EP 142 - 65mm Spotting Scope Review 2023

After multiple requests, I decided it was time for a 65mm spotting scope review. 65mm spotting scopes are arguably the most versatile size of spotter available. They are big enough to reach out a fair distance while still being light enough for most people's backcountry kit. In this review, I looked at the Maven CS.1A, Swarovski ATS, Leica Televid, Kowa Prominar, and Tract Toric. I analyzed all 5 spotting scopes across 25 different categories to do my best to derive a quantifiable winner based on as much evidence and as little opinion as possible. As always, this review is not sponsored and is as unbiased as possible. If you want to support this style of review please consider joining Mindful Reviews.   The raffle is live. Please go to https://www.mindful-reviews.com/ for all the details.     0:00 – Intro 3:38 – Price 4:46 – Weight 7:06 – Length 7:57 – Angled & Straight 9:36 – Origin 10:30 – Descriptive Totals 10:56 – Warranty 12:58 – Hardware 14:49 – Build Quality 15:47 – Weather Resistance 17:55 – Frame Material 18:51 – Internal Purging 20:29 – Construction Totals 20:55 – Magnification 22:33 – Field of View at 1000 yards 25:20 – Glass Quality 29:44 – Glass Coatings 31:55 – Eye Relief 34:03 – Optics Totals 34:41 – Performance Class 36:25 – Operation Class 43:05 – Final Results 45:15 – Raffle Details 46:33 – Final Thoughts & Recommendations       Links 85mm – 2:11   Good reel – 33:11   Jay Nichol [email protected] https://www.mindful-reviews.com/ https://www.mindfulhunter.com/   Merch https://www.mindfulhunter.com/shop   Newsletter https://www.mindfulhunter.com/contact   IG https://www.instagram.com/mindful_hunter/   Podcast https://www.mindfulhunter.com/podcast   Free Backcountry Nutrition Guide https://www.mindfulhunter.com/tools