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Old 06-19-2021, 07:17 PM
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If you are going to get glass that has to be tripod mounted, go with a spotting scope. That way you get enough power to judge animals at a distance. Anything over 9 or 10 power will be very hard to hand hold for long. My Leica Duovids work on 8 or 12 power, not a zoom, they only work on the two set powers. I got a great deal on them used, problem is, at the $3,600 new cost of them you could buy a good pair of binos and a spotter for less money.
That makes a lot of sense. I think the b2 9x45 has won for me.

Maybe a 12x in the future if I know it's going to be long days of glassing in open country.
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