(Work in progress, ill finish this tomorrow as I need to retake some pictures and try somethings)
I took delivery of two Spina optics scopes yesterday. Ordered from amazon, these came directly from China.
2-12x44
1-4x20
If you dont feel like reading the whole thing the short of it is this.
They are worth about what I spent on them, but I would not buy them for anything serious, and unless I simply couldn't afford a better optic I wouldn't buy either of these. That said, these are about as cheap an option as Spina offers, their higher-cost items could well be great deals. As long as neither explodes in use, and given my current experience with THESE scopes, id be willing to try one of the more expensive ones.
Major thoughts/complaints
Build quality and weight are both a little low. IE they weigh significantly less than similar Chinese optics and there are noticeable aberrations in the feel of adjustments.
Appearance (fit and finish) are quite good.
Glass is plenty adequate for hunting/shooting in reasonably well-lit conditions. Both fall apart at the edges of legal shooting time here. Eyebox/relief on the 2-12 is noticeably tight (and I dont generally notice a tight eye box).
Tracking on the 2-12 is pretty straight, but the distance moved per click is inconsistent (possibly sticky erector). The 1-4 is also returns to zero pretty well, but uses tool adjustable turrets so i didnt bother with a tracking test.
Reviews of the specific optics.
2-12x44
Optics.
Reasonably decent in terms of clarity, and resolution, didnt really notice any CA (but I havent been looking either). This is when looking at stuff at its focus distance. Inside and outside it degrades quickly.
It dosent seem to have a long a focal range (or whatver its called) as other similar optics. USUALLY I can force an image to resolve when its anywhere close to the range the scopes set for, but this one it has to be really, really, close to the setting.
First there are just after sunset.
12
7
2
10x, 110ydz, 1/2hr after sunset.
Build quality.
It FEELs pretty decent in your hand, the power ring moves smoothly with no slop, as dose the diopter adjustment. The illumination knob turns smoothly with the expected quishy "click" into position.
The turrets are kinda squishy, both in adjustment, and in the up/down locking mechanism. They also dont line up exactly. I cleaned out the white lithium they used on the orings (double orings so even when up the turret is sealed from water) and they got noticeably better. Not great, or even good really, but very useable.
Tracking.
It actually tracks pretty well in terms of not wandering all over. up/down and left/right go in straight lines. The distance traveled per click isn't consistent. Return to zero APPEARS to be pretty good so far. I'll stick them both on my pellet gun to see how close it is in the next day or three.
(my fixture is a little loose which i believe accounted for some of the variations in RT-0)
youtu.be
Will update with more after I sleep for a bit......tired now.....
I took delivery of two Spina optics scopes yesterday. Ordered from amazon, these came directly from China.
2-12x44
1-4x20
If you dont feel like reading the whole thing the short of it is this.
They are worth about what I spent on them, but I would not buy them for anything serious, and unless I simply couldn't afford a better optic I wouldn't buy either of these. That said, these are about as cheap an option as Spina offers, their higher-cost items could well be great deals. As long as neither explodes in use, and given my current experience with THESE scopes, id be willing to try one of the more expensive ones.
Major thoughts/complaints
Build quality and weight are both a little low. IE they weigh significantly less than similar Chinese optics and there are noticeable aberrations in the feel of adjustments.
Appearance (fit and finish) are quite good.
Glass is plenty adequate for hunting/shooting in reasonably well-lit conditions. Both fall apart at the edges of legal shooting time here. Eyebox/relief on the 2-12 is noticeably tight (and I dont generally notice a tight eye box).
Tracking on the 2-12 is pretty straight, but the distance moved per click is inconsistent (possibly sticky erector). The 1-4 is also returns to zero pretty well, but uses tool adjustable turrets so i didnt bother with a tracking test.
Reviews of the specific optics.
2-12x44
Optics.
Reasonably decent in terms of clarity, and resolution, didnt really notice any CA (but I havent been looking either). This is when looking at stuff at its focus distance. Inside and outside it degrades quickly.
It dosent seem to have a long a focal range (or whatver its called) as other similar optics. USUALLY I can force an image to resolve when its anywhere close to the range the scopes set for, but this one it has to be really, really, close to the setting.
First there are just after sunset.
12
7
2
10x, 110ydz, 1/2hr after sunset.
Build quality.
It FEELs pretty decent in your hand, the power ring moves smoothly with no slop, as dose the diopter adjustment. The illumination knob turns smoothly with the expected quishy "click" into position.
The turrets are kinda squishy, both in adjustment, and in the up/down locking mechanism. They also dont line up exactly. I cleaned out the white lithium they used on the orings (double orings so even when up the turret is sealed from water) and they got noticeably better. Not great, or even good really, but very useable.
Tracking.
It actually tracks pretty well in terms of not wandering all over. up/down and left/right go in straight lines. The distance traveled per click isn't consistent. Return to zero APPEARS to be pretty good so far. I'll stick them both on my pellet gun to see how close it is in the next day or three.
(my fixture is a little loose which i believe accounted for some of the variations in RT-0)
October 3, 2023
youtu.be
Will update with more after I sleep for a bit......tired now.....
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