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<blockquote data-quote="yobuck" data-source="post: 2750521" data-attributes="member: 12443"><p>Jake, my question is have you had much experience using large binoculars for things like finding game animals?</p><p>Mind you i am not attempting to persuade you away from your choice.</p><p>But first off, using angle eyepiece optics for glassing while sitting in a pickup truck using a window mount wont work very well.</p><p>Straight thru optics would be a better choice for that.</p><p>You will also find that for long glassing sessions, angles arent always an advantage to use.</p><p>Sitting in a valley looking up at a mountainside is one thing.</p><p>But sitting on top and looking down is yet another.</p><p>As for the size of the objective lens, yes, the rule of thumb is that the larger the objective, the brighter the picture.</p><p>But have you ever looked thru a good set of 80 mm glasses,</p><p>or even 60 mm ?</p><p>Question, when hunting, if you cant see the animal clearly in your rifle scope, whats the point to finding it at all?</p><p>Mind you ive owned large binnoculars having 120 mm objectives. But you know what? on a good day they werent much better for finding game than the 60 mm ones i owned.</p><p>And on bad days you wont be using them anyway.</p><p>Are you aware of the twin spotting scopes in adjustable bracket setup?</p><p>They have been very popular among long range hunters for at least 60 years.</p><p>I personally know at least 10 people who use the 80 mm Swarovski spotters in the adjustable brackets.</p><p>And i know at least as many who use Kowas, myself included.</p><p>The advantage of using Kowa is that they offer individual power eyepieces, as opposed to only the varieable power as most others do.</p><p>I know a guy who has a set of the Swaro 80s in a bracket, and he also has a BTX, but i believe it is an 80 mm as well.</p><p>I can get his number for you if your interested.</p><p>I could also email you pics of different scopes in brackets as well.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="yobuck, post: 2750521, member: 12443"] Jake, my question is have you had much experience using large binoculars for things like finding game animals? Mind you i am not attempting to persuade you away from your choice. But first off, using angle eyepiece optics for glassing while sitting in a pickup truck using a window mount wont work very well. Straight thru optics would be a better choice for that. You will also find that for long glassing sessions, angles arent always an advantage to use. Sitting in a valley looking up at a mountainside is one thing. But sitting on top and looking down is yet another. As for the size of the objective lens, yes, the rule of thumb is that the larger the objective, the brighter the picture. But have you ever looked thru a good set of 80 mm glasses, or even 60 mm ? Question, when hunting, if you cant see the animal clearly in your rifle scope, whats the point to finding it at all? Mind you ive owned large binnoculars having 120 mm objectives. But you know what? on a good day they werent much better for finding game than the 60 mm ones i owned. And on bad days you wont be using them anyway. Are you aware of the twin spotting scopes in adjustable bracket setup? They have been very popular among long range hunters for at least 60 years. I personally know at least 10 people who use the 80 mm Swarovski spotters in the adjustable brackets. And i know at least as many who use Kowas, myself included. The advantage of using Kowa is that they offer individual power eyepieces, as opposed to only the varieable power as most others do. I know a guy who has a set of the Swaro 80s in a bracket, and he also has a BTX, but i believe it is an 80 mm as well. I can get his number for you if your interested. I could also email you pics of different scopes in brackets as well. [/QUOTE]
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