Spotting scope
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I prefer the angled. However, I have not used it yet in my SUV. I just purchased a window mount to use it on my next scouting trip.
Reviews stated that people prefer the straight eye piece when used in their trucks. I don\'t know why.
For angled, one advantage I saw in reviews was having multiple people of different heights using the angled one. A straight scope is harder for multiple people to use once setup to view a location.
I use it a little from my house to watch the mule deer and some birds up steep hills. The angled is easier on my neck.
Reviews stated that people prefer the straight eye piece when used in their trucks. I don\'t know why.
For angled, one advantage I saw in reviews was having multiple people of different heights using the angled one. A straight scope is harder for multiple people to use once setup to view a location.
I use it a little from my house to watch the mule deer and some birds up steep hills. The angled is easier on my neck.
elky McElkerson
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It\'s all mental, but the straight seems easier to aim at a distant object.
I have a straight. It\'s stuffs into my pack nice. The only downside is that if I found a animal, if my brother wants a peek, it is like a Twister move to get out of his way and let him look. With the tripod set up just for me, I can glass for hours behind my straight glass.
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I have a straight. It\'s stuffs into my pack nice. The only downside is that if I found a animal, if my brother wants a peek, it is like a Twister move to get out of his way and let him look. With the tripod set up just for me, I can glass for hours behind my straight glass.
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I have a strait and my buddy has an angled. We both prefer the angled.
On my buddies mountian goat hunt a few years ago, all we had was my Ziess strait scope, and we used it every day of our 7 day hunt, plus our souting trips out there. Then for our mule deer hunt last year, he bought an angled Swarovski. The angled eyepeice was very nice and the winner for us in the multi-hour/day glassing sessions.
After glassing for a while with both, the angled was much easier on our necks. That was the case if we were standing or sitting. It was much easier to just drop your head a bit and look through the angled eyepeice. Although it doesn\'t seem like it would, we both found our necks to be fatigued when looking through my strait scope. If I had to buy again, I would definitely get an angled.
On my buddies mountian goat hunt a few years ago, all we had was my Ziess strait scope, and we used it every day of our 7 day hunt, plus our souting trips out there. Then for our mule deer hunt last year, he bought an angled Swarovski. The angled eyepeice was very nice and the winner for us in the multi-hour/day glassing sessions.
After glassing for a while with both, the angled was much easier on our necks. That was the case if we were standing or sitting. It was much easier to just drop your head a bit and look through the angled eyepeice. Although it doesn\'t seem like it would, we both found our necks to be fatigued when looking through my strait scope. If I had to buy again, I would definitely get an angled.
depends a little on type of hunting but baby huey nailed it after long hours of glassing you don\'t bunch up as much or something feel way better with an angled. at first it may get a little hard to aim but the more you use it , it becomes natural I much prefer the angled maybe someone else likes the straight better but if I were buying it would be angled $.02
cohunter14
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Not to hi-jack the thread, but I\'m curious what you folks do to stabilize your spotting scope. We got one for the first time last year and the tripod we got with it just doesn\'t seem that stable. So trying to get the spotting scope to stay solid while you are looking through it proved to be very difficult. Any suggestions? Are some tripods better than others or am I just not using the tripod correct?
elky McElkerson
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I use a Slik 624 tripod with vanguard PH111 pan head. Super stable. Had the SS summit and almost threw it off the mountain.
The truck to long glassing with a straight head is proper tripod set up. I set it up where I\'m sitting within the legs. If I\'m lucky I\'m partially reclined and leaning on my pack. It feels like the office chair I\'m sitting in now
. I\'m not scrunched at all.
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The truck to long glassing with a straight head is proper tripod set up. I set it up where I\'m sitting within the legs. If I\'m lucky I\'m partially reclined and leaning on my pack. It feels like the office chair I\'m sitting in now
. I\'m not scrunched at all. Sent via Jedi mind trick.
\"cohunter14\" said:
Do you have a hook under it to hook a pack for weight? Some tripods have the hook. Sometimes it is not obvious.
I own these.
Promaster 6160 Video 3-way pan head - The head is so-so. It isn\'t as fluid as higher priced video pan heads.
Promaster T525P Carbon Fiber Tripod - very expensive. cost me $300. It is stable, collapses very short and has a hook. I never use the hook.
The new version of this tripod is Promaster XC525c The new version added some features: ball head, 180 degree reversible legs and a removable leg to convert the tripod to a monopod.
You are welcome to borrow mine to try out. I don\'t go scouting for another 2 weeks.
After buying cheap gear for years, I finally decided it was better to save up money to buy higher quality gear once rather than cheaper gear multiple times.
cohunter14
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Thank you both for the info, that makes perfect sense. And thank you for the offer to try yours out Patricia! Unfortunately I won\'t really have time to give it a shot in my upcoming trip as I\'ll only be there long enough to throw a few cameras out, but I appreciate the offer! I\'ll have to spend some time messing with mine around the house and see if that helps.
