Gosky Updated 20-60x80 Spotting Scope with Tripod, Carrying Bag - BAK4 Angled Scope for Target Shooting Hunting Bird Watching Wildlife Scenery (Phone Mount+SLR Mount Compatible with Canon) 1

This is a very nice scope. Excellent range, crystal clear optics, Money well spent. Its very light mounted on tripod.and the carry case is size perfect. Comes with everything you need for bird watching to Archery target spotting. . its very versatile and easy to setup. I had a minor problem with my scope eye piece, I sent message to Gosky and they took care of it very quickly above and beyond. Highly recommend as a starter scope or even intermediate use.

Summary (TL/DR): The optics of this scope were sufficient to see .22LR holes in a Splatterburst target at 200 yds very clearly. It is much better than $60 variants that are all over. The scope is well made. The carrying bag is just “ok” and doesn’t provide much protection. The phone adapter feels a little cheap but was functional and relatively easy setup. The tripod mount and rotation ring is excellent, but I wish the locking knob were more accessible when mounted. Lifetime warranty with what seems like responsive customer service and this scope is really good value for the money. Detailed Review – Unboxing: I purchased the GoSky 20-60x80 UHD Spotting scope as a replacement for a $60 Redfield scope which I cannot find anymore. That’s my reference point for this review. The packaging ensured the GoSky does not get damaged in transit, and it was well packed. The GoSky came equipped with: 1. The Scope itself, fully assembled, with lens covers for the eyepiece and for the 80mm side. There is a tripod mount built-in to the scope, which has a standard ¼-20 screw and a sizeable “plate” such that an Arca-Swiss Tripod adapter would fit nicely. 2. A carrying “bag” – a case isn’t quite the right word for it (see below). 3. A cleaning cloth. 4. An adapter to take photos through the scope using your smartphone. 5. Warranty card and quick start instructions for both the scope and the adapter. Compared to the Redfield, this scope is physically larger and heavier. The Redfield I had was a “Straight” through sight picture, whereas this Gosky is angled. The Redfield had a “protective/padded cover” encasing the entire scope, and it allowed you to “peel off” the protections to expose the mount, the controls, etc. That protective cover was further protected by the padded carrying bag. The GoSky scope is “naked” after you remove it from the carry bag. I feel the carrying bag is this scope’s biggest demerit (see below). Optics & controls: To test the optical quality of the GoSky, I setup an 8” Splatterburst target that I had previously shot with .22LR numerous times on my mailbox. I then used a measuring wheel and walked 600’ away (200 yds, about the farthest I normally shoot), and setup the scope on my Giottos professional camera tripod with ball head and Arca-Swiss plate. I then set the magnification to 20x and located and centered the target in my view. I focused the scope first with the coarse focus knob, and then with the fine focus knob. I locked the tripod down in this position, and I then adjusted the optics to 60x. After some slight adjustment of the tripod and refocusing, I had the tripod locked on the target. The optical quality of the scope was excellent. I could easily make out my shots at 200 yds, something I couldn’t really do with the lower quality Redfield I had before. My test was at dusk and light was actually fading, and I expect that with even more light it would be even better. I didn’t really appreciate how nice the dual-focus would be for really sharpening the image, especially at 600 yds and 60x magnification. Although I have never used other UHD spotting scopes before, I was very impressed with the quality of this one, and it more than does the job for me. You can see from the close-up view of my target, there were two shots in the bullseye, and they were resolved properly by the scope at 200 yds and 60x. During use, I found the controls to be smooth and provide good “tactile feedback” – they were not too hard to turn and they were not too loose either. The zoom ring is a little tight, but I think it will loosen with a little use. They are located where you expect them to be. My only gripe was that after mounting the scope to my tripod, the thumb screw to allow the scope to rotate was hard to access, as it was very close to the arca-swiss plate (see photo) Phone Mount I tested the phone mount with my iPhone 11. It definitely seems a little “cheap” – the plastic and screws seem rather fragile. But it seems to do the job. The phone mount has enough adjustment to accommodate phones with a camera on the left or right, as well as the center – I had to reverse it from the way it shipped to accommodate the camera on the side it exists on my phone, but that was simple. I didn’t know which lens of the two on the phone to use, so I lined one at a time up until I got a clear image on the phone screen. Then, with the scope “locked” onto the target at 60x, in focus for the eyepiece, I mounted the phone adapter to the spotting scope. In the process, I may have bumped the scope enough to lose target acquisition, which wasn’t a real surprise at 200 yds and 60x. After a little fiddling, I was able to reacquire the target (while looking at the phone). I may have been doing it wrong, but the photo was rather small on the screen, showed only a circle that took up maybe 15% of the screen in the center. The rest of the screen was black – see the photo I included. I think maybe “zooming” on the phone screen would have been a good idea, but I didn’t do it soas not to introduce any optical artifacts for the sake of this review. While the whole thing was a little awkward, it was functional. I worry slightly about the longevity of the phone mount due to its construction, and I am a bit worried about attaching a “heavy” object to the eyepiece of the scope. But I could see myself using it at the range to not have to continually put my eye up to the scope to spot my shots. Further, I could see myself using it to “sequence” the shots (for example during zeroing of a new optic - taking a photo after each, to be able to see how corrections to the shot zeroing process are being achieved). Tapping the phone at high magnification created blurry images, so using a timer or remote trigger would likely be needed for clearer shots. The photos I have included are actually a lot worse than what the scope looks like through the eyepiece, so *PLEASE* don’t judge the optical quality from that, it is CONSIDERABLY better through the eyepiece. See photos. Carry Bag I have included some photos of the carry bag. And it is just that, a carry bag. There is minimal protection for the scope other than cosmetically, since the bag is barely padded. I would be scared to drop the scope while in this bag (where my old Redfield would likely survive). I will probably buy a different case, wrap it in a towel or memory foam, or do something to otherwise pad the scope. The bag is “roomy” enough to accommodate that. The quality of the bag (I wish it were a “case”) was by far my biggest demerit on the overall product. See photos.

