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Angled Or Straight Eyepiece On Your Spotting Scope
« on: February 28, 2015, 09:31:53 AM »
Which do you perfer for hunting and digiscoping and why

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Re: Angled Or Straight Eyepiece On Your Spotting Scope
« Reply #1 on: February 28, 2015, 09:36:28 AM »
I prefer straight.

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Re: Angled Or Straight Eyepiece On Your Spotting Scope
« Reply #2 on: February 28, 2015, 09:36:50 AM »
Search for "angled" in the search box and you'll see a number of threads come up on this topic.

In short, some guys preferred angled because they are easier to use from a window mount in their truck.   :chuckle:

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Re: Angled Or Straight Eyepiece On Your Spotting Scope
« Reply #3 on: February 28, 2015, 12:08:08 PM »
Actually I find that angled is more comfortable for long glassing sessions. 

I would think straight would be better for a truck.


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Re: Angled Or Straight Eyepiece On Your Spotting Scope
« Reply #4 on: February 28, 2015, 12:29:27 PM »
If you're sharing with a buddy angled is easier. If you'll spend most of your time on top of a mountain looking down at a steep angle you may find straight better.

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Re: Angled Or Straight Eyepiece On Your Spotting Scope
« Reply #5 on: February 28, 2015, 08:53:44 PM »
Straight. They point more intuitively to the spot you want to see. Funny watching my buddy set his up and try to find something on a hillside with it.
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Re: Angled Or Straight Eyepiece On Your Spotting Scope
« Reply #6 on: February 28, 2015, 09:26:58 PM »
Depends on the use, if your hunting the high country and looking up angled is the best. If your hunting from the top of the mountain down I would go with straight. Angled is more comfortable, straight is easier to line up and pick out what your trying to look at. As long as you buy swarovski you'll be happy no matter what!!!!
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Re: Angled Or Straight Eyepiece On Your Spotting Scope
« Reply #8 on: March 01, 2015, 09:20:53 AM »
The same thread two years apart? Maybe he's in the market for a spotting scope again? Or database glitch?

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Re: Angled Or Straight Eyepiece On Your Spotting Scope
« Reply #9 on: March 01, 2015, 09:42:00 AM »
Hillarious. Does he own an optics company?


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Re: Angled Or Straight Eyepiece On Your Spotting Scope
« Reply #11 on: March 01, 2015, 07:33:48 PM »
2+ years and still can't make his mind up. 

 


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