Celestron 52229 60mmRefractor Zoom Spotting Scope

 (16 customer reviews)

I recently purchased this spotting scope. The first I was skeptic when I did see that $45.00 low price. But tell you what, this spotting scope is amazing. I purchased for target shooting purpose. I did test it for 300 yard target, and I can see the 308 bullet holes on my paper nicely, at sunny daylight. I think it would work easily 500-600 yard range. Now not just that, I did try to look the moon at night with it. You can see the bigger crates so clear. This scope well worth the money. It comes with a nice hard case too. The tripod is a junk to be honest. I'm using my camera tripod, and works well. I do recommend this spotting scope. You can't beat that price.

So, I read the review from Desertfox, and thought, why not buy this item. I was skeptical as well, but, when I received it, in a very short time frame I might add, I was very surprised!!! I tested it for 120s yards, and was able to see the screws on my neighbors mail box up the street. I also did the "moon at night" test as well, and I will concur on the statement that you are able to see the bigger craters very clearly!! This scope is definitely well worth the money. The hard case is a quality case, worth $20-$30 alone, plus the soft case is great to take with you. I think they may have updated the tripod, because I did not find any issues with it. I will probably use my camera tripod as well, when I am at the range. I can't wait to take it out to the range. I do recommend this spotting scope as well; especially for the price.

I had been looking for a decent quality spotting scope to be used mostly at the range and could not justify spending several hundred dollars on one. I also did not like the optical quality of most of the lower priced scopes as my Leupold rifle scope gave me a better picture than some at 100 yards. After reading the reviews on this scope, I decided to give it a try. I was plesently surprized when it arrived as it was packed in plastic wrap in a zippered case in its metal carrying case in a box in a box - plus all of the other plastic wrap. The scope feels like high quality with its rubberized non-slip finish. The optics are, of course, not up to Swarovski quality, but they did not cost multi thousands of dollars either. The view is perfectly clear and better than expected. The little table-top tripod is lightweight and adequate for the job. I have only tried this out at home and have not made it out to the range yet, but from what i can tell, it will serve the purpose well.