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  1. K

    Opinion on low cost spotting scopes =

    You are right, its 6 lbs weight. I'm sorry, I was going off memory there. Must have got the wires crossed, memory isnt what it used to be. Six lbs is still heavy and requires a strong tripod. I use an old Star D professional tripod I picked up on ebay to put the C5 on.
  2. K

    Opinion on low cost spotting scopes =

    I have a C5 that I use mostly as a spotting scope. It is really heavy at about 13 lbs or so, hence it requires a heavy duty tripod. Then you have to put it together before use, which can of be kind be a hassle. On the other hand, it outperforms even top end Alpha spotters in terms of raw optical...
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