Celestron Spotting Scope C70 Spektiv

In comparison to my 30 year old Bushnell Spacemaster this was a huge disappointment. First and foremost, terrestrial images are flat with poor contrast making it hard to see details. The eyepiece has no eye relief and poor field of view making use with eyeglasses very difficult.

Great at 25, 50 & 100yds. At 200 yds, I can see 30 cal rifle holes pretty good, but 22 holes in the black are hard to see. Appears well made and functions great!

When unboxed found chunk of plastic rattling around between mirror and lens, mirror seemed to be covered in moisture. Sent back for refund.

I bought this for the main purpose of spotting my archery arrows at 100 yards. This it does very well indeed. It will focus down to about 8 meres approx., so would be very good for birdwatching etc. At full zoom the image is not great, but for my use that does not matter. Nice little tri-pod and protective case. What I particularly like is the eye lens cap sits securely over the lens when not being used, great for a rainy day on the archery shooting line.

Much better than my old bird spotting scope, but not keen on the tripod.