Spotting Scopes 20-60X85ED Spotting Scope BAK4 Prism - Waterproof Field Scope for Birdwatching Target Shooting Archery Hunting

I am using my scope to observe mother nature delightful inhabitants. Obviously this scope is a far cry from the optics and mechanical precision of moving parts of similar products made by giants like Swarovski or Zeiss, but for a small fraction of the cost of their products the Landove scope is a very good choice, particularly for occasional user and not especially discriminating viewer. In full light the optics are very good, focusing wheel is smooth and ease of an adjustment of the eyepiece and ability to turn the back module to adjust to the height of an observer makes it a very practical scope for the entire family. Provided tripod is rather a gimmick and can be use in case you have nothing more substantial around. I have installed my scope on my camera tripod and it works much better. The universal tripod adapter of the scope is solid and allows easy balance of the device. On my tripod I am using Fluid Drag Pan Head and adjusting /focusing the scope using the head handle and scope focusing wheel cause no vibration or picture distortion. I only could wish that the magnification ring has more smooth movement. As it is, it does require certain restrain and use of both hands. Again, it is not Swarovski's precision, but not really a disqualifying feature. Finally, few comments regarding the customer service which I have found responsive and very solid overall. My digiscoping adapter arrived with one of the adjustment screws damaged. Email send to the customer service has been answered promptly and the replacement was sent without any delay and no cost to me. Emails confirming shipment and status were provided all the way. This kind of service definitely deserves 5 stars.

I compared this 20-60 X 80 Landove to a 20-60 X 80 Gosky and a smaller Celestron 12-36 X 60 and the Landove won handily for my needs. The much lower priced, more portable Celestron delivered reasonably good sharp images which only degraded slightly at higher powers as did the Landove. However, the apparent image size of the Landove 20-60 X 80 (and the Gosky) at its lowest magnification at 20X actually seemed larger and of course clearer/sharper/brighter than the Celestron at it highest of 36X Mag. Also, the Tripod with the Celestron was terrible, almost worthless. You would have to aim way above what you are looking at and set the control knowing the scope would fall dramatically more before hopefully coming close to the image you want to view. This Celestron scope absolutely needs a better tripod as the table top tripod that comes with it is barely usable - especially when trying to adjust at a higher powers. The Landove Tripod was steady and worked well. Also, the 20-60 X 80 Landove allows you to focus about 10 feet or so closer than the Celestron at near objects (about 20 Ft) and its tripod works well and locks in place well and does not keep vibrating at the slightest touch up and down like the fidgety tripod with the Gosky or fall like the Celestron tripod as mentioned. The Celestron is about 11" long compared to the Landove and Gosky 20-60 X 80 at 17". The Landove seemed to also offer noticeably clearer optics than the Gosky 20-60 X 80 and has the best tripod of the three. For the difference in price of about $50 more over the lower powered budget Celestron (remember you need to add at least $25 for a new table tripod with the Celestron) if the larger size is not a problem, I think the Landove 20-60 X 80 is a clear winner. So, for budget scopes, I strongly recommend that you spend the little bit of extra money and buy the more powerful Landove. Its hard to imagine a more expensive scope doing all that much better than the Landove for most uses. In all fairness to the often highly rated Gosky, I may have gotten a defective scope which is being send back as the magnification collar spun all around as if not connected properly and it did not focus as clearly as the Landove. Of the three, the Landove is a recommended keeper. I am looking forward to trying some digital photography with the included cell phone adapter.

