great budget spotter - Konus (Read 1181 times)

ren

great budget spotter - Konus
« on: November 27, 2022, 11:44:34 AM »
Been several years since I sold my Kowa. Great glass but I broke it a few times and all times Kowa fixed it - no charge.
Got a Konus since and its been pretty good. Can't complain. More than enough at Kokohead. Great price below.
https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1221438-REG/konus_7121b_konuspot_70_20_60x70_spotting_scope.html/overview
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drck1000

Re: great budget spotter - Konus
« Reply #1 on: November 28, 2022, 07:29:30 AM »
Do you have a Konus?

I almost bought a Kowa with 20-60 eye piece combo I saw on a Black Friday sale.  Still might in the future if I get back started shooting longer ranges. 

Teichi

Re: great budget spotter - Konus
« Reply #2 on: November 28, 2022, 09:44:46 AM »
I'm working on Konus number 3. The rules for keeping your Konus working good for years. 1. Watch out for windy conditions. They will not survive a fall onto the Kokohead asphalt. 2. Don't lend it to buddy's that don't know how to adjust a scope and force knobs and eye pieces and don't watch for windy conditions.

ren

Re: great budget spotter - Konus
« Reply #3 on: November 28, 2022, 08:46:31 PM »
Do you have a Konus?

I almost bought a Kowa with 20-60 eye piece combo I saw on a Black Friday sale.  Still might in the future if I get back started shooting longer ranges.

Yes. I have an earlier Konus 80mm. It's 7 years old now and works fine.
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drck1000

Re: great budget spotter - Konus
« Reply #4 on: November 30, 2022, 07:23:54 AM »
I currently use a Celestron Ultima that I got a great deal on a Black Friday sale a long time ago.  Needed one after the Bushnell I was using started to degrade.  It's a similar price ranges as the Konus model you posted.  I haven't dropped it, but it's held up after getting banged around quite a bit on trips over bumpy trails to get to the shooting spots.