're looking down at the scope rather than through it (like a binocular or telescope), it can take a little while to actually get it pointed where you want as well, so it's good to practice using landmarks (ie. that bird is below a prominent tree on the horizon so I'll find that tree first, and then pan down until I get to the bird).8. A lot of your photo quality is going to be determined by your post-processing. This is something I'm not really experienced with yet, but if you want to try and push this beyond just identification into really vivid, high-quality photos, you'll need to work in a desktop photo-processing app.

★★★★★ I bought this scope for my Son Target Archery, I checked the scope as soon as I got it, It gives a clear vision of the target sheet which is @ 70, 60 & 50 mtrs.The product is really awesome clarity good buy, Perfectly packed.

★★★★★ While not cheap, this instrument is a very impressive bit of kit. The optics are pin sharp, the device feels very well made and is nicely designed and finished. On these zoom minoculars, you often find the highest magnification settings give a dull and hazy image, but not so on this. Even using the 60x zoom, the image is very sharp indeed. Its also easy to focus, and simple to set up, and comes in a decent quality bag for easy transportation. The tripod is a simple but effective metal affair, which works well. The tripod mount is also a standard fixing, which means just about any tripod can be used, if you need something bigger or more substantial. I found the phone adapter to be a bit of a faff to set up properly, but can achieve impressive results.Comes with decent lense covers, a quality bad, a lense cleaning cloth, and phone adapter. I'm delighted with the quality of this item, and can heartily recommend it. A++ 👌

★★★★★ Bien

★★★★☆ The main spotting scope is good with clear image and sharp focus. The Tripod came with it was functional but nothing great to write with. The phone holder is versatile enough to work with my another single-hand monocular providing some additional value.

★★★★★ Great scope for the price. Love the way my phone fits on the scope with no issues. The pics are of a 18" X 24" target at 100 yards. The eye relief is ok but this scope really excels when you put the phone on there.

★★★★★ Excellent zoom capability, pretty good optics. Bought this for a trip to Yellowstone (got there 2 days BEFORE the flood...) and used it to spot bison, elk, eagle, and pronghorn. To be fair, Yellowstone makes this easy... We just drove to Lamar valley, stopped along the road side and pointed this thing at any patch of earth, and BOOM - Bison!What this product does is make it very easy to see the animals off in the distance, beyond what the naked eye can see. I never snapped pictures of them through the scope because I was enjoying just watching their behaviors. The attached images show the capability of the scope.The first image is a test setup using the phone mount that comes with the scope. The camera is pointed at some school artwork that was 45 feet away (measured with tape measure, see red circled area and red arrow pointing to it). This artwork is where the kids glued pennies to the paper and drew something around them. As you can see in the second photo, I was able to put this on full zoom and you can clearly read the "One Cent" text on the penny from that distance!The third image is a shot of the moon (more difficult - It moves!) and you can clearly see the craters and features, but not SUPER clear. I think better optics would be needed for that, but this is not a telescope, so I was not upset by that.I got several comments from others in Yellowstone about what I was able to see - They were impressed that I was calling out what was out in the field - They couldn't see the animals with the naked eye.

★★★★☆ Good for the money. It performs great in first 2/3 of zoom range. Great sharpness . In archery it is amazing up to about 60 yards. The last 1/3 is barely satisfactory so past 60 yards you sacrifice either focus or zoom range. I can still see my arrows at 100 yard distance but the picture gets fuzzier when you zoom in all theway.Great for the money.

★★★★★ Great clarity at 100yds. Product was packaged well and it assembles easily. Easy to focus and stable platform

★★★★★ Great product for the price. Tired of buying a disappointing Lupold scope at around $450 with low clarity and quality. This scope outperforms the Lupold at a much better gun range scope. Shooters, I recommend it.

