Optics Viper HD Spotting Scopes

5 Stars on the quality for the price. To get better quality, one has to spend much more money. No news there, I am sure. For me, as a Western hunter only every few years, this is the maximum I want to spend on a spotting scope. That said, I am extremely pleased with the clarity of the scope on whitetails at about 1300 yards here in Northeast PA. I can easily judge antler size out to a mile, This is an excellent scope for the price and it comes with a great warranty.

This is a great piece of glass as long as it paired with a quality tripod. Overall imagae resolution in low light is clear and keeps you on the glass a tiny bit longer in those crucial times. The eye piece is comfortable when you find the sweet spot. Zoom and focus adjustment are so easy to use allowing a single hand operation.

I have been casually shopping for a scope for about a year. I sampled them every time I was in a sporting goods store or a friend brought one along. I'm glad I waited. You can't beat this scope. You can spend twice the price and get performance that is only discernable with great effort and sophisticated measurement equipment. I use this at the range and in the woods observing wildlife. A perfect combination of large objective, reasonable weight, and nice price point.

This thing is a beast! Doesn’t fit in your field pack, too heavy to carry but if you can see antlers at nearly 2 miles - LEAVE THE DARN THING IN YOUR TRUCK!!! Get the cell phone adapter and take pictures you NEVER thought possible!!! Video of sheep is at about 1 mile. Antelope picture is really close to 2 miles and just a fuzz out of focus.

The variable eyepiece that comes with the Viper HD 85mm spotting scope is great at shorter ranges, but struggles at long range in both image quality and field of view. Fine if you’re scanning for deer in the hills, not as good if you’re looking for holes in a target at 500 yards. This VS-85 REM (MRAD reticle version) is fixed at 33.5X, but the picture and field of view looking at the same target with the stock variable eyepiece are hands down better. I can read Texas on a Texas license plate at 550 yards with no problem as long as it’s not too distorted in the heat of the day with heat waves. And even then, I can read the larger license number. The field of view is vastly wider and edge to edge picture is solid. If you’re buying the Viper 85mm spotting scope, you really need to pick up this reticle eyepiece. Game changer. As an aside, you really need a decent tripod and some time learning how to operate the scope to reap the full rewards of the setup. Too many reviewers describing problems that are almost certainly user error. Just my two cents, hope it helps others.

This scope is GREAT! I’m gonna be using it for some Moose and Black bear hunting next year in Alaska. The photos you see are of the front scope glare shroud and the eye shroud. I wear glasses and have noticed that using the eye shroud doesn’t help. But! My brother in law who does not wear glasses says it helps a lot. The build quality is top notch and the sleeve it came with will help protect it while walking through the brush. I also provided photos of the zoom on the scope looking from my driveway to the peak of pioneer peak in Palmer Alaska at 20x, 30x, 40x, and 60x zoom. I HIGHLY RECOMMEND This scope :)

I bought this slightly used. I guess it had been returned. I was a little hesitant at first to buy it but Vortex has a lifetime warranty so I figured if there was any issue and if for some reason I couldn't return it to Amazon, I could always send it to Vortex to have it fixed. Didn't need to worry as it was fine. Nice image. I like that it's angled as I'm often trying to read band numbers on birds sitting up higher. So you still have to get close and I think it might be harder if the scope was not angled. Would need a tall tripod for that I think. But with an angled scope the tripod can be lower with a better center of gravity and maybe more stable.

I will use this for hunting. it's clear/sharp far beyond my expectation i paired it with a vortex tripod very solid combination. it's probably not for backpacking weight wise . way ahead of the curve with price vs clarity great glass for the money. unconditional lifetime warranty on scope and tripod win win.

Love my Vortex Viper spotting scope. It works well with my 8x42 Viper binoculars.

ottimo

Excelente calidad

Vortex never let me down, clean image, good to see targets from 200 yards

Ottimo prodotto, anche se avrei preferito pagarlo un filino di meno...