| | |  | Spotting Scopes | Home » » » Celestron 52238 C70 Mini Mak Spotting Scope | | | | | | | Description: | | 70mm (2.8") diameter 45° angled Maksutov spotting scope, 750mm focal length (f/10.7), multi-coated optics, 25-75x zoom eyepiece, 1-1/4" eyepiece adapter, table tripod, soft carrying case. | | | Features: | |
• Maksutov-Cassegrain optical design with multi-coated optics
• 45° eyepiece - zooms up to 75x
• 1.25" eyepiece adapter allows usage of any 1.25" eyepiece
• Table top tripod
• Soft carrying case
| | | Product Details: | | | Product Length:
| 11.0 inches | | Product Width:
| 6.0 inches | | Product Height:
| 16.0 inches | | Product Weight:
| 5.5 pounds | | Package Length:
| 15.9 inches | | Package Width:
| 10.9 inches | | Package Height:
| 5.2 inches | | Package Weight:
| 5.55 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 8 reviews |
| | | | Customer Reviews: | |
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0 of 1 found the following review helpful:
 Arrived brokenMay 27, 2010
I received today the telescope and did not work at all. No image just black. There is something loose inside, I guess one lens or prism. It is a pity as the exterior design looks very good and compact. But this tells a lot about the internal construction quality. It is going back tomorrow.
0 of 1 found the following review helpful:
 spotting scopeMay 23, 2010
love it. It arrrived in less than a week and allows us to view almost anything out in our lake. Great buy for the money
1 of 2 found the following review helpful:
Misleading Amazon PricingApr 25, 2010
Amazon shows this Celestron C70 as $50 off the regular price of $149, except that Celestron sells it for a list price of $99. I think that Amazon should be honest in it's pricing.
3 of 3 found the following review helpful:
 Great little scope!Aug 26, 2009
This is a great little scope with one exception. I've used it with its supplied tripod (an adequate and usable tripod, and the slow-motion controls work well too). The scope is robust and works well, it took me a bit to figure out the "carry case" is actually meant to be a rain or dust cover for use in inclement conditions (the objective end unzips along with the opening right at the eyepiece), interesting though of little interest to me. The scope optics are REALLY GOOD! I was quite impressed (especially given the other reviews). The one aspect which falls short (and keeps it from getting a 5 star review) is the standard zoom eyepiece. The standard zoom eyepiece is mediocre at best. I've used it with the 1.25-inch converter, and my standard Plossl eyepieces from my good scope. Use decent eyepieces, and this is a GREAT little scope. To parents looking for that first scope for their kid I would heartily recommend this scope, provided they buy a standard eyepiece for it (25mm to 40mm would be ideal for deep sky views). The standard zoom eyepiece is dim and hazy, not recommended. But the C70 Mini Mak (that should have been MIGHTY Mak!) scope itself is a keeper!
6 of 6 found the following review helpful:
C70 MiniMak Spotting ScopeAug 10, 2009
I bought this scope for all around use: shooting: to spot impacts on targets; general: terrestrial observation. Results: very good, at 25X I can clearly see .22 cal(5,56mm) diameter bullet impacts on paper at 25-30 meters distance. At 50X I can count bricks (8 X 3") on the front of buildings 400 meters away. At 4 km you can clearly distinguish small (1 meter high) cacti from the rest of the vegetation.
I live in a hot area, so looking at far away scenery (3 km+) at 50X and higher gets you looking at heat waves, but this is not a defect of the scope. I also tried some lunar observation at 25X: crisp, clear images.
I had no slop on the focus wheel as other reviewers have had, and as for more info, I think "Black Thumb's" review elsewhere is
detailed and objective.
For the cost, I find this scope pretty much unbeatable, if you use it within its limitations.
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