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<blockquote data-quote="Buffalobob" data-source="post: 486580" data-attributes="member: 8"><p>I have never tried to spot oryx but elk and deer and antelope I know something about.</p><p></p><p>The first things you wish is a high quality image delivered to your eye. This is most easily and cheaply obtained with a single power eyepiece. I use a 22 X wide angle and it is good for finding animals out to about 1500 yards and further if there is good contrast. It is difficult to count or assess the quality of horns beyond 1000 yds with the 22X so I will change in a 36X for assessing antlers. This takes about 30 seconds or so to do. I have a variable eyepiece and it is the most worthless thing. </p><p></p><p>I have not bought a spotting scope recently so I do not know the quality of the different ones. If you can afford a Kowa large objective and two eyepieces then that is going to be a good scope. Perhaps there are better scope for less money. But I can count the tines on a bull elk at 3000+ yards</p><p></p><p>My advice is to go down to the optics part of the forum and start paging backwards as this question is asked several times a year and sometimes it gets more response than others.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Buffalobob, post: 486580, member: 8"] I have never tried to spot oryx but elk and deer and antelope I know something about. The first things you wish is a high quality image delivered to your eye. This is most easily and cheaply obtained with a single power eyepiece. I use a 22 X wide angle and it is good for finding animals out to about 1500 yards and further if there is good contrast. It is difficult to count or assess the quality of horns beyond 1000 yds with the 22X so I will change in a 36X for assessing antlers. This takes about 30 seconds or so to do. I have a variable eyepiece and it is the most worthless thing. I have not bought a spotting scope recently so I do not know the quality of the different ones. If you can afford a Kowa large objective and two eyepieces then that is going to be a good scope. Perhaps there are better scope for less money. But I can count the tines on a bull elk at 3000+ yards My advice is to go down to the optics part of the forum and start paging backwards as this question is asked several times a year and sometimes it gets more response than others. [/QUOTE]
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