Spotting Scopes

80206080 – 20x magnification, 80mm aperture spotting scope from B&S

The company was started in 1913 and soon during 1919 was when it started producing the first binoculars. With the new owners and the new philosophy they as today started to manufacturer new range of binoculars and telescopes that are been distributed all over the world including UK.

Model overview: Barr & Stroud Sahara 20-60×80 Spotting Scope is a new addition to the brand that comes with enhanced features in terms of its appearance and its performance. It proves to be one of the best value product available in the market as it forms group with the best selling models for the year. This 80206080 Spotting Scope is suitable for the terrestrial observation and offers long distance viewing. Competitive in its optical performance it suits best for the out door enthusiast and the bird watchers. The following is the review of this Spotting Scope, which belongs to the Safari series of the brand.

Physical characteristics: This powerful device weighs about 1360 grams that is good to go handy although it does not look compact. With the green colour housing and the angled eye piece the overall appearance is very professional that is sure to impress. Like all the models under this series it is been made of lightweight polycarbonate material that makes it weightless yet is rugged and sturdy. Should it be mentioned that it is been fully waterproofed when you know that it comes with the rubber armouring. Quite true to the statement, that the rubber armouring makes it protective about the internal parts from abrasions and the damages caused accidentally during the regular use. Further, it comes with the nitrogen gas fill and it is been made to be fog proof. It is possible to go with this device even in the extreme of the weather conditions. Its waterproof ability is been tested with the immersion test of minimum 1 minute and 60 seconds.

The lens and the prism: Embedded in Barr & Stroud Sahara 20-60×80 Rubber Armouring Spotting Scope is the Bak-4 prism that comes with fully coated. This gives a perfect ground for viewing, as the vision is clearer and brighter without any glare. Its performance can be rated competitive with the usual models that are available in the market.

Magnification: The ability to magnify the viewing object is about 20x to 60x. This variable magnification suits for the different applications. When the user is viewing the general outdoor or the wild life he can opt for the normal or the minimum magnification say the objects looks magnified about 20 times its actual size. In case if he desires to obtain the detail viewing the magnification level can be increased up to 60 times its actual size.

Objective lens: The size of the objective lens is 80mm in diameter and this is quite big that are been found in the professional models. Its light gathering ability is better than the model that has lower aperture. This makes viewing interesting as even in the dim light conditions the user is quite satisfied of the obtaining the details of the viewing object.

Field of view: The apparent view at the distance of 1000m ranges from 29.6m to 15m based on the set magnification level. The close focus that is been possible is 6m, which is the minimum distance that the device can focus. This helps while watching moving objects.

Miscellaneous: The view finder of Barr & Stroud 20-60×80 Waterproof/Fog proof Spotting Scope is been angled to 45 degree that promotes ease of viewing. It consists of a tripod bush and proves to be compatible to be mounted on a tripod. A stay-on carrying case is been included with this product.

B&S Sahara 20-60×80 Zoom Spotting Scope – Technical Specification Table

Other Spotting Scopes

• Viking V-50 Spotting Scope
• Praktica 20-60×77 Waterproof Spotting Scope Review
• Pentax PF-63 Zoom Spotting Scope
• Konig Zoom 20-60x Spotting Scope Review
• Yukon Firefall 15-45×60 SE Spotting Scope