Good -- 100 yds - could make out screw heads on metal siding. Image is clear, not blurry. Very slight "fuzziness" on shiny things or light against very dark edges. Probably 150 yd max for a good clear picture with this scope. Light weight for its size, dual speed adjustment if good / smooth. Sale or open box price about $200 is good for this scope. Bad - 250 yards, quite fuzzy edges on light against dark background. Could make out 6" license plate letters OK, but took focusing up and down and it wasn't "easy" to see them. Hard to focus with image shake from the slight amount of play in the rotating mount. Definitely not "ED" glass. It is a pretty big scope to pack and carry around. By comparison a Nikon 60mm fieldscope 2 (with their Non-ED glass), was about the same as full price for the Gosky. It was much "easier" to get focused and clearly see the smaller 1" numbers and the screw heads on the license plate at 250yds. No fuzz or sparkle on bright / shiny things against dark edges. Much better in every way- image clarity, ease to focus, size, and weight.

Review of Gosky 2019 updated newest spotting scope that came with canon dslr and iPhone adapter. I bought the scope to shoot a few eagle nest and screech owl that I know location of. I saw a guy with this scope and he was able to reach all the way into the tree while where the screech owl was located with his iPhone than I could with $3000 camera and 100-400 mm sigma lens. The review below is for those interested in shooting the moon. I haven’t tested it out for birds but expect the same issues. The photos and videos I posted of the moon were all shot on my iPhone 12 Pro Max. See pics and videos I attached. It was extremely windy yesterday and I used a light tripod so I think the pics and video could have been sharper. This morning I realized that I had a old fotodiox adapter I used to attach my canon lenses so that I could use it with my Sony A7ii camera. I had no issues attaching the fotodiox adapter to my Sony A7iii and the included canon dslr attachment to the scope so now I can use all 3 of my cameras. I have not taken any shots of the moon with dslr or Sony camera. It was a nightmare due to the weight of the camera body and trying to find the moon while scope was in vertical position. The moon was way up in the sky. It was so easier with the iPhone since the iPhone was lighter so my tripod didn’t shake much and it it automatically focused the moon most of the time and was better quality. I shot the pics in raw in my camera and video in 60 frames a second. I did not edit or crop any of the pics or video. These are straight out of my iPhone. Yup it got that close to the moon. I had to zoom in on phone not to get the vignette. Cons: you need to be patient shooting moon. It takes time trying to find the moon on a tiny whole of the scope. Weight balance of dslr or Sony camera will cause a shaky video if you don’t have a sturdy tripod and ball head. . So use a sturdy tripod with a pan handle since earth rotates so you will need to slowly move the tripod ball head to line up the moon. To much movement and your back to being frustrated cause you need to find the moon again. Pros: worth the price Feel like a kid when you see how far it can reach Want to keep exploring more Want to travel with it everywhere I go just in case you want to know what is that way out there Clear picture during the day Maybe easier shooting still subjects like eagle nest. I plan on lining up the full moon with Empire State Building, Statue of Liberty with this scope to compare the ones I already shot with my Sony A7iii If you have any questions contact me on Instagram Musicman33us

Excellent quality. It’s a little heavy to travel with but definitely worth it. The clarity and zoom is amazing.

