Celestron 52250 80mm Ultima Zoom Spotting Scope
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Manufacturer: CelestronModel: 52250
Product features:
- Multi-Coated Optics
- Sight tube for quick targeting
- Soft Carrying Case
- Zoom Eyepiece
- Limited Lifetime Warranty
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Customer Review: Celestron 52250 80mm zoom spotting scope
Summary: 5 Stars
I purchase this spotting scope for my wife, a former all-american & olympic team qualifier archer, who has recently returned to the sport. Upon arrival, the scope was easily assembled and mounted on my slik U-212 tripod for use at our home range. For 18 meters indoors it is more than adequate. For F.I.T.A. rounds outdoors to 70 meters (women) and 90 meters (men) it will also do the trick. If the majority of your rounds are shot at the longer distances, you might want to consider the Ultima 100 ed 100mm (480mm to 540mm telephoto); but for most practical purposes it should do the trick for you.
If you use the scope for outdoor shooting and/or nature watching, I might suggest that you use the slik 700dx amt tripod for a weighty balance. It will help alot in windy conditions but is a little bit on the heavy side, but it has the capability of holding most heavy view cameras plus digital slr's with very long lenses. Overall the celestron is a very good choice for the price and the warranty from a U.S. company (lifetime) cannot be beat. I own the 45 degree model plus the straight sight and they both work great.
Description of Celestron 52250 80mm Ultima Zoom Spotting Scope
SO)CELESTRON ULTIMA 80 45 DegreeThe Ultima 80 features a sleek, waterproof design and includes a padded soft case with zippers on both ends so the scope can be protected even while mounted on a tripod. Including the eyepiece the Ultima 80 measures just over 18 inches long and weighs about 3.6 pounds. The rubber eyecup can be removed to expose a standard ?T-thread? for attaching a camera. I like the 45* angled eyepiece because I can use a shorter tripod to support the spotting scope while viewing or while taking pictures with a small camera attached to the eyepiece.
The focus ranges from 27 feet to the horizon with just a few turns of the focus knob. When I fold down the rubber eye cup I can keep my glasses on and see the whole 2 degree field of view at 20X magnification. With my glasses on I need very little focus adjustment while I crank the zoom eyepiece from 20X up to 60X. Sometimes though I like to take my glasses off while observing because the view seems to have just a little more contrast and sharpness. I like the fact that the Ultima 80 gives me a sharp image either way.
The drawback of the tradition crown and flint achromatic lens used in the Ultima 80 Zoom Spotting Scope is a bit of false color, also known as blue fringing or chromatic aberration. Blue fringing seems well controlled at 20X magnification, but it becomes increasingly noticeable as I zoom up to 60X. Celestron also offers the Ultima 80ED and the Regal 80 F-ED spotting scopes which use exotic ED glass lenses to virtually eliminate blue fringing and produce the sharpest possible high power views.
 Shot at 20X zoom at about 20 yards, cropped 50% (Click here to see uncropped) |  Shot at 20X zoom at about 50 yards, cropped 30% |
 Shot at 20X zoom, uncropped but reduced in size (Click here to see at 60X zoom) |  Shot at 20X zoom at about 50 yards, cropped 30% |
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