Angled Or Straight Eyepiece On Your Spotting Scope

[Morrison4375]

Just wondering what you guys preference is for your spotting scope eyepiece and why

[jackelope]

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.

[400out]

  I perfer strait.

Jack, you must have a VERY tall tripod if you cant see in the angle one even down hill 

[ICEMAN]

Straight.

[Wacenturion]

I have a straight one....

[huntnphool]

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.

[300rum]

Straight for me.  It's better on a window mount too.

[Rainier10]

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.

[fillthefreezer]

seems a lot of sheep hunters and alaskans like angled.
same people who like 85mm objectives and 75x zoom.
i have a straight

[Elknut1]

     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.

  ElkNut1

[huntnphool]

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.

[Elknut1]

I guess that's why both are made! (grin)

  ElkNut1

[carpsniperg2]

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.

[Wea300mag]

This is like the chicken or the egg debate. 

I prefer a straight eyepiece.

[uplandhunter870]

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