McDaniel Report post Posted February 24, 2013 I would apreciate your comments, suggestions, advices,etc...I am planning to buy a spotting scope, the questions are: 22-60x65mm? 15-45x65mm? Should I go with 80mm? Or even 90mm? Of course weight is an aspect to consider... Brands competing, zeiss, Swaro, Zen-Ray and Leupold, my budget is limited Gracias amigos/Thank You Friends. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PRDATR Report post Posted February 25, 2013 From personal experience I would use binoculars instead of a spotting scope if you plan on glassing for more than a few minutes at a time. I would get a headache from the eye strain just using one eye. A pair of 15 power quality binoculars will give you very good definition out to 1500 yards and you can glass for hours with no problems. A Spotting scope is great for "spotting", range use or looking through for 15 seconds at a time but not a good choice for extended glassing, at least for me. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cosninocanines Report post Posted February 25, 2013 I have 15x48' scope and wish I had more power. That said I agree a quality pair of binos 15x on a tripod are the best way to go especially when your going to glass for awhile from one spot. I use 10x binos to find something then the scope to verify all weight to carry when afield. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
prowlerMan Report post Posted February 25, 2013 check out the vortex razor spotting scopes. they now have 3 objective sizes to choose from: 45mm, 65mm and 80mm so u can go as light or heavy as u want. the price and quality of these spotters cannot be beat IMO. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
McDaniel Report post Posted February 25, 2013 I apreciate your comments, all of them provide good insight..Thank you guys! I will take a look to Vortex Razor... I do glassing with Zeiss Bino's 12x45 using an outdoorsman tripod (by the way..Very good piece of tool!!); Just recently durying my last hunting trip to Sonora I saw several bucks longways (1 to 1.5 miles... maybe a bitt farther) and I could not tell how big their racks were, I was able to determine it was a buck only....could not count# of points. I think that a propper spotting scope can do the work to: Avoid unneeded walking and focus the energy in searching for another buck or definetly go for the game hunt. I wonder if there is a big difference between the 65mm and 80mm (because of the light coming through it) that worths the weight carrying... I just want to maximize the spotting scope efficiency use Vs investment .. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
