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Offline rosscrazyelk

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To angle or not to angle?
« on: August 23, 2012, 12:26:57 PM »
Trying to decide .. Is there benefit to a angle lens?
I am thinking if you are gona digiscope it would be easier with a straight lens . But I am assuming angled is easier on the neck.
Input?
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To angle or not to angle?
« Reply #1 on: August 23, 2012, 12:51:18 PM »
Angled is easier on the neck for extended periods of glassing, but more awkward in my opinion. For the type of hunting I do I chose straight after looking through both of them. The benefits of straight out weighed those of the angled for me.

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Re: To angle or not to angle?
« Reply #2 on: August 23, 2012, 04:09:41 PM »
I choose straight.  I like to drive around and glass from my vehicle sometimes hunting or not.  With the spotter on a window mount in my pickup the angled was more awkward especially looking down hill.  Thats the only reason I chose straight though.  My buddies spotter is angled and is a little better for digiscoping but thats about the only real differences I've noticed.   

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Re: To angle or not to angle?
« Reply #3 on: August 24, 2012, 11:52:06 AM »
Angled, shorter tripod, easier on the neck, more comfortable all around.
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Re: To angle or not to angle?
« Reply #4 on: August 24, 2012, 11:55:44 AM »
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Re: To angle or not to angle?
« Reply #5 on: August 24, 2012, 11:56:31 AM »
May I always be the kind of person my dog thinks I am.

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Re: To angle or not to angle?
« Reply #6 on: August 24, 2012, 12:55:04 PM »
Yeah that helped..
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Re: To angle or not to angle?
« Reply #7 on: August 24, 2012, 01:20:53 PM »
I have an angled spotter and would pay good $$$ to convert it to a straight. Mainly I hate looking downhill with an angled scope. Yep, its as awkward as you imagine it. If you like climbing high and looking down, stick with a straight.

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Re: To angle or not to angle?
« Reply #8 on: August 24, 2012, 03:27:21 PM »
Not to angle. :twocents:

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Re: To angle or not to angle?
« Reply #9 on: August 24, 2012, 03:56:54 PM »
I can see some of the pros for angled, but the cons out weigh them. I have a hell of a time getting on target with the angled scopes. I have no complaints with my straight scope.
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Re: To angle or not to angle?
« Reply #10 on: August 27, 2012, 11:08:30 AM »
the preference between straight and angled spotter is about 4:1 based on our customers' feedback. If you use spotter while mostly standing, angled version is probably better for you.

 


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