20-60x80 HD Spotting Scope with Tripod, Carrying Bag - BAK4 Angled Scope for Target Shooting Hunting Bird Watching Wildlife Scenery (with Smartphone Adapter+SLR Mount Compatible with Nikon)

Summary (TL/DR): The optics of this scope were sufficient to see .22LR holes in a Splatterburst target at 200 yds very clearly. It is much better than $60 variants that are all over. The scope is well made. The carrying bag is just “ok” and doesn’t provide much protection. The phone adapter feels a little cheap but was functional and relatively easy setup. The tripod mount and rotation ring is excellent, but I wish the locking knob were more accessible when mounted. Lifetime warranty with what seems like responsive customer service and this scope is really good value for the money. Detailed Review – Unboxing: I purchased the GoSky 20-60x80 UHD Spotting scope as a replacement for a $60 Redfield scope which I cannot find anymore. That’s my reference point for this review. The packaging ensured the GoSky does not get damaged in transit, and it was well packed. The GoSky came equipped with: 1. The Scope itself, fully assembled, with lens covers for the eyepiece and for the 80mm side. There is a tripod mount built-in to the scope, which has a standard ¼-20 screw and a sizeable “plate” such that an Arca-Swiss Tripod adapter would fit nicely. 2. A carrying “bag” – a case isn’t quite the right word for it (see below). 3. A cleaning cloth. 4. An adapter to take photos through the scope using your smartphone. 5. Warranty card and quick start instructions for both the scope and the adapter. Compared to the Redfield, this scope is physically larger and heavier. The Redfield I had was a “Straight” through sight picture, whereas this Gosky is angled. The Redfield had a “protective/padded cover” encasing the entire scope, and it allowed you to “peel off” the protections to expose the mount, the controls, etc. That protective cover was further protected by the padded carrying bag. The GoSky scope is “naked” after you remove it from the carry bag. I feel the carrying bag is this scope’s biggest demerit (see below). Optics & controls: To test the optical quality of the GoSky, I setup an 8” Splatterburst target that I had previously shot with .22LR numerous times on my mailbox. I then used a measuring wheel and walked 600’ away (200 yds, about the farthest I normally shoot), and setup the scope on my Giottos professional camera tripod with ball head and Arca-Swiss plate. I then set the magnification to 20x and located and centered the target in my view. I focused the scope first with the coarse focus knob, and then with the fine focus knob. I locked the tripod down in this position, and I then adjusted the optics to 60x. After some slight adjustment of the tripod and refocusing, I had the tripod locked on the target. The optical quality of the scope was excellent. I could easily make out my shots at 200 yds, something I couldn’t really do with the lower quality Redfield I had before. My test was at dusk and light was actually fading, and I expect that with even more light it would be even better. I didn’t really appreciate how nice the dual-focus would be for really sharpening the image, especially at 600 yds and 60x magnification. Although I have never used other UHD spotting scopes before, I was very impressed with the quality of this one, and it more than does the job for me. You can see from the close-up view of my target, there were two shots in the bullseye, and they were resolved properly by the scope at 200 yds and 60x. During use, I found the controls to be smooth and provide good “tactile feedback” – they were not too hard to turn and they were not too loose either. The zoom ring is a little tight, but I think it will loosen with a little use. They are located where you expect them to be. My only gripe was that after mounting the scope to my tripod, the thumb screw to allow the scope to rotate was hard to access, as it was very close to the arca-swiss plate (see photo) Phone Mount I tested the phone mount with my iPhone 11. It definitely seems a little “cheap” – the plastic and screws seem rather fragile. But it seems to do the job. The phone mount has enough adjustment to accommodate phones with a camera on the left or right, as well as the center – I had to reverse it from the way it shipped to accommodate the camera on the side it exists on my phone, but that was simple. I didn’t know which lens of the two on the phone to use, so I lined one at a time up until I got a clear image on the phone screen. Then, with the scope “locked” onto the target at 60x, in focus for the eyepiece, I mounted the phone adapter to the spotting scope. In the process, I may have bumped the scope enough to lose target acquisition, which wasn’t a real surprise at 200 yds and 60x. After a little fiddling, I was able to reacquire the target (while looking at the phone). I may have been doing it wrong, but the photo was rather small on the screen, showed only a circle that took up maybe 15% of the screen in the center. The rest of the screen was black – see the photo I included. I think maybe “zooming” on the phone screen would have been a good idea, but I didn’t do it soas not to introduce any optical artifacts for the sake of this review. While the whole thing was a little awkward, it was functional. I worry slightly about the longevity of the phone mount due to its construction, and I am a bit worried about attaching a “heavy” object to the eyepiece of the scope. But I could see myself using it at the range to not have to continually put my eye up to the scope to spot my shots. Further, I could see myself using it to “sequence” the shots (for example during zeroing of a new optic - taking a photo after each, to be able to see how corrections to the shot zeroing process are being achieved). Tapping the phone at high magnification created blurry images, so using a timer or remote trigger would likely be needed for clearer shots. The photos I have included are actually a lot worse than what the scope looks like through the eyepiece, so *PLEASE* don’t judge the optical quality from that, it is CONSIDERABLY better through the eyepiece. See photos. Carry Bag I have included some photos of the carry bag. And it is just that, a carry bag. There is minimal protection for the scope other than cosmetically, since the bag is barely padded. I would be scared to drop the scope while in this bag (where my old Redfield would likely survive). I will probably buy a different case, wrap it in a towel or memory foam, or do something to otherwise pad the scope. The bag is “roomy” enough to accommodate that. The quality of the bag (I wish it were a “case”) was by far my biggest demerit on the overall product. See photos.

