Hi Daniel, The Vortex are OK. I think it depends on what you want and how much your willing pay right at the start for Ok, better or superior optics. Think of it as an investment and perhaps something you may want to hand down to a child or grandchild. Take a look at my blogsite below on several articles I wrote about. Just double click on them. http://kymry.wordpress.com/birdwatching/ http://kymry.wordpress.com/2010/09/23/binocular-thoughts/ Also call and s/w the folks at BSBO = Black Swamp Bird Observatory 419-898-4070 they will surely be able to help you out and the proceeds go back to promoting bird conservation. Money well spent! This should help with some food for thought and further thinking. Hope this was helpful to you. Cheers, Mardi Dickinson Twitter: http://twitter.com/MardiWD Blog: http://kymry.wordpress.com/ Norwalk, CT On Jan 27, 2011, at 4:48 PM, Daniel Bancroft wrote: > Hello, does anyone have any experience with the Vortex Nomad 20-60 > x 60 > Angled Spotting Scope or just Vortex brand Spotting Scopes. Of so, > would you > please let me know if they are good spotting scopes. > > Daniel Bancroft > > ______________________________________________________________________ > > Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. > Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. > Additional discussions can be found in our forums, at www.ohiobirds.org/forum/ > . > > You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: > http://listserv.muohio.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS > Send questions or comments about the list to: [log in to unmask] ______________________________________________________________________ Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. Additional discussions can be found in our forums, at www.ohiobirds.org/forum/. You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS Send questions or comments about the list to: [log in to unmask]