###Updated#### Broke out a real tripod and printed out a test pattern. first pic is just the phone camera pic of the paper pattern (2 feet away on a table), then 20x, then 60x, then 60x + phone zoon at 7.5xish. distance to the paper pattern is about 50-60 feet for reference. This scope is MUCH better on a real tripod but I'm still having issues with the phone adapter. getting the adapter and the phone attached and lined up perfectly isn't particularly straight forward. if i find a solution i'll update again - until then expect to fiddle with the phone adapter a good deal. Phone camera is the Galaxy S8+ Great picture quality for the money. Negatives are the fine focus adjustment on the front was stuck on mine and the phone adapter is kind of janky. Had to break out some pliers and work it back and forth. Once unstuck it dials very smoothly allowing for easy focus adjustments. As for the phone adapter, i need to mess with it more. On a real tripod the adapter may be more stable and or with a Bluetooth clicker or voice controls the experience may be more fluid. Essentially, any phone manipulation at all throws the phone off. If you try to snap a pic, like for an amazon review, the focus instantly gets thrown off making an otherwise gorgeous picture look bad and you an idiot for claiming otherwise .... right? This is partly the phone trying to deal with motion shake but also the phone adapter isn’t real sturdy. I wrenched down the screws pretty tight but the phone still felt like it wanted to move around a bit. FWIW, getting the phone into the perfect position and leaving it alone did result in a really nice clear picture but anything other than the front fine adjustment would require repositioning the phone/adapter. May update after breaking out my much nicer tripod. 4 stars because of the stuck fine focus adjustment knob on the front. Not taking points for the flimsy tripod, at this price point something has to be sacrificed - thankfully it wasn’t image quality. Hard to ask for much more at this price point. Not sure i’d Hunt in wet conditions with it but it will be great at the range and the kids will like it on hikes ... nuff said.

Ordered this scope on a whim to see if the optical quality was better than that of my 30 year old Tasco telescope to view Jupiter and it's moons and Saturn. In short, it has exceeded my expectations in more than just clarity. The scope comes with a nice lens cover for both the objective lens and eyepiece, and a fairly rugged tripod. The cellphone adapter is a little cheap, but it works, and the bag leaves a lot to be desired, BUT, the scope itself makes up for these small issues. The focus knob is has a very fine and smooth adjustment, much better than the course focus on my old telescope, and makes it easy to focus in on distant objects, including planets. The pictures I've taken are with an Iphone SE using the supplied phone adapter. They are not representative of the image quality I see through the scope with my eye, which is much crisper and clearer than the pictures represent. One thing to consider, however, is that if you plan on using this to view a full moon, you will need some sort of light filter to cut down on the brightness, I believe there are plenty of options that slip over the objective lens, and would be a good idea to have if you plan on using it for that purpose. I can highly recommend this scope if you're on a budget and still want something that works and works well.

This spotting scope is AMAZING!. Dont get me wrong, if you compare this with $1000 spotting scope you are going to see the difference, but for $125 this is a GREAT option, I compare it to its equal Celestron and actually I notice less chromatic aberration on this one. Looks sturdy, the tripod look solid, however I haven't use it, never going to use it probably. I have a my own tripod but is nice that is included also with a phone adapter. However have to say that the phone adaptor is not that great, it always shows a little bit of vignetting, but as something that is included on the package is a plus, but yes, you can get better adaptors. I take this sample pictures with my phone (with the included phone adapter) , have to say that my phone dosent do justice to the quality, I did not use the zoom of my camera or alter/crop the pictures at all, i took the pictures around 8:35pm. It was a little dark. Conclusion Im really happy with this products, I didnt expect this quality at this price.

Just got this today and I’m very happy with my purchase so far. The body feels solid and well built with a nice coating on it. Nice clear lenses. These are the first pics and video taken with it, I know I’ll get better with more use. Setting up the camera and tripod are super easy and using it is child’s play. Great distance on zoom. Do not buy if you want "macro" type shots with your camera, that is not what this was designed for. If you want close up magnification of something that is close to you, this is not your item. Use with its intended purpose and you’ll be as happy as I am. This works just as well as other spotting scopes I’ve used that cost hundreds of dollars more. I highly recommend it.

A buddy of mine came across this scope a while ago and let me try it out first hand one night. I brought my reflector telescope and he had this spotting scope. My telescope could barely make out Saturn's shape, but this scope was clear enough to see the gap between Saturn and its rings! I was sold, bought this scope and junked my telescope. I can't believe a reasonably priced spotting scope out performed a low-average quality telescope. That blows me away. I used it during the Saturn/Jupiter event on the 21st of December 2021, and took some fantastic photos with the phone adapter. In fact, after comparing my images to the ones taken by the telescope in Chile, I realized I managed to snag a few pictures of Saturn's moon, Titan. Can't say I know how well it performs for range work or bird watching, but this is definitely a great scope for stargazing. Would certainly recommend buying one.

