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Spotting Scopes of Note

Yukon Firefall Kit 12-36x50 AE

Mid-priced Scopes Round-up, 2009

by Michael and Diane Porter

Yukon Firefall Scope

At $80, Yukon's 50mm Firefall scope kit was the least expensive entrant in our survey, yet it held its own! On the resolution tests it edged out the Minox, which costs over four times as much.

The judges penalized the Firefall somewhat because it doesn't have a rotating tripod mount. However they found its focus knob superb, bested in the subcompact category only by the Nikon 50ED. They also praised its good eye relief and hand-friendly rubberized skin. The little Yukon has remarkable build quality for such an inexpensive scope.

The 50mm Firefall comes in an angled version only. It has a built-in 12-36x zoom eyepiece and includes a tabletop tripod and nylon case. It carries the manufacturer's limited lifetime warranty.

30x resolution score: 3.0; Overall score: 3.22

Copyright 2009 by Michael and Diane Porter.

 

 




 

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