This is my first spotting scope and I am very please with it's overall quality, weight and support. I have a Nikon DSLR camera... while the package came with a Canon adapter, the comments noted that they will supply a Nikon adapter... I did and then promptly sent the Nikon adapter for free. Still getting used to it, so at least temporarily I rated the picture quality 4 star... but I really haven't put it through it's paces in an area (beyond my backyard) where I could adequately judge... so likely will come back to revisit For the price, I'm extremely satisfied. update: I have not been able to get my Nikon D5200 to focus using the adapter. Newest problem is with the cell phone adapter and my new iphone pro 13. I cannot get the light settings to work in "photo" mode... all I see is a big white circle, no image, unless I remove the phone from the adapter, away from the eyepiece. then I see the phone able to auto-adjust and I can see (now a very small) image in the lens. It works "ok" when in video mode, but not any of the still picture modes. Must be something with the pro 13's three lens system.

This is my third Gosky product and is my favorite so far. Compared to my other spotting scope, this one is larger, lighter, and touts superior image quality. The ED lens on this scope makes a world of difference. You can get a blue fringe around objects when using scopes without an ED lens, especially if the object you are looking at is light colored and highly reflective. I did not have any fringe lighting on this scope. My intended use for this scope is astronomy and it does not disappoint. The moon fills the eyepiece and craters appear sharp and distinguishable. The smart phone mount works great. Being a bonus item, I was not expecting it to perform that well. However, setup is easy and picture quality is great. As with all spotting scopes, a tripod is necessary in order to get a stable image when looking through this scope. I was very surprised to see that this scope came with a simple table tripod. I did not notice this addition when looking through the product description. The tripod itself is nothing spectacular but is easily supports the weight of the scope and is easily adjustable. The included case is large enough to fit my scope and all of its accessories. Overall, I would recommend this scope to anyone looking for a versatile and affordable scope for terrestrial viewing, astronomy, bird watching, target shooting, or photography.

A couple of years ago I was in the Lamar Valley in Yellowstone observing a wolf den. Everyone knew where it was about a mile or more away. My camera with a 200-600 zoom and Sony full frame (but) cropped image was insufficient. There was a local guide with a Swarovski scope and cell phone attached. His image was significantly better and the use of the cellphone for image gathering (digiscoping) provided easy to view and larger images. One of his promos was a local Gardiner outlet for renting similar scopes. Short term rentals give users an opportunity to use expensive scopes without the multi-thousand investment, along with being able to catch images otherwise unavailable. Fast forward to bird watching in a local Washington State flatland area - known for winter activity of owls, eagles, ducks, terns, and multiple other avians. Scanning with binoculars, I saw some wing spans indicating owls. My fellow birdwatchers went to work. And, in a couple of minutes announced “there it is… a short tail owl..see it?” Yeah, just barely with my binoculars rattling around in my hand. The camera was useless. Fortunately, the owl hung around long enough to let them find it with their own moderately priced Nikon scope. It was nice to at least catch a quick glimpse of this owl, unavailable to me with any of the optics I had in my possession. Optics matter. And as a point of trying to find something significantly less expensive than a $2500 Swarovski scope, I started looking around. As a photographer I knew I wanted fidelity. Some limited color fringing, but not as much as I had seen during some reviews on other offerings in this price range. As good as possible center focal points. A properly dampened focus knob. As much light as I could get with as much magnification as I could afford. There are plenty of reviews to parse online. I ended up choosing this GoSky model because of a video I viewed of the actual imagery. So far, I am just using it in my backyard that has a view of some native space behind my house. Color fidelity is good with no fringing. For any of these lower end less heavy scopes, brightness can always be better. Max magnification is not the best, but I was ready for the lack of detail at that extreme. The use of a cell phone using the standard (provided) accessory was not great and I ended up buying a better adjustable one (here on Amazon, Tridaptor Universal Digiscoping Adapter) that allows much more exact positioning of the lens on your multi-lens cellphone. My overall opinion is that this is a good beginner scope that will let me decide if I want to jump up in the hobby to a better scope, maybe one that will take an adapter for my camera. I will have to look around at my fellow wildlife observers and ask more questions!

