I am in the process of deciding on purchasing a Swarovski STS 65 25-50 vs a Swarovski STS 80 25-50. I am planning on using it for spotting at the range and for general spotting use. Is the STS 80 really worth the extra cost and increased light capacity? I don't have a problem with the extra cost if it worth it. Is the clarity/light on the 80 that much better and would this be a better option for my planned use verses the benefit of having a smaller and lighter STS 65 scope?
Spotting scope question.
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give me a call. I can talk through both with you. long story short, with that much magnification, I prefer a larger objective, unless weight is a serious consideration.
lol Jay….it’d prob help people if you created a signature which shows at the bottom of your posts w company name and phone number.
Not everybody knows how to give “you (sic) a call”.
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A lot depends on what kind of spotting you will be doing. Clarity should be pretty similar if the only difference is objective size. Light capacity will only make a difference if you are spotting in low light conditions, and the larger objective will be better. For more generalized spotting, the larger objective will have larger field of view that will help finding targets, which will be helpful if you are glassing in the field or spotting steel targets during a match. But for steel matches, I think most have gone to binoculars because they are easier on the eyes (unless you want to shell out the big bucks for the BTX), and easier to move to follow multiple targets at differing distances. The downsides to the larger objective are cost and size/weight, which can be significant if you are lugging the glass to remote places.
i'm confused, i have one, is it not showing or is a joke flying high above me. I show the below right under what i typed.lol Jay….it’d prob help people if you created a signature which shows at the bottom of your posts w company name and phone number.
Not everybody knows how to give “you (sic) a call”.
Jay Wiggins
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Jay, look at your the post above where you told the member to call you. No signature. This ^^ post does.
Or at least that’s what I’m seeing
Do you see your sig line in both of your recent posts?
Dunno, mate.
i can see it in my signature, and it's doubled on the post i responded to you in. weird. i appreciate you letting me know, i'll keep an eye on it.
@JayOpticspecialist - this ^^ appears to be the issue though it did show up on my phone on your second post (wtf knows lol)
Just a suggestion, given that mobiles are both popular and seem to be finicky about showing signatures, perhaps when you ask someone to call you, give them a company/number in the body of the post so they know who the heck you are.
Sorry for any bother...sitting her at my PC, I see your signature on all of your posts.
Hope you have a great holiday weekend.
Cheers
I'm not sure that's correct; larger objectives do nit have a wider field of view. FOV is a function if the eyepiece. I'm not very familiar with Swarovski spotters as I prefer Kowas for their better glass, so I went to the Swaro website. The STS model comes in 65mm and 80mm, as was stated earlier. There are 2 eyepieces for the STS; 20-60X and a 25-50X Wide. I scoured the website and it repeatedly states that the FOV for these eyepieces is the same for the 65 and the 80. If FOV is a concern, I would suggest the 25-50X Wide. It's more expensive than the 20-60X but I would guess it's a better eyepiece.
For my Kowa 883, I got their 80xw which is a fixed power 35X. It is, gasp, awesome, shudder.
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