Alpen Shasta Ridge 20-60x80 Waterproof Spotting Scope

Checking your hits at 100 yards without walking downrange, or watching a far slope from a tailgate for an hour, asks the same of a spotting scope: enough aperture and power to see the detail, and something steady to sit on. The Alpen Shasta Ridge 20-60x80 (item 788) brings an 80 mm fully multi-coated objective, a 20x to 60x zoom eyepiece set at an angle, and a tabletop tripod and carry case in the box.

Key Features

• 20x to 60x on 80 mm. The field of view is 113 ft at 1,000 yards at 20x and 55 ft at 60x, which works out to about 11.3 ft and 5.5 ft across at 100 yards. Find the target at 20x, then zoom in: the eyepiece takes you quickly from wide-area scanning to close-up detail.
• Fully multi-coated Porro prism optics. At the same magnification, an 80 mm objective gathers (80 ÷ 60)² = 1.8 times the light of a 60 mm one.
• Angled eyepiece, focus knob on top. With the eyepiece angled up, you look down into the scope, which suits the low tabletop tripod or a seat at a shooting bench.
• Waterproof and rubber covered. The housing helps protect the optics from rain, moisture and harsh conditions.
• For eyeglass wearers, eye relief is 19 mm at 20x and 18 mm at 60x.

Ideal For

• Target shooters, hunters and birders, and anyone who watches nature at a distance.
• Choosing at this size. Hawke's Nature-Trek 20-60x80 Angled shares the 80 mm objective and zoom range, costs less, focuses closer (18 ft against 24 ft) and weighs 3.0 lb against 3.5 lb; the Shasta Ridge has the wider field at 20x (113 ft against 108 ft) and comes with a tripod and case. Athlon's Argos HD 20-60x85 (45 Degree) gathers (85 ÷ 80)² = 1.13 times the light and costs a little more, at 70 oz against 56 oz. For more aperture in this line, the Shasta Ridge 25-75x100 gathers (100 ÷ 80)² = 1.56 times the light.

Accessories & Compatibility

• Tripod. The included tabletop tripod sets the scope up on a table, bench or tailgate. To view standing up, mount it on a full-size tripod.