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Angled Or Straight Eyepiece On Your Spotting Scope
« on: December 10, 2012, 06:42:36 AM »
Just wondering what you guys preference is for your spotting scope eyepiece and why

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Angled Or Straight Eyepiece On Your Spotting Scope
« Reply #1 on: December 10, 2012, 07:45:08 AM »
Straight. If you're looking at something downhill, you've got to get up high to be able to look through it. I also get a crooked neck having to look down for hours at a time. I think angled ones are good for the range but I don't like them out hunting.
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Re: Angled Or Straight Eyepiece On Your Spotting Scope
« Reply #2 on: December 10, 2012, 08:03:27 AM »
 :yeah: I perfer strait.

Jack, you must have a VERY tall tripod if you cant see in the angle one even down hill  :chuckle:
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Re: Angled Or Straight Eyepiece On Your Spotting Scope
« Reply #3 on: December 10, 2012, 03:27:43 PM »
Straight.
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Re: Angled Or Straight Eyepiece On Your Spotting Scope
« Reply #4 on: December 10, 2012, 03:30:08 PM »
I have a straight one....
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Re: Angled Or Straight Eyepiece On Your Spotting Scope
« Reply #5 on: December 10, 2012, 03:30:48 PM »
I've owned both and prefer strait, it's much easier to look down the top of the scope to line up what you are looking at before looking through it.
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Re: Angled Or Straight Eyepiece On Your Spotting Scope
« Reply #6 on: December 10, 2012, 04:01:14 PM »
Straight for me.  It's better on a window mount too.

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Re: Angled Or Straight Eyepiece On Your Spotting Scope
« Reply #7 on: December 10, 2012, 04:06:13 PM »
Straight is what I bought, but had the same question as you before I made the purchase. Now that I have a straight one and have used it for hunting and at the range I have no complaints so I would recommend straight.
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Re: Angled Or Straight Eyepiece On Your Spotting Scope
« Reply #8 on: December 10, 2012, 04:08:04 PM »
seems a lot of sheep hunters and alaskans like angled.
same people who like 85mm objectives and 75x zoom.
i have a straight

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Re: Angled Or Straight Eyepiece On Your Spotting Scope
« Reply #9 on: December 10, 2012, 07:53:32 PM »
     Lots of good points here!  There are Pro's & Con's of both, but I prefer Angled all the way! I felt the same way about straight years ago but changed my tune! Angled has been the most comfortable on my eyes & neck especially on the longer durations behind the glass! At first it will seem Straight gets on a intended target quicker but with a few practice sessions you will find Angled is just as quick & much better in the long run when glassing for hours through a Spotter! I use my Spotter more than my binos at everything over 1000yds.

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Re: Angled Or Straight Eyepiece On Your Spotting Scope
« Reply #10 on: December 10, 2012, 08:38:05 PM »
Angled is just as quick & much better in the long run when glassing for hours through a Spotter! I use my Spotter more than my binos at everything over 1000yds.
interesting, I found it just the opposite.
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Re: Angled Or Straight Eyepiece On Your Spotting Scope
« Reply #11 on: December 10, 2012, 08:52:09 PM »
I guess that's why both are made! (grin)

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Re: Angled Or Straight Eyepiece On Your Spotting Scope
« Reply #12 on: December 10, 2012, 08:54:25 PM »
I agree pro's and con's to both. I like a strait eyepiece better myself. I sold my angled could not get use to it.
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Re: Angled Or Straight Eyepiece On Your Spotting Scope
« Reply #13 on: December 10, 2012, 09:02:51 PM »
This is like the chicken or the egg debate.  :chuckle:

I prefer a straight eyepiece.
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Re: Angled Or Straight Eyepiece On Your Spotting Scope
« Reply #14 on: December 10, 2012, 09:06:54 PM »
It's all going to boil down to what you like personally. Me I own an angled body and love it looking down hill at steep angles takes some getting used to and target acquisition takes some practice but once I got used to it I doubt ill ever buy a straight body spotter

 


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