Gut verarbeitet und für Natur und astronomische Beobachtungen mehr als ausreichend.

J’ai acheté cette longue vue pour observer les oiseaux pendant mes sorties ornithologiques. Les modeles haute de gamme (> 1500€), etant financierement hors de ma portée , je me suis d’abord tourné vers le milieu de gamme (500€-800€) vers des marques connues mais j’avais l’impression que finalement les clients étaient plutôt frustrés ou déçus par le rapport qualité/prix de leurs instruments. Je me suis dis qu’il valait alors peut-etre mieux trouver un très bon bas de gamme avec un super rapport qualité/prix, plutot qu’un milieu de gamme pas terrible dans lequel j’aurai gâché 800€, et investir plus tard dans une Swaro, Vortex ou Nikon. Les excellents avis et le prix abordable m’ont décidé vers cette “marque” qui n’en est probablement pas réellement une, puisque qu’aucune boutique n’existe en dehors d’Amazon. C’est un noname floqué “Gosky” et ca me va plutot bien. Je n’ai malheureusement pas encore pu l’utiliser a l’exterieur faute d’une météo propice , voici donc un premier avis “a chaud” que je mettrai un jour dès mes premieres sorties: Agréablement surpris par le zoom a 60x, cf photos de la pie en haut du sapin, ca bouge, c’est un peu flou mais c’est exploitable et reste relativement lumineux ! Je pourrai voir un ecureuil dans le sapin a 200m et je le verrai bien ! Les zoom 20x et 30x sont parfait, l’image est nette et montre des détails non perceptibles aux jumelles. Mention speciale pour la double molette de mise au point, c’est une petite merveille et je n’utilise quasiment que la molette d’ajustement fine. Je trouve en revanche que le degagement oculaire ne fait pas tres bien son travail, on mets quelques secondes a trouver la bonne position d’observation, mais ayant observé dans des longues vues Kite elles ont aussi un peu le meme défaut. Le seul point “negatif” que je soulignerai, c’est l’absence de housse de protection existante pour ce modele. La longue vue est livrée avec un sac, mais c’est un sac de transport (non rembourré d’ailleurs) pas une housse qui reste sur la longue vue pendant l’observation. Et impossible d’en trouver a part, Gosky n’en vend pas. Il faut donc tenter sa chance avec des housses prevues pour d’autres modeles chez d’autres fabricants, et voir si l’une d’elle peut convenir, ca va etre un peu la loterie… Au niveau du trepied, celui ci n’est pas fourni et je conseillerai de ne pas lésiner sur la qualité pour avoir un trepied stable et des observations confortables. Cette longue vue est une excellente entrée en matiere pour un prix vraiment modique, je recommande a tous veux qui souhaitent s’équiper d’un instrument d’entrée de gamme pour démarrer petit !

I ordered a gosky diamond scope for black Friday. Then I cancelled it and ordered this one. They both arrived and I couldn't tell which was which. Anyway I returned one and got refunded and kept the other. One was definitely better than the other. I was going to spend a 1,000 but I'm glad I just got this. The phone attachment is good. I wish I had bought a better tripod for it though. I use it for spotting birds and it is great value. Nice carry bag and good small tripod for hides.

I did a fair amount of research on various manufacturers before I decide to purchase a Gosky Spotting Scope. I bought this scope about a month ago and it has exceeded my expectations. First it is very light, in fact I was suspicious of its quality because, in my experience of optics, light weight often means poor. Not so in this case. The image, whether of birds, distant insects or planets (Saturn was spectacular), are clear and bright. The dual focus control is in my opinion a must for fine adjustment, particularly when looking at the heavens. The zoom control is a little tight on my example but it is easing off with use. I cannot detect any image distortion, notably absent is chromatic aberration, something I was expecting to see. If in doubt and you can afford it go for the ED version! The package is completed by a light carry case and a digiscope adaptor. I confess to not trying the latter as I wanted to use my DSLR for this purpose. However, I couldn't find an adaptor to fit. I emailed Gosky, asking if they could help, not really expecting a reply. Again I was wrong & the company have offered a free adaptor for my cameras. Thank you Alan. Would I buy this instrument again-yes!

Rapport qualité-prix imbattable pour cet ensemble qui tient toutes ses promesses. Solidité, qualité optique, confort tout y est.