Celestron Ultima 65 Spotting Scope, 18-55x65mm Zoom 52248

6 reviews for Celestron Ultima 65 Spotting Scope, 18-55x65mm Zoom 52248

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   Legacy Reviewer – September 29, 2018

   I gave this to mon & dad to look out of the condo window at the ocean off the Florida coast. They use it, and like it.Pros: EZ set up, great clarity, depth of field

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   Legacy Reviewer – August 2, 2020

   I bough this scope to replace my broken Yukon Firefall 12-36×50. I got quite surprised for the quality of the optics, and to the removable Eyepiece, that is safer to carry aroung when not using the Scope. My old Yukon scope had it eyepiece broken (I always though that it was too hard to change the zoom) and the Zoom range stucked in the maximum. Since there's no separate eyepiece to sell I bought this Celestron.First thing I did was putting both scopes pointing to the same spot from my window, and I realized that the Yukon was amazing, and the definition was quite equal to the Celestron, but the colors in the Celestron were more real, and the image in Yukon was a little "warmer". The Celestron by the way is harder to find the subject, cause it have a smaller field of view than the Yukon. To surpass this problem you can use the little aim tube on the side of the Celestron to take your scope near to the "target" and then look through the Eyepiece.This Celestron Ultima is quite a bargain for it's quality, the only thing that I recomend is to use it's zoom only until 35x or maybe 40x, above it the image gets darker and in some light conditions it's worthless. By the way, there's no big difference in real life using 35x or 55x thinking about the magnification. The bird (I'm ornithologist) doesn't look much closer when using above 35x Zoom. I already compared it to my friends Kowa TSN-601 using a 30x Eyepiece, and the magnification of 24x in Celestron was very similar to Kowa's 30x field of view. The image in Kowa is a little brighter, specially in dusk conditions, but I still don't see any vantage in paying more than 4 times the price of a Celestron to buy a Kowa and it's Eyepiece. The image in Celestron is about 85% of the quality, so why should you pay 4 times more?Hope I can help new costumers!Bye!Pros: Accuracy of focusCons: Small angle of view

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   Sebastian – December 22, 2020

   This is a little Keeper Spotting Scope. It has sharp view and excellent contrast. Zoom is modest and no significant image diming at maximum zoom. You can attach DSLR to it and use as telephoto lens to take photos of bird etcPros: Compact And Sharp Image

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   Epicurean pariah – December 22, 2020

   I shoot the standard Gamo targets set in pellet traps at 35 and 45 yards from my upper deck. I could not see the the hits in the black rings around the bull without marching down or around the back 40 and pulling the target. Now I can shoot and look after each shot. The image is clear and crisp and my old bones appreciate the rest. I like this solid piece of optics, and although a bit heavy for mini tripods the Celestron works great on my ancient fully adjustable camera tripod. This item is worthy of consideration if it fills your need.

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   Crabbyfrog – March 8, 2021

   Overall for the money this is a good spotting scope. In my opinion great spotting scopes are 1000 dollars and up. For the price this is a good optic that does the job with certain limitations. If you are looking for a scope that can spot .22 holes in a target at 100 yards then this is adequate. If you are looking for the same performance at 200, 300 or more, then you are better off investing in a better scope. What is good about this scope? The clear optics, eye relief and price, however this is at lower powers. If you dial up the magnification to the higher end of the scale, eye relief and ease of viewing are reduced. This scope does not come with a tripod, which I consider a positive. I would rather the price be invested in providing the best optic for the money and skip any wobbly tripod, I would rather use an existing tripod or one that fits my needs exactly. Birders, target shooters and sky watchers all have different needs and the tripod is very specific to their needs. I also like the angled viewer as it allows for people of different heights to look through it, without having to adjust the tripod. Things I don't like about it- mainly the lens caps are loose, the objective cap falls off at the slightest jostle. The ocular lens is designed to cap the lens when dismounted from the scope, I'd prefer to just cap it in place. I also am not a fan of China made products and Celestion was sold to their Chinese supplier some years ago, so expect to see Made in China prominently on the tag just under the view port.

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   Legacy Reviewer – March 21, 2021

   This economical spotting scope has functioned well for backyard birding. The quality of image has been surprising. I should have bought it sooner.Pros: Good quality, ease of useCons: none