Spotter or 15's???

[PelaPapas]

I'm trying to determine which would be the best glass to take along with my 10x42's.

 

20-60x60 Spotter or 15's Binos? Which do you prefer and why?