With much disappointment I recently returned a defective much higher priced scope for a full refund. Just as back story the zoom ring on that scope was frozen solid and would not budge no matter how much grunt you applied. Also, the tripod would not sit flush on the scope base. With the "you get what you pay for" chant ringing in my ears I wasn't sure which way to jump next. Eventually I decided to take a chance on this scope. Unlike the first scope that took over a week to arrive, this one came in on the second morning after placing the order. With my previous experience still fresh in my mind I got straight to it and mounted the scope on the tripod. Perfect solid fit. Next the zoom ring. Just enough resistance to keep it from moving accidentally. Focus was nice and smooth with no jerkiness. Nice bright image. Also I really like that the carry bag has a padded fold down shelf inside so you can lay the tripod in without hurting the scope. I did put a piece of bubble wrap in the bottom of the bag to protect the scope from accidental shock in case it got set down sharply. I am overall extremely pleased with this item.

This scope has met my expectations for general purpose distance viewing. I researched many other scopes at higher prices and found that this scope was worth the chance. There’s not much information online about this company nor many reviews on this scope. Every scope on the market said the same things and listed the same parameters. Costs seemed to be more with well know names. I kept in mind that every brand name company had to start somewhere. So I hope this review will get things started. This was shipped to Canada with no surprise custom or duty costs. It arrived on time within a reasonable time frame. It was well packaged and had no defects upon opening. The scope itself has a solid feeling if that makes sense. Not made of cheap material. All moving parts move smoothly and are tight enough to move in small increments but loose enough to make fine adjustments. It comes with two (rubber) cap covers that are tight fitting which is great compared to other cheap plastic caps that never stay on. Others have posted that the tripod is “cheap”. It is solid enough that I have no concern about it carrying the weight of the scope. I can see that if you were rough and pressed down on the tripod that it may deform a leg. I can’t imagine that this would happen with general use. The scope connects easily. The locking/adjustment function is smooth and does allow fine tweaking. Keep in mind that this is a table top tripod. It’s designed for laying / sitting on the ground with the scope or placing it on a hard surface like a picnic table. Of course the tripod isn’t mandatory for using the scope. The scopes weight can be managed by hand. Although long periods of time may give your forearms a workout. There is a coated lens / anti fogging coating of some sort. I’ve been able to go from an warm inside temperature to outside Canadian winter with no fogging. I would not suggest doing this with any scope, camera or telescope if possible. Best practice, if you’re going from one extreme to another is to let your scope acclimated to the temperature you’re viewing in for an extended time before use. Now let’s talk about the actual viewing and magnification. The scope has x 20 ,x40 & x60. Switching power is by turning a swivel at the eye piece. It turns smoothly. The focus swivel is easy to find while your eye is pressed to the lens. Again it turns smoothly. It’s hard to put into words how the viewing works or looks. See the attached photo. It speaks volumes. I viewed a communication tower at 2.5 km / 1.55 miles away and could count the rungs on the ladder of the tower. That being said, using the smart phone / camera adapter only increases the power. It’s great at this distance with the naked eye but I was amazed what was achieved with connecting my phone and zooming in with the camera. Check out my photo. The smart phone adapter is made of plastic. It is sturdy. It’s easy to use and connects snuggly to the scope. My iPhone 10 with an OtterBox is heavy and very bulky in size. The adapter fits it with no problem. The adapter stays connected to the scope with no problem considering the weight. A carrying case comes with the scope. It is a zipper close. It fits the scope, tripod and adapter with no problem. There’s room left if you needed at bring along some other small items. My only suggestions for improvement or future attachments would be considering producing lens filters. There are no filters available through the supplier (that I could find or that customer service could offer me) There are third party filters available or YouTube videos to show you how to make your own. I did contact customer service in reference to the above filters via email. My two exchanges with two separate people were not initially favourable in my opinion. I was contacted be a service representative named Alan shortly after. It appeared that the issue was simply due to a language barrier. Alan was able to speak to my questions and apologized for any miscommunications. This was absolutely satisfactory and resolved the issues. Subsequently, due to the company celebrating its 5 year anniversary I was sent a surprise thank you gift. I wish I could review this product as well. It met my expectations. In the end I would obviously completely suggest purchasing this scope. I would not hesitate making other purchases of products through this company.

This scope is high quality & as described. Better than expected

Very useful for ornithology

It's exactly as described .. its slot of fun using with the mobile .. picture is clear .. the quality seems better than what I thought ..

Excellent scope with good tripod and accessories. We’ve been using it primarily for astronomy and can see the rings on Saturn and Jupiter’s moons with no issues. Can’t wait to try deeper sky objects. Easily transportable and user friendly, this is the scope for us!