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Choosing a tripod for viper angled spotting scope $140 budget
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<blockquote data-quote="Wedgy" data-source="post: 1345628" data-attributes="member: 64108"><p>The Vortex SS are lightweight & compact, 14" folded but the head on the SSP is strange in that the QR shoe sits sideways, like for a camera, so that when you put a spotter on it the handle is on the side instead of the rear. Another thing to consider is twist lock legs versus the clip type; I can deploy the SS very quickly by twisting the bottom foot, extending the legs then twist the other way to tighten it and I'm done. The clip type legs you have to release and reset each clip for each section of the leg, so 3 leg sections x 3 legs = 9 clips the set each time you deploy and 9 again to put it away gets old fast. I found myself using it much less. A lightweight tripod is inherently unstable so it's a compromise. I love the Vortex SS with my Nikon ED50 13-40x, it's lightweight and easily fits in the pack without even taking the scope off the tripod, my go to rig for solo hunting. I also use the SS head(not the pan head with the handle). I take the 7lb rig for the big spotter and it also can hold the rifle, it's solid as a rock.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Wedgy, post: 1345628, member: 64108"] The Vortex SS are lightweight & compact, 14" folded but the head on the SSP is strange in that the QR shoe sits sideways, like for a camera, so that when you put a spotter on it the handle is on the side instead of the rear. Another thing to consider is twist lock legs versus the clip type; I can deploy the SS very quickly by twisting the bottom foot, extending the legs then twist the other way to tighten it and I'm done. The clip type legs you have to release and reset each clip for each section of the leg, so 3 leg sections x 3 legs = 9 clips the set each time you deploy and 9 again to put it away gets old fast. I found myself using it much less. A lightweight tripod is inherently unstable so it's a compromise. I love the Vortex SS with my Nikon ED50 13-40x, it's lightweight and easily fits in the pack without even taking the scope off the tripod, my go to rig for solo hunting. I also use the SS head(not the pan head with the handle). I take the 7lb rig for the big spotter and it also can hold the rifle, it's solid as a rock. [/QUOTE]
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