| PRODUCT DETAILS | | Celestron 52232 50mm Mini Zoom Spotting Scope |  | |
Celestron 52232 50mm Mini Zoom Spotting Scope
The Celestron Mini 50mm Zoom Spotting Scope was designed to perform well in a range of viewing situations, making it a great all-around optical instrument. Youll love this fully waterproof scope for bird watching, observing nature and long distance spotting. The focus and zoom controls are exceptionally easy to use and well placed for fast and convenient image acquisition. At just 1.4 lbs. in weight and 8.5 inches long, it couldnt be more portable and with fully coated lenses, its totally reliable and an excellent performer optically. This model comes standard with mini tripod.
Manufacturer: Celestron
Price: $70.48
 Celestron 52232 50mm Mini Zoom Spotting Scope
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| User Reviews |  | Celestron 50mm Mini Zoom for 10 meter air riflery
rating: 2
I bought this scope to compare against the Barska BlackBlackhawk 18-36x50 Waterproof Angled Spotting Scope (see my review) for its usefulness in 10 meter air rifle target shooting. This scope was comparable in price and was recommended by a retailer that specializes in target air rifles.
Like the Barska, this scope is also made in China. Construction is similarly lightweight but this scope lacks a thick protective rubber coating. A hard plastic cover screws onto the eyepiece end of the scope for protection while a soft plastic cover protects the objective lens.
The Celestron is very compact, making it easy to carry. Like the Barska, this scope offers a usable view at the lower power settings and an almost unusable one at the higher settings, especially if shooting indoors. For 10 meter target shooting, the lower magnification settings are fine but I find the eye relief and field of view to be inferior to the Barska. Oddly, this scope will focus down to about 3 meters (10 feet).
The first one I ordered had to be returned because the eyepiece cover would not screw on as the threads on the body of the scope were damaged severely. This appeared to be a manufacturing problem as threads were smashed (i.e. not cross threaded.) The second one I received was better, but the cover would not screw down all the way as the threading on the scope was also slightly damaged. The case and tripod included with the scope offer minimal usefulness.
Overall, I was disappointed with the design and quality of this scope. I would judge it as marginally acceptable.
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