CREATIVE XP Spotting Scopes 20-60x80mm or 20-60x60mm Zoom with FMC Lens, 45 Degree Angled Eyepiece, Fogproof Spotting Scope with Tripod, Compact with Phone Adapter for Birding Watching

I purchased this spotting scope for elk hunting in Montana. Initially, I am impressed with the quality of this spotting scope (I like to call it "an adult monocular") and it’s sturdiness. It is lightweight, easy to assemble, and does the job that I want it to in an incredible way. With that being said, the glasshawk doesn't lack performance at the high end of its magnification range as other expensive scopes like Celestron or Nikon.When using my other scope, once I hit about 40x zoom, the picture darkens substantially and it becomes hard to distinguish fine detail on the target. With this one, I have no trouble seeing details even at 40-50x. Picture quality within this range is great and I am glad that I didn't purchase a more expensive brand. Luckily, I prefer to use the spotter scope within all kinds of ranges, so the picture going dark at the high end is really a big ding for me - problem solved by this spotter.I ended up taking it outside to look at the moon the other night and was blown away by the picture. Even at it's highest magnification, the picture was superb (Probably due to how much light the moon gives off). The tripod is short but metal, so pretty sturdy (not like the highest quality ones because those tripods cost as much as the scope). Last thing, the packaging is awesome and it would be a great gift for a hunter like me.

The glasshawk is a very good spotting scope for target shooting and stargazing. I've looked through probably over 200 riflescopes/ ED spotting scopes/binoculars/sight red dots/range finders, and you get a feel for what is actually 'good glass'. this does qualify as extremely good HD glass. i use it primarily for shooting and astronomy ( we took it with us to Turk's & Caicos and the sky was the best!! ), it works awesome for both.I have the angled version which makes it easier to look vertical. I can see clearly bullets hitting steel at 500yds at the shooting range, then go home and check Jupiter's stripes and admire its 4 big moons, then swing over to Saturn and be able to clearly make outlines in its rings.The 2 focus knobs are very accurate and easy to use - you know that feeling when you move the focus knob slowly and you can tell "this is the best quality possible I can get" - these focus knobs give me that feeling very often. The 80mm diameter is perfect, crystal clear and without any fog or scratches (because it's nitrogen filed).Anyways, I am happy with this spotting scope and I will probably use it for hunting this year in our Alaska trip. I bought this brand because of Steven Rinella recommends vortex and creativexp but this price is much better and similar quality. I will post an update after hunting season.Happy 4th of July to everyone and God Bless America!

What a great spotting scope for the price! The optics are crystal clear with edge to edge sharpness, even at max magnification images showed no blueing and were sharp as you could want. Focusing was easy with a coarse and fine focus, easy to switch magnification. The 80mm objective gathers plenty of light for a portable spotting scope. The multicoated lenses and BAK4 prisms show no discernable chromatic abberation. My only criticism is that I wear eyeglasses and the 17mm eye relief is not enough to take full advantage of the field of view provided by the eyepieces. I have to remove my glasses for a full view. And with greater eye relief you would not be bumping the scope with your glasses or eyebrow causing movement. That said I am not in anyway disappointed in the quality of this scope or its usefulness for my purposes and the eye relief problem for me is a small distraction in an otherwise fine scope and for the money- amazing. I highly recommend this scope to anyone who wants a fine scope at a fraction of the price. I would add that the cell phone holder for taking pictures through scope is all but worthless, the suction cup does not begin to hold the phone securely but then that has nothing to do with the quality of the scope. Also when you buy a larger tripod remember that stability is the biggest issue and 90% of the tripods sold are not going to be very steady when extended to 5 feet.. So buy the tripod with the most secure set up and probably will cost a bit but stability at 40 or 60X is a major issue in enjoyment.