spotting scope for sub £100?

[squishy]

comparing them with my dad's £100 set of 10x42s, i'm hard pressed to find any diference if you look really hard, you can see my dads have a lighter, clearer image, but for £12, compared to £100, i'm astounded!

[eeyore]

I'm seriously considering a pair to keep in our work vehicle - I mean under 13 notes , hell i might get two pairs at the price.

[NickCantle]

Have you ever used them Pete?

[eeyore]

Originally Posted by NickCantle

Have you ever used them Pete?

nope - i used to have a pair of bushnell countryman 10x50s which were about 60 odd notes - but those are now in the possesion of whichever theiving scumbag nicked them out of our lock up.

(the same theiving gett got a chainsaw with a seized engine and a generator which was peeing petrol out of the bottom - the good stuff is all under lock and key - I really hope he sells said goods to a passing traveller - they look fine until you try to use them - and gets a good kicking for passing off defective goods... anyway i digress)

however given the good reviews from people on here and the ridiculously low price i'm definitely going to give the bressers a go - lidl devizes before work tommorow me thinks.

[squishy]

they're absolutely stunning for the price

[amerrett]

I took a chance on the Bresser scope form Lidl on Monday and to be honest i am pretty impressed. I also got an adaptor kit from ODS Ltd, (£21) delivered yesterday and now have a pretty good digiscope when attached to my Canon 350D.

The Lidl deal comes with Scope, Tripod (actually a pretty sturdy one) compact camera mount (alone retails at £30) lunar filter and a bag.

The only bit which lets the whole thing down is the flexibility in the mounting ring on the scope itself. Its just a little too flexible, however I have found that a pound coin placed under the mounting ring (between the quick release plate) actually locks it pretty solid.

Looking forward to some good sunlight so I can reduce the ISO from 400 to 100.

I will post some examples then.

Hawkmoon

[eeyore]

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[dc1500]

Smart people are wising up to the fact that Lidl is a quality German supermarket chain. Unbelievable value for gadgets, hobbies, tools, electricals etc plus themed weeks from fishing to diving! Food's not bad either (but not all). Forget the snobby putdowns , it won Which? magazine supermarket of the year last year - and no, I don't work for them !!

[dc1500]

Yeah, you have to laugh at the mugs that knock Lidls. Pure snobbery. It's true they don't have many staff on the tills and the layout is a bit naff but the value and quality of the made in Germany products is astounding.