★★★☆☆ meh it’s okay if you don’t have expectations. iPhone adapter is a hassle. You can make it work but you will pay a price on your nerves even if you’re a saint. Zoom hard to rotate and turns the whole optic so the whole iphone holder and not being smooth at all messes up with the target position even on a sturdy manfrotto tripod. Not sure if it came damaged but the scope doesn’t rotate easily on its central support (unlocked obviously). Moon photo the best I was able to achieve. Not easy to operate. Focus not precise coarse

★★★★★ Nice Product. For the price point this scope is all I'll ever need

★★★★☆ Loses brightness and contrast when fully zoomed in. When not zoomed in, the image is pretty good. When you zoom in, the image loses brightness, contrast and clarity. If used as a spotting scope, that won't matter much, but limits the image quality when bird and wildlife watching. The camera mount is usable, but is challenging to get and keep my phone camera lined up. It also does not fit a larger phone with a case. Overall, this is okay, but not great.

★★★★★ Excellent pour l’observation des cratères lunaires👍. A venir randonnée montagne, impatient de l’utiliser pour l’observation des animaux sans les déranger. Dommage qu’il y ai un petit tremblement lors du déclenchement d’une vidéo avec le smartphone sur l’adaptateur. Très bon rapport qualité/prix. Livraison du colis comme prévu👍👍. Livreur Top👍👍👍

★★★★★ Update 08/22Ich bin nach wie vor begeistert.Sowohl Rotmilane kreisend überm Feld, wie auch in der Nacht Mond und Planeten beobachten klappt für das Geld gut.Anbei mal Fotos mit dem Handyadapter von meinem Galaxy S20+ im Pro-Fotomodus (im Editor dann etwas an der Helligkeit gespielt)Der Jupiter der Saturn sind super zu erkennen.Mit den Augen durch das Spektiv schauen ist klarer und schöner als mit dem Handy.Das Spektiv ist klasse. Die Vergrößerung ist der Wahnsinn. Das Bild ist klar und scharf. Ich bin begeistert was man damit alles sehen kann.Der Handyadapter funktioniert, ist aber teils etwas fummelig bis man es perfekt eingestellt hat. Handy-Zoom klappt bei mir nur von 1,0-2,2. Alles andere erzeugt ein schwarzes Bild.Bemerkenswert ist der Support vom Verkäufer new-vision. Ich hatte Anfangs Probleme mit dem Spektiv und mir wurde fantastisch geholfen. Besser geht es wirklich nicht.Ich hatte mir zum Vergleich die günstigere alte Version bestellt und muss sagen das der Aufpreis sich lohnt. Das 2te Rädchen zum Scharfstellen ist viel viel feiner. Das klappt super.Außerdem ist das mitgelieferte Stativ deutlich wertiger und besser. Trotzdem sollte man sich zusätzlich ein vernünftiges großes Stativ kaufen.

★★★★★ Bought this product as a means of providing my space mad 4 year old with an introduction to stargazing, but also to have a functional item for things like whale watching. So far we've only used it to look at the moon but I'm incredibly impressed by how much detail we were able to see just from the x60 zoom and my phone's camera zoom.

★★★★★ Perfecto para observación de aves y fotografiarlas. Muy bien los adaptadores de móvil y de Nikon

★★★★★ probabilmente chi si lamenta non e’ in grado di usarlo e potrebbe tranquillamente fare altro .non ci crederete ma la prima foto e’ scattata a 26 km di distanza ( rifugio brioschi, grigna settentrionale, preso dalla chiesa di montevecchia), la seconda a 18;il tutto in condizioni dì luminosità scarsa, e lieve foschia , a tramonto inoltrato.le foto sono state lievemente postprodotte al fine di rendere meglio i dettagliho detto tutto..?ah no,ho utilizzato il mio iphone 11 proMAX con un app per il digiscoping free su applestore( phoneskopecam) , in grado di utilizzare un singolo obiettivo dei tre del telefono ( ovviamente il teleobiettivo 10x) senza problemi o shift automatici sulle altre ottiche.

