Gosky ED Double Focus Spotting Scope met 20-60x 80mm met Smartphone Adapter, Spotting Scopes met Extra Lage Dispersie, Perfect voor Vogels kijken, Doelschieten, Jagen, Wildlife Scenery

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 !

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 MountI 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 BagI 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.

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It is always easy to compare a £300 pound item to a £2700 item and call out flaws. Compared to an ultra high end Swarovski or Leica there is a small amount of contrast lost and edge sharpness at 60x magnification is a sliver less.However, and it's a significant however, for this price point the unit is epic. Fully weather sealed, lightweight, rapid focus and good quality optics. It is easy to use for classic scope work, digiscoping (with included mount) and evenhas reasonable mounts for SLR's.Having spent 1000's on SLR lenses I could call out some minor differences but they are too few to be significant.Optically the scope holds a true representation of colour, does not suffer greatly from chromatic aberration and is thoroughly recommended.

I wanted a scope for use along with my camera and tele lens set up for my bird watching hobby, for situations where my trusty old Nikon Monarch didn't have enough reach. I did some research before buying this scope. I was looking for something under Rs. 35,000, which had excellent sharpness with adequate light gathering capacity. I was initially interested in the Celestron Ultima 100 and Vanguard Endeavor HD 82A. I decided not to go for the Celestron due to the price vs lack of sharpness and no ED glass. I also passed the Vanguard over after reading mixed reviews. Better quality scopes like the Celestron Regal M2 are not available in India, and were anyway out of my budget.I had almost given up when I found the GoSky Dual Focusing ED scope. Although I couldn't find much online on birding forums about this scope, I did read good reviews on Amazon India and international, and then I found high quality actual usage reviews on a YouTube channel by the name Science Sir.I ultimately decided to buy the scope, and I am quite happy to report that I do not regret this purchase a bit.The scope has excellent sharpness all the way to 40x and is still quite good at 50x. With a steady tripod and good light, even 60x is usable.The use of ED glass has really worked for the scope. Chromatic aberrations are virtually absent till 40x with the naked eye. You start to get CA with bright celestial objects at 50x, but it's not bad. Eye relief is quite good for both viewing with glasses and without them.The included mobile phone adapter is of good quality and practical design, which allows you to centre the phone camera on the eyepiece without a hitch. However, as you have to zoom into the visible circle, chromatic aberration starts to manifest itself, purely due to digital magnification, around high contrast edges. Vibration also starts to get magnified - for example, if you have zoomed in digitally by 3x and the eyepiece is at 40x, you're magnifying vibrations by 120x. This just means that practically, you have to use a timer or remote to shoot stills and videos.Speaking of videos, terrestrial videos come out well if contrast is not too high - such as cloudy skies while shooting a bird on a high perch. Spotting scopes don't do well as a rule when shooting stills.I have also purchased a T2 lens adapter to attach my camera to the scope, but I have not been able to figure out how to attach it. There seems to be no information online for this specific scope.Now the few minor negatives: firstly, I wish the tripod mount and collar were sturdier. I feel that the collar tightening screw may break off one day as I tend to rotate the scope frequently and then tighten the screw hard. The contraption is plastic, so it's not sturdy and causes some vibrations when digiscoping. Secondly, I wish the sun shade could be locked in place when extended. It's freely moving, so you can't use it to put the scope down on it momentarily. Lastly, I wish the scope had a grippier, non-slip texture. I'm afraid of it slipping from my hand some unfortunate day.Despite this, I give the scope five stars, because it's an excellent optical instrument at this price. Go for it!