I’m sure this has been discussed, but what round about magnification do you prefer for spotting at matches?
10x, 15x, higher?
Thanks
10x, 15x, higher?
Thanks
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Looking at some 10x42 el range. Two birds one stone on the bino/ranger.
Think I’ll be wishing I had 15x binos and a separate rangefinder?
A spotter with a binoviewer will eliminate the eye fatigue, just sayin'.15x binos for sure. I don't get eye fatigue and migraines like I do after spending all day behind a spotter (and, no, the quality of the spotter doesn't matter. The worst migraine I ever got as an RO was when I was using a Swaro spotter), I can see trace and impacts more clearly with both eyes, and 15x is plenty out to 1200 yards. If you're spotting past 1200 yards without hit indicators, then a good spotter is worthwhile, but that's about the only time I want one any more as an RO or watching stages at a match.
Are we talking about spotting hits and misses, or spotting to make correction calls? Maybe i just don’t shoot as much as you all, but the one thing to me that would be an absolute *must would be the presence of a mil reticle. I need to make a list of binoculars with built in reticles. Swfa and Steiner being the first two that come to mind, then out of that list I’d pick the proper magnification that works for me. Likely 12 to 15 for binoculars.
15x56. Had a buddy just dump his 10x EL Ranges for 15x56.
A spotter with a binoviewer will eliminate the eye fatigue, just sayin'.
Not a ton of options on those, not to mention cost. Plus both eyes just get the same image, so you're lacking the depth perception that helps with reading mirage and spotting.
Never had a problem reading mirage or spotting through one lens...I guess I don’t spend enough time online anymore.