Nikon PROSTAFF 3 16-48x60mm Fieldscope Outfit | Lightweight Spotting Scope with Zoom Eyepiece, Multicoated Optics & Eco-Glass Lenses | Waterproof Fogproof Shockproof Design with Tripod & Carry Case

Nikon must have read the reviews as the unit I just purchased has a very sturdy metal tripod and a very good unit for the price.

I think the scope is nice, but I haven't had a good opportunity to use it. The stand either came broken or broke within the first 30 seconds. Poor quality plastic.Ordering a new stand elsewhere to hopefully get some good use out if the scope. Will update.Update: used the scope a little bit (pictures through scope attached). Pupil relief is a bit of a struggle to get right and makes it a little challenging. The clarity is as nice or better than I could want at this price pointThe picture through the scope is at 48x magnification and 1x mag on my phone. The picture from further out is at 5x on my phone. That tower is a little over 2 miles away.

LIKES; I LIKE ALMOST EVERYTHING ABOUT THIS SCOPE. I BOUGHT IT FOR TARGET SHOOTING. LOVE THE STORAGE/CARRYING BAG THAT COMES WITH IT. ONLY WISH IT HAD YARDAGE READ OUT ON IT, BUT STILL WORKS GREAT FOR THE PRICE.WOULD RECOMEND THIS PRODUCT

They sent me a defective telescope and it look a long time for a replacement until Amazon stepped in. The second one was great. Now I am waiting for them to tell me what is the best tripod for it as it is quite heavy and has a two screw bas. Still waiting for that information

Expected better from a name like Nikon. Pluses: Scope is small, light. Negatives: Could not get sharp focus. Focus ring hard to turn. Very noticeable chromatic aberrations.

Eye relief poor for those that use glasses. Useless above about 25 power. It is lightweight and packs well. I like the rear focus and the lense caps. At 16-20 power it works well for long range deer hunting to about a mile in good light. I probably would not buy this again if I had personally experienced the eye relief. You will want a better tripod, but it was what you would expect at this price point. If you don't need to wear glasses this will work pretty well as a backpacking hunting scope.

I received this as an incentive gift from my company (not via Amazon). I was looking forward to it, but I'm disappointed. First it's Made in China ('nuf said). The quality is good. The carrying case is nice. The image is clear up until about 25x, when the image dims and aberration kicks in. As written elsewhere, the lens adjustments are VERY difficult to move, the tripod is only about 45" tall and not very steady. Pictures here were taken by handheld cellphone camera (so the image is a little better than what shows). The building is about 1.5 miles away, the billboard behind it is around 5000 yds.

This spotting scope is very nice. Clear all the way to the edges. Eye relief is pretty short at higher magnifications. However, considerably better than Leopold. Also compared to the Leopold much brighter and crisper images.For the negatives, Nikon should be ashamed of themselves for even manufacturing this tripod. I tried it once and threw it in the garbage. It is to flimsy to even hold a point and shoot camera. This is not a fluke this Tripod is just trash.The case is too big for the scope but it is ok.I would buy again without flinching just know that you don't get a useable tripod in the deal.