★★★★★ Razor Sharp Images. I have been using the HD 20-60 x 85 for 6 months or so. I use it for birding and looking at the moon or Jupiter every now and then. I have a Razor camera adapter fitted to a Canon HG10a HD video or still cam. It is mounted on a good Manfrotto 322Rc2 mount on a Manfrotto tripod. I custom mounted a $30 telescopic rifle sight with a bright LED reticle on a ball mount, itself mounted on the handle of the Manfrotto mount as a viewfinder. Why? Because I can never find anything at 20X.I am a compulsive internet shopper and I put many, many hours of thought into this purchase before I made it. Amazon was the best deal. I started out looking for something cheaper, but bit the bullet for something of quality that will last a lifetime.I love this system and highly recommend it. It's a little heavy compared with my wife's 65mm Nikon scope. Who cares? Most of the time I am not carrying this long distances anyway. It takes about 5 seconds to settle down with the current mount and no wind. Optics are clear and bright. Focus is quick and easy. It's sturdy. Much to my horror, the first camera I attached to it was too heavy and the entire tripod fell over, landing the scope (big lens first) right on the pavement of my driveway. Talk about an impact! Only a few scratches on the glare hood and not a single optical problem after that.This scope gives amazing detail. I can see the rings of Jupiter and some of its moons. It gives pointlike star images. The only thing that could beat this would be a high quality 100 mm scope. And there is no such thing.

★★★★★ Razor's Edge. Really for the money this can't be beat for mid-range spotters. It's super clear with either the stock eye piece or the wide angle 23x power optional lens. I like the body that is coated with a textured paint that feels solid with thick rubber inlays for grip. To me this is hardier than the rubberized Pentax method of weatherizing. The 65mm model still retains the adjustable/lockable tripod base whereas the 50mm mini model has a fixed base. This model also allows Vortex eyepieces but the 50mm model won't. Also this one has the pull out sun shade. Focus is nice on both versions. It's made in China but high quality with a great warranty. This is quality though with great colour in all light conditions. I feel this 65mm lens does the work of the major league players but is portable and balanced for actual field use. An 80mm scope is very large by its nature but without amazing optics inside the advantage won't play out. Pay little mind that this one 'only' goes to 48x. 60x is very difficult to manage, and needs optimal conditions to be of any use. Remember the higher the power the less eye relief there is (eyeglass wearers take note). This zoom lens did not give me much grief at full power if that helps.

★★★★★ Love at first sight. This is an excellent spotting scope for olympic-style recurve archery 90 meters. Great light return and no color distortions. This means you can easily distinguish between the color of your nocks and the target face colors. Lens cap is NOT too tight. I wear glasses and able to get full view of image through the eyepiece. I've spent most of my life working in laboratories with microscopes so I have the advantage of knowing what numerical specs I need in an eyepiece. This scope is likely to work well for most people wearing glasses. If you wear glasses and have never used a scope before I recommend visiting a shop somewhere to see what you can and can't see through a couple of different scopes or binoculars. There are physical limits to what smaller lenses inside an eyepiece can do, getting some hands on experience with these limits will let you know what to expect out of scopes in general as well as help you find what works for your eyes.If deciding between this scope and a Leica, Swarovski, Zeiss or other top manufacturer, price is the obvious factor. Understand that optics grow exponentially more expensive after a certain point as they begin pushing limits of physics where the precision and materials necessary start becoming insanely difficult to manufacture. The top companies all make amazing optics and have the skill and ability to push those limits. Be sure you buy a scope to fit the job, do you need to see 100 meters or push the limits and see 100 light years, they make all types...for a price. The Vortex Razor HD 20-60x85 exhibits superb craftsmanship and unbeatable warranty. After making my purchase and liking the scope I tried to learn more about the company as I had never head of Vortex before and had made my purchase based on high ratings in reviews. I found Vortex Optics is a DBA (Doing Business As) of Sheltered Wings, Inc. which is listed as a Veteran Owned Business in Wisconsin.

