Review of 15" Hand Held Silver Telescope w/ Leather Case - 12x Magnification

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I have always enjoyed hand-held optics(binoculars, monoculars, spy-glass-type telescopes). I didn't have a great deal of hope for this one, as the price seemed a bit on the low end for anything that would be truly effective.

I was, however, delightfully surprised when I received and (admittedly, after a false start) figured out how to use the unit.

Needless to say, you won't see the astronauts' boot-prints on the moon. You will, however, bring ill-defined but visible objects within range for clear observation. I have been able to use it to find the livestock on my own and neighboring ranges, as well as evaluate wind-storm damage to trees that might possibly endanger said livestock (cattle, horses).

Also, when stabilized in a microphone stand (I am a professional performer), I have been able to do some limited astronomical observation.

The unit is more than worth the price I paid for it, and I cannot recommend it highly enough. Enjoy!

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As a wearer of glasses, I am not a big fan of binoculars. I don't want to take the time to remove my glasses when I just want to take a quick look at something, and I don't like trying to hold the binoculars off my glasses. My wife and I do spend a good amount of time hiking and biking, and I had made a joke a while back (I think after riding Pirates of the Caribbean at Disney World) about wanting a simple spyglass so that I could see things in the distance. Well, fast-forward to our anniversary this weekend, and I was quite surprised to receive this telescope as a gift. The leather case is nice, the straps on the case are kinda third-worldish (aka flimsy), but the spyglass itself is really nice. It has a good weight to it, it slides very smoothly in and out, and it's clear and easy to focus (for the noobs, you focus it by making the whole thing a tiny bit shorter). I was very impressed by the looks, quality and usefulness. I'm also sure it will be a head-turner when I pull it out on the trail. It's so much quicker to sight things through this than through a pair of binoculars, I'm really surprised that spyglasses such as this one aren't more popular.

As an added bonus, this spyglass in it's case fits perfectly in the side water holder on my Avenir Excursion Rack-Top Bag (830 Cubic Inches).

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The telescope itself is great, my son loved it. But the leather case it comes with was in really bad shape. It was falling apart and all rusted wherever there was metal. No big deal to my son who just wanted the telescope though.

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The telescope works and is fairly easy to use..........however, this is a gift for my 6 year old granddaughter and the musty smell coming from the leather part of telescope as well as the carrying case is HORRIBLE!!! I can't possibly give it to her like it is. I have cleaned it, put it over an a/c vent for circulation, put it outside in the fresh sunshine, etc, etc. Nothing has worked. PlLEASE HELP ME!!! I only have 4 more days until her party and this is what she wants ----BUT, I can't possibly give her such a SMELLY GIFT!