Aldi Spotting Scope

[Mabinogion]

http://www.aldi.co.uk/uk/html/offers/2867_8793.htm

i think they were around last year but i missed them. has anyone tried them and are they any good. how's the picture quality? for £26 i may get one.

 

[Matt.S]

http://www.airgunbbs.com/forums/showthread.php?t=345949

 

[slowworm]

They are back in Aldi next Thursday (04/02/2010) by the looks of it. Anyone used one?

http://www.aldi.co.uk/uk/html/offers/2827_12865.htm

Spotting Scope £19.99 each

Get the ultimate view of a bird’s magnificent plumage from the comfort and concealment of your faraway hide.

* 20x-60x zoom magnification
* Objective lens diameter: 60mm
* Rubber-coated body
* Fully-coated blue lenses with eye-cups
* Metal mini table tripod
* Carrying pouch

 

[gsfgaz]

Yeh mate , i got one the last time they were in stock , great scope for the price , u'll pay double the price or even treble for one , i recommend one m8 . go for it ..

 

[Jaysurfer]

I'd go for the £20 rqather than the £26 one....
Save your self £6 lol

 

[sasquatch]

Ya thanks for that, just when I promised myself no more kit I don't need for a few months!

 

[scubapauly]

I got one for my daughter last time they were in, not at all bad for the price.

 

[Matt.S]

I picked one up last year, for shooting use. Good bit of kit for the money even if the stand discombobulated.

 

[Zingmo]

I got one acouple of years ago. Its OK for the money. The tripod is carp so I use a full size camera one with a handle . You need it to be steady at that magnification or you'll see nowt. The lens is too small to much use in poor light but it is good in bright daylight.
When I first usedit I focused it on a far away hill and found myself looking at a brown and white horse. When I looked to try and see where the horse was with my naked eye, I could barely see the farm it was in!

 

[slowworm]

Thanks for the comments, sounded ideal for me as I'd rather get used to a £20 scope before picking up a better quality one.

Sadly my local Aldi had sold out in less than an hour. Still I expect Lidl or Aldi to have something similar in again. On the bright side I picked up several different fruit bushes for planting out in my woodland.

 

[fast but dim]

i got 3! brilliant, problem is i was messing about with mine last night, trying to focus on one of the houses windows at the back.
obviously i got spotted, the woman who lives there gave me a stare and drew her curtains, i wonder what she's told her mates!

 

[ocean1975]

There back !!!!!!!! Tried to get one myself today but with no luck at my nearest store,So a friend is going to try and get me one from the store near him.Fingers crossed this time as i missed out the last time they had them in

 

[British Red]

I use one for target shooting at shorter ranges. Not the greatest optical quality, but cheap and functional

 

[3bears]

I'm fuming I spent a fortune on a Praktica just after xmas.... bugger lol

 

[scubapauly]

i got 3! brilliant, problem is i was messing about with mine last night, trying to focus on one of the houses windows at the back.
obviously i got spotted, the woman who lives there gave me a stare and drew her curtains, i wonder what she's told her mates!

See if you'd have got the Aldi night vision scope you could have checked her out in the dark lol

 

[ocean1975]

Well my mate has just text me to say hes got me one. Happy days cant wait to test it out.I found a badgers set last year that was defently in use so will set up somewhere up wind and wait in the spring to see the new cubs if i'm lucky.

 

[Xunil]

I bought two of the 20-60 x 60 spotting scopes today.

Being a naturally lazy hack and taking the horrible weather into account I rang Aldi to check stock at the stores in my area before venturing outside. One store had 18 (now 16 ) and the other 10.

Early indications are very encouraging and at under £20 each with a 3 year warranty there aren't really any grounds to twist.

I'm thinking of going back tomorrow and getting another couple - I could keep one at home, one at the cottage, one at the caravan, one in the car, or perhaps I could paracord two together and make the coolest bins ever...



Excellent buy as far as I am concerned and I hope to use mine morrow afternoon to watch a herd of deer I've had my eye on recently...

 

[Damascus]

Norwich Aldi have a few left picked one up yesterday, not bad at all for the price, not quiet Ziess but then again definitely not the price. a good buy.

 

[slowworm]

I did manage to get one last year, someone bought it for me. For £20 I don't have any complaints and I've used it to look at a range of things from garden birds to the moon. Worth getting if you want something on a tight budget.

 

[mountainm]

Got one today - looks very good for the price. I think they're slight seconds though as the handle on the case had been sewn into the seam on mine.