Good -- 100 yds - could make out screw heads on metal siding. Image is clear, not blurry. Very slight "fuzziness" on shiny things or light against very dark edges. Probably 150 yd max for a good clear picture with this scope. Light weight for its size, dual speed adjustment if good / smooth. Sale or open box price about $200 is good for this scope. Bad - 250 yards, quite fuzzy edges on light against dark background. Could make out 6" license plate letters OK, but took focusing up and down and it wasn't "easy" to see them. Hard to focus with image shake from the slight amount of play in the rotating mount. Definitely not "ED" glass. It is a pretty big scope to pack and carry around. By comparison a Nikon 60mm fieldscope 2 (with their Non-ED glass), was about the same as full price for the Gosky. It was much "easier" to get focused and clearly see the smaller 1" numbers and the screw heads on the license plate at 250yds. No fuzz or sparkle on bright / shiny things against dark edges. Much better in every way- image clarity, ease to focus, size, and weight.

This review is for: "Gosky 2019 Updated Newest Spotting Scope with Tripod, Carrying Bag - BAK4 Angled Scope for Target Shooting Hunting Bird Watching Wildlife Scenery...)" I used it recently to see the Jupiter-Saturn conjunction and was extreely impressed by the power and clarity. Of course to see images at that distance at any magnification you do need to use a sturdy tripod. Otherwise there is too much image-shake. Having said that, in order to temper expectations, I have to add that although I could see Jupiter and four of it's moons, and Saturn and it's rings, the images were extremely small, even at 60x magnification. (Please do not expect to see the planetary features (such as Jupiter's hot spots) with a scope such as this, or go in expecting images that look like pictures you've seen of any of these planets that have been taken by much more powerful telescopes.) The one thing that is difficult to get used to is the angled eyepiece. While the angled design is supposed to be useful for many reasons, including making it easier to look at objects in the sky, the line of sight is not intuitive. However, this can be said for all angled scopes so it does not apply to this particular one alone but it is a challenge, so I am mentioning it in case it helps. Overall, this is a terrfiic scope. It's extremely well-designed, easy to carry, and comes with a very useful carrying case. Focussing is extremely smooth which is important so as not to shake the scope and lose the image from the field of view, especially at high magnifications. If you're looking for a scope that is easy to carry by hand, to set up quickly wherever you go, and that will provide nicely magnified images of the moon, some planets, birds, wildlife, etc then this could be the scope for you. Hope you enjoy it if you decide to get it.

Très efficace pour la vision d'animaux, bonne luminosité mais passable avec appareil photo Nikon perte des automatisme, mais super avec smartphone (ne pas abuser du zoom!) le support livré d'origine est anecdotique. bilan rapport qualité prix très bon.

Very disappointed as the view inside the view finder is circular and small not NOT a full screen view be aware of this ! veyr disappointed

J’ai acheté cette longue vue pour observer les oiseaux pendant mes sorties ornithologiques. Les modeles haute de gamme (> 1500€), etant financierement hors de ma portée , je me suis d’abord tourné vers le milieu de gamme (500€-800€) vers des marques connues mais j’avais l’impression que finalement les clients étaient plutôt frustrés ou déçus par le rapport qualité/prix de leurs instruments. Je me suis dis qu’il valait alors peut-etre mieux trouver un très bon bas de gamme avec un super rapport qualité/prix, plutot qu’un milieu de gamme pas terrible dans lequel j’aurai gâché 800€, et investir plus tard dans une Swaro, Vortex ou Nikon. Les excellents avis et le prix abordable m’ont décidé vers cette “marque” qui n’en est probablement pas réellement une, puisque qu’aucune boutique n’existe en dehors d’Amazon. C’est un noname floqué “Gosky” et ca me va plutot bien. Je n’ai malheureusement pas encore pu l’utiliser a l’exterieur faute d’une météo propice , voici donc un premier avis “a chaud” que je mettrai un jour dès mes premieres sorties: Agréablement surpris par le zoom a 60x, cf photos de la pie en haut du sapin, ca bouge, c’est un peu flou mais c’est exploitable et reste relativement lumineux ! Je pourrai voir un ecureuil dans le sapin a 200m et je le verrai bien ! Les zoom 20x et 30x sont parfait, l’image est nette et montre des détails non perceptibles aux jumelles. Mention speciale pour la double molette de mise au point, c’est une petite merveille et je n’utilise quasiment que la molette d’ajustement fine. Je trouve en revanche que le degagement oculaire ne fait pas tres bien son travail, on mets quelques secondes a trouver la bonne position d’observation, mais ayant observé dans des longues vues Kite elles ont aussi un peu le meme défaut. Le seul point “negatif” que je soulignerai, c’est l’absence de housse de protection existante pour ce modele. La longue vue est livrée avec un sac, mais c’est un sac de transport (non rembourré d’ailleurs) pas une housse qui reste sur la longue vue pendant l’observation. Et impossible d’en trouver a part, Gosky n’en vend pas. Il faut donc tenter sa chance avec des housses prevues pour d’autres modeles chez d’autres fabricants, et voir si l’une d’elle peut convenir, ca va etre un peu la loterie… Au niveau du trepied, celui ci n’est pas fourni et je conseillerai de ne pas lésiner sur la qualité pour avoir un trepied stable et des observations confortables. Cette longue vue est une excellente entrée en matiere pour un prix vraiment modique, je recommande a tous veux qui souhaitent s’équiper d’un instrument d’entrée de gamme pour démarrer petit !

I did a fair amount of research on various manufacturers before I decide to purchase a Gosky Spotting Scope. I bought this scope about a month ago and it has exceeded my expectations. First it is very light, in fact I was suspicious of its quality because, in my experience of optics, light weight often means poor. Not so in this case. The image, whether of birds, distant insects or planets (Saturn was spectacular), are clear and bright. The dual focus control is in my opinion a must for fine adjustment, particularly when looking at the heavens. The zoom control is a little tight on my example but it is easing off with use. I cannot detect any image distortion, notably absent is chromatic aberration, something I was expecting to see. If in doubt and you can afford it go for the ED version! The package is completed by a light carry case and a digiscope adaptor. I confess to not trying the latter as I wanted to use my DSLR for this purpose. However, I couldn't find an adaptor to fit. I emailed Gosky, asking if they could help, not really expecting a reply. Again I was wrong & the company have offered a free adaptor for my cameras. Thank you Alan. Would I buy this instrument again-yes!

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