Welcome to my most ambitious review yet. I compare 6 popular 85mm spotting scopes: Swarovski ATX 85mm, Kowa TSN Prominar 88, Zeiss Conquest Gavia 85mm, Maven S.1A 80mm, and Zeiss Victory Harpia 85mm to give you a better understanding about what makes them different, and which one may be best for you. 100% unbiased, highly technical, and overly detailed, as always!
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Original YouTube Video
https://youtu.be/4fBi-ucLTpM
0:00 β Intro
1:47 β Mindful Reviews and the spotting scope raffle
3:36 β Tribalism and psychological marketing
5:04 β Objectivity and financial incentives
7:59 β No such thing as a βperfectβ spotter
9:07 β Review methodology and categories
13:20 β Scoring system
18:27 β Pricing
21:53 β Weight & Weight Honesty
26:25 β Length
27:57 β Angled & Straight options
29:33 β Origin of manufacture
35:44 β Descriptive Class Rankings
36:26 β Warranty
44:12 β Durability
49:16 β Hardware
53:19 β Build Quality
53:57 β Weather Resistance
58:24 β Frame Material
1:00:11 β Internal Gas Purged
1:02:49 β Construction Class Rankings
1:05:16 - Magnification
1:06:54 β Objective Lens Size
1:07:13 β Field of View
1:10:37 β Glass Quality
1:20:24 β Glass Coatings
1:22:53 β Eye Relief
1:24:52 β Close Focus Distance
1:26:30 β Optics Class Ranking
1:28:28 β Performance Class
1:35:51 β Final Rankings
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