Angled- Straight and why?

[ntodwild]

I have both an angled and a straight. It's very difficult to just say one is better than the other (in regards to this topic "Angled vs Straight"). I can say there has been dozens of times over the years where I had one vs the other and wished I had the one I wasn't carrying. That scenario has diminished these days with phone scopes. The truth is unless you are using your spotter under very "reproducible" (range days) situations it's difficult to just throw a blanket one is better to own than the other on either a straight or angled. On that note if you could only own a single spotter I would have to vote for an angled. Although not ideal for things like a window mount or some of the other issues raised I would have to say that I personally find myself more often than not using an angled spotter (it just seems to be more versatile, allows me to carry a more packable tripod in the field and does almost everything well). Now days I find myself 90% of the time with a phone attached to the spotter in order to view a large screen without having to constantly be cranking my neck to look through the eye piece so angles are almost negligent even at the range. I have found that acquisition of a target or animal is purely a matter of knowing your personal scope and having used it often. Just my .02

 

[SaskHunter]

I own both. I started off with straight and got an angled one. It took me a while to get used to it but I think I like it better now.

One things for sure, I hate my angled scope at the range.

 

[hogcarpy]

I like both. I prefer an angled when glassing uphill or even from a truck window. Believe it or not, I find that I don't have to torque my body as much with an angled scope while sitting in the truck. Yep, target acquisition is a bit tricky at first but I got the hang of it. A straight scope works better for me when glassing downhill. My neck and back tend to create headaches when not comfortable so head position is very important for me.

 

[QuazyQuinton]

I grew up using straight scopes. When it was time to buy my own, I bought an angled one because all the cool kids used them. I think you can be proficient using either one, but it's hard to say that one is unequivocally better than the other. Viewing angle (uphill vs. downhill) and using from the pickup window will have an effect.

As I'm a birder as well a hunter, I read birder reviews as well when shopping. One thing birders talked about was that an angled scope can be easier if you're setting up your scope to show multiple people what you're looking at. Looking down into a scope is easier than raising and lowering the scope for people of different heights.

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[appaloosa]

I have found that it is a lot easier to take photos or video through an angled scope than straight, if you plan to do any digiscoping. It is a lot easier to look at the screen, push buttons, etc, when the screen is flat, not vertical.

 

[ida homer]

The little peep sights work pretty well, IME.

I had a straight for 8 years. Switched to angled last year and love it, personally I wouldn’t go back.

 

[Trial153]

Angled for me, only because that's what I am used to using.

 

[Tom_Nguyen]

I would say, it is personal preference. I have both , I use straight at the window and I use angle on the field and glass.