★★★★★ Great scope

★★★★★ nachdem ich schon die Swarowski ATS 65-20-60x hatte bin ich doch richtung Vortex gegangen, super bild, 85mm also besser für Digiscoping, Swarowski verkauft aber habe es nie bereut, vielleicht etwas schwerer aber das stört nicht, preis leistung geht nicht besser

★★★★★ This scope has very high quality optics, it is well put together and operates smoothly. It easily stands comparison with any "top of the line" spotting scope that typically cost over twice the price.Don't be put off by the fact it's made in China, they have really got their quality sorted.The image is really bright with pin sharp resolution across the whole field of view. Excellent chromatic performance even in low light.No noticeable flair when operating towards a low winter sun even without the lens shield extended.The mounting ring is good and solid and is well balanced on my tripod. It comes with a soft case that's easy to fit and can be left on in use.The eye relief is good for me, I think a soft rubber cup could be a useful addition for spectacle wearers - I'm not sure if that is availableSave yourself £1000 and check out this scope, you won't be disappointed.

★★★★★ Superb optics at a great price - the best value for money high-end optics you can buy. This scope is extremely well built and feels very sturdy. It comes with a case which is a bonus, but this is not of the highest quality and the scope is somewhat difficult to use with the case attached. The only real downside is that the lens and eyepiece caps do not have tethers, moreover, there are no convenient places on the body of the scope to attach tethers.Overall highly recommended.

★★★★★ Well made, glad I bought it, very clear close up and at full zoom.

★★★★★ Excellent Spotting Scope won't regret. This is my second 20x-60x 80mm ED spotting scope. I bought an Emarth 20-60x60mm BAK4 Prism Spotting Scope with Camera Tripod for $99 at the first. It is cheap and light wight. The picture is not sharp at 100 yard range target using high magnifications. So I bought a CREATIVE XP Spotting Scopes 20-60x80mm ED spotting scope for $170 and hope it would be much better than the first one. The picture is good but has color dispersion and has image distortion. So, I bought this one during Thanksgiving holiday. The pictures are stunning and you can not expect more for less than $300. I tested it on a afternoon arround 3pm. The weater is good, 86F, little wind, partly cloudy. I took the pictures at 2100ft using my iphone XS Max, an ordinary tripod with a fluid head ( I purchased and mounted on my tripod) and a 3-axis cellphone adaptor. I attached 20x, 30x, 40x 50x, 60x pictures without cellphone picture magnification and another 60x with 1.7x magnification of phone. I am very satisfied with the picture quality. I need to tell you that these pictures are not as clear as I observed through the eye-piece. I highly recommend this scope to everyone. You won't regret!

★★★★☆ Good build overall, great optics, but sub par customer support. the good part:the optics are really great with this. i could spot something 6 miles away with reasonable clarity on a bright day. I could read something warnings about 1/4 a mile aways clearly at minimal zoom. can make out windows on a home a mile away.the not so good partplastic built though pretty standard at this price range. the metal top of the focus ring fell of just on touching due to subpar glue (which is easy fix though). And customer support acknowledge the problem quickly but arent empowered to fix it.the badwhile the packaging will ensure nothing is damaged in when its shipped to you, the carrying case they provide is something I am sure no one in the right mind would use for a $300 scope.whats more infuriating is no dslr adapter even when lower-end spotting scopes from gosky comes with it.htw does something half the price (B07CVSFQWL: Gosky Updated Spotting Scope with Tripod, Carrying Bag - BAK4 Angled Scope for Target Shooting Hunting Bird Watching Wildlife Scenery (Phone Mount+SLR Mount Compatible with Canon)) includes slr mount and this doesn't.reached out to customer support on this and they nicely pointed out that i could buy it separately. of course i will buy it, but why would you not include it in a higher end scope is my questionand it does come with a basic case (i bought B088WQWB2M : Gosky Spotting Scope Cover for Spotting Scope - Spotting Scope Case 20-60x80 Spotting Scope) seperately.attached few pics to show the quality. that part is really really good

★★★★★ Clear Optics, GREAT value for the money. Summary (TL/DR): The optics of this scope were sufficient to see .22LR holes in a Splatterburst target at 200 yds very clearly. It is much better than $60 variants that are all over. The scope is well made. The carrying bag is just “ok” and doesn’t provide much protection. The phone adapter feels a little cheap but was functional and relatively easy setup. The tripod mount and rotation ring is excellent, but I wish the locking knob were more accessible when mounted. Lifetime warranty with what seems like responsive customer service and this scope is really good value for the money.Detailed Review – Unboxing:I purchased the GoSky 20-60x80 UHD Spotting scope as a replacement for a $60 Redfield scope which I cannot find anymore. That’s my reference point for this review. The packaging ensured the GoSky does not get damaged in transit, and it was well packed. The GoSky came equipped with:1. The Scope itself, fully assembled, with lens covers for the eyepiece and for the 80mm side. There is a tripod mount built-in to the scope, which has a standard ¼-20 screw and a sizeable “plate” such that an Arca-Swiss Tripod adapter would fit nicely.2. A carrying “bag” – a case isn’t quite the right word for it (see below).3. A cleaning cloth.4. An adapter to take photos through the scope using your smartphone.5. Warranty card and quick start instructions for both the scope and the adapter.Compared to the Redfield, this scope is physically larger and heavier. The Redfield I had was a “Straight” through sight picture, whereas this Gosky is angled. The Redfield had a “protective/padded cover” encasing the entire scope, and it allowed you to “peel off” the protections to expose the mount, the controls, etc. That protective cover was further protected by the padded carrying bag. The GoSky scope is “naked” after you remove it from the carry bag. I feel the carrying bag is this scope’s biggest demerit (see below).Optics & controls:To test the optical quality of the GoSky, I setup an 8” Splatterburst target that I had previously shot with .22LR numerous times on my mailbox. I then used a measuring wheel and walked 600’ away (200 yds, about the farthest I normally shoot), and setup the scope on my Giottos professional camera tripod with ball head and Arca-Swiss plate. I then set the magnification to 20x and located and centered the target in my view. I focused the scope first with the coarse focus knob, and then with the fine focus knob. I locked the tripod down in this position, and I then adjusted the optics to 60x. After some slight adjustment of the tripod and refocusing, I had the tripod locked on the target.The optical quality of the scope was excellent. I could easily make out my shots at 200 yds, something I couldn’t really do with the lower quality Redfield I had before. My test was at dusk and light was actually fading, and I expect that with even more light it would be even better. I didn’t really appreciate how nice the dual-focus would be for really sharpening the image, especially at 600 yds and 60x magnification. Although I have never used other UHD spotting scopes before, I was very impressed with the quality of this one, and it more than does the job for me. You can see from the close-up view of my target, there were two shots in the bullseye, and they were resolved properly by the scope at 200 yds and 60x.During use, I found the controls to be smooth and provide good “tactile feedback” – they were not too hard to turn and they were not too loose either. The zoom ring is a little tight, but I think it will loosen with a little use. They are located where you expect them to be. My only gripe was that after mounting the scope to my tripod, the thumb screw to allow the scope to rotate was hard to access, as it was very close to the arca-swiss plate (see photo)Phone MountI tested the phone mount with my iPhone 11. It definitely seems a little “cheap” – the plastic and screws seem rather fragile. But it seems to do the job. The phone mount has enough adjustment to accommodate phones with a camera on the left or right, as well as the center – I had to reverse it from the way it shipped to accommodate the camera on the side it exists on my phone, but that was simple. I didn’t know which lens of the two on the phone to use, so I lined one at a time up until I got a clear image on the phone screen. Then, with the scope “locked” onto the target at 60x, in focus for the eyepiece, I mounted the phone adapter to the spotting scope. In the process, I may have bumped the scope enough to lose target acquisition, which wasn’t a real surprise at 200 yds and 60x. After a little fiddling, I was able to reacquire the target (while looking at the phone). I may have been doing it wrong, but the photo was rather small on the screen, showed only a circle that took up maybe 15% of the screen in the center. The rest of the screen was black – see the photo I included. I think maybe “zooming” on the phone screen would have been a good idea, but I didn’t do it soas not to introduce any optical artifacts for the sake of this review. While the whole thing was a little awkward, it was functional. I worry slightly about the longevity of the phone mount due to its construction, and I am a bit worried about attaching a “heavy” object to the eyepiece of the scope. But I could see myself using it at the range to not have to continually put my eye up to the scope to spot my shots. Further, I could see myself using it to “sequence” the shots (for example during zeroing of a new optic - taking a photo after each, to be able to see how corrections to the shot zeroing process are being achieved). Tapping the phone at high magnification created blurry images, so using a timer or remote trigger would likely be needed for clearer shots. The photos I have included are actually a lot worse than what the scope looks like through the eyepiece, so *PLEASE* don’t judge the optical quality from that, it is CONSIDERABLY better through the eyepiece. See photos.Carry BagI have included some photos of the carry bag. And it is just that, a carry bag. There is minimal protection for the scope other than cosmetically, since the bag is barely padded. I would be scared to drop the scope while in this bag (where my old Redfield would likely survive). I will probably buy a different case, wrap it in a towel or memory foam, or do something to otherwise pad the scope. The bag is “roomy” enough to accommodate that. The quality of the bag (I wish it were a “case”) was by far my biggest demerit on the overall product. See photos.

★★★★☆ Muy bien armado, pero el alcance que marca no lo da, 45x esta bien más ya no alcanzas a ajustar, por el precio creo que es un exelente spotting scope la mejor manera de usarlo es con un dispositivo celular

★★★★★ I wanted a scope for use along with my camera and tele lens set up for my bird watching hobby, for situations where my trusty old Nikon Monarch didn't have enough reach. I did some research before buying this scope. I was looking for something under Rs. 35,000, which had excellent sharpness with adequate light gathering capacity. I was initially interested in the Celestron Ultima 100 and Vanguard Endeavor HD 82A. I decided not to go for the Celestron due to the price vs lack of sharpness and no ED glass. I also passed the Vanguard over after reading mixed reviews. Better quality scopes like the Celestron Regal M2 are not available in India, and were anyway out of my budget.I had almost given up when I found the GoSky Dual Focusing ED scope. Although I couldn't find much online on birding forums about this scope, I did read good reviews on Amazon India and international, and then I found high quality actual usage reviews on a YouTube channel by the name Science Sir.I ultimately decided to buy the scope, and I am quite happy to report that I do not regret this purchase a bit.The scope has excellent sharpness all the way to 40x and is still quite good at 50x. With a steady tripod and good light, even 60x is usable.The use of ED glass has really worked for the scope. Chromatic aberrations are virtually absent till 40x with the naked eye. You start to get CA with bright celestial objects at 50x, but it's not bad. Eye relief is quite good for both viewing with glasses and without them.The included mobile phone adapter is of good quality and practical design, which allows you to centre the phone camera on the eyepiece without a hitch. However, as you have to zoom into the visible circle, chromatic aberration starts to manifest itself, purely due to digital magnification, around high contrast edges. Vibration also starts to get magnified - for example, if you have zoomed in digitally by 3x and the eyepiece is at 40x, you're magnifying vibrations by 120x. This just means that practically, you have to use a timer or remote to shoot stills and videos.Speaking of videos, terrestrial videos come out well if contrast is not too high - such as cloudy skies while shooting a bird on a high perch. Spotting scopes don't do well as a rule when shooting stills.I have also purchased a T2 lens adapter to attach my camera to the scope, but I have not been able to figure out how to attach it. There seems to be no information online for this specific scope.Now the few minor negatives: firstly, I wish the tripod mount and collar were sturdier. I feel that the collar tightening screw may break off one day as I tend to rotate the scope frequently and then tighten the screw hard. The contraption is plastic, so it's not sturdy and causes some vibrations when digiscoping. Secondly, I wish the sun shade could be locked in place when extended. It's freely moving, so you can't use it to put the scope down on it momentarily. Lastly, I wish the scope had a grippier, non-slip texture. I'm afraid of it slipping from my hand some unfortunate day.Despite this, I give the scope five stars, because it's an excellent optical instrument at this price. Go for it!

★★★★★ J’ai acheté cette longue vue pour observer les oiseaux pendant mes sorties ornithologiques.Les modeles haute de gamme (> 1500€), etant financierement hors de ma portée , je me suis d’abord tourné vers le milieu de gamme (500€-800€) vers des marques connues mais j’avais l’impression que finalement les clients étaient plutôt frustrés ou déçus par le rapport qualité/prix de leurs instruments.Je me suis dis qu’il valait alors peut-etre mieux trouver un très bon bas de gamme avec un super rapport qualité/prix, plutot qu’un milieu de gamme pas terrible dans lequel j’aurai gâché 800€, et investir plus tard dans une Swaro, Vortex ou Nikon.Les excellents avis et le prix abordable m’ont décidé vers cette “marque” qui n’en est probablement pas réellement une, puisque qu’aucune boutique n’existe en dehors d’Amazon. C’est un noname floqué “Gosky” et ca me va plutot bien.Je n’ai malheureusement pas encore pu l’utiliser a l’exterieur faute d’une météo propice , voici donc un premier avis “a chaud” que je mettrai un jour dès mes premieres sorties:Agréablement surpris par le zoom a 60x, cf photos de la pie en haut du sapin, ca bouge, c’est un peu flou mais c’est exploitable et reste relativement lumineux ! Je pourrai voir un ecureuil dans le sapin a 200m et je le verrai bien !Les zoom 20x et 30x sont parfait, l’image est nette et montre des détails non perceptibles aux jumelles.Mention speciale pour la double molette de mise au point, c’est une petite merveille et je n’utilise quasiment que la molette d’ajustement fine.Je trouve en revanche que le degagement oculaire ne fait pas tres bien son travail, on mets quelques secondes a trouver la bonne position d’observation, mais ayant observé dans des longues vues Kite elles ont aussi un peu le meme défaut.Le seul point “negatif” que je soulignerai, c’est l’absence de housse de protection existante pour ce modele. La longue vue est livrée avec un sac, mais c’est un sac de transport (non rembourré d’ailleurs) pas une housse qui reste sur la longue vue pendant l’observation.Et impossible d’en trouver a part, Gosky n’en vend pas. Il faut donc tenter sa chance avec des housses prevues pour d’autres modeles chez d’autres fabricants, et voir si l’une d’elle peut convenir, ca va etre un peu la loterie…Au niveau du trepied, celui ci n’est pas fourni et je conseillerai de ne pas lésiner sur la qualité pour avoir un trepied stable et des observations confortables.Cette longue vue est une excellente entrée en matiere pour un prix vraiment modique, je recommande a tous veux qui souhaitent s’équiper d’un instrument d’entrée de gamme pour démarrer petit !

★★★★★ I did a fair amount of research on various manufacturers before I decide to purchase a Gosky Spotting Scope. I bought this scope about a month ago and it has exceeded my expectations. First it is very light, in fact I was suspicious of its quality because, in my experience of optics, light weight often means poor. Not so in this case. The image, whether of birds, distant insects or planets (Saturn was spectacular), are clear and bright. The dual focus control is in my opinion a must for fine adjustment, particularly when looking at the heavens. The zoom control is a little tight on my example but it is easing off with use. I cannot detect any image distortion, notably absent is chromatic aberration, something I was expecting to see. If in doubt and you can afford it go for the ED version!The package is completed by a light carry case and a digiscope adaptor. I confess to not trying the latter as I wanted to use my DSLR for this purpose. However, I couldn't find an adaptor to fit. I emailed Gosky, asking if they could help, not really expecting a reply. Again I was wrong & the company have offered a free adaptor for my cameras. Thank you Alan.Would I buy this instrument again-yes!

★★★★★ No me adapto al telescopio, no sé mirar ,prefiero después de pensarlo mucho cambiarlo