Vortex
Diamondback HD 20-60x85 Spotting Scope (Angled)
The best full-size value: an 85mm objective, HD glass, and the Vortex VIP warranty for the price of many mid-size scopes, the sensible first spotter for most hunters.
Quick Specs
- Price
- $424
- Weight
- 3 lb 12.9 oz
- Brand
- Vortex
- Category
- spotting-scope
Features
- •85mm objective, 20-60x magnification, angled body
- •HD Optical System with fully multi-coated glass
- •108 ft to 60 ft field of view at 1000 yd
- •60.9 oz, Vortex VIP lifetime warranty
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Overview
The Diamondback HD 20-60x85 is the spotting scope most first-time buyers should start with. It delivers a genuine 85mm objective and Vortex's HD Optical System at a price that undercuts many mid-size 65mm scopes, so a hunter gets full-size light gathering and a wide 108 ft scanning field for entry money. It will not resolve the last increment of detail at 60x the way the apochromatic Razor or Ares does, and mirage will cap useful magnification on most afternoons anyway, but for finding animals, judging antlers at reasonable range, and confirming shots on paper it does the job. The Vortex VIP unconditional lifetime warranty is the same one that backs the Razor, which is rare protection at this price.
Key Features
- 85mm objective for full-size light gathering at an entry price
- HD Optical System with fully multi-coated lenses
- Wide 108 ft field of view at 20x for fast scanning
- Arca-Swiss compatible foot, argon purged and O-ring sealed
- Helical focus and adjustable eyecup
- Vortex VIP unlimited unconditional lifetime warranty
Pros
- +Real 85mm objective for less than many 65mm mid-size scopes
- +Same Vortex VIP unconditional warranty as the flagship Razor
- +Wide 108 ft scanning field at 20x
- +60.9 oz is manageable for truck and short-hike glassing
Cons
- −HD glass shows color fringing at 60x that apochromatic scopes suppress
- −Not the scope for hard target ID at extreme distance
Detailed Specifications
- Objective Diameter
- 85mm
- Magnification
- 20-60x
- glass
- HD Optical System, fully multi-coated
- Field of View
- 108 ft at 20x to 60 ft at 60x (per 1000 yd)
- closeFocus
- 24.6 ft
- Eye Relief
- 20.3 mm at 20x to 18.3 mm at 60x
- Length
- 16.0 in
- weight
- 60.9 oz
- tripodThread
- Arca-Swiss compatible foot
- waterproof
- Argon purged, O-ring sealed
- warranty
- Vortex VIP unlimited lifetime
- sku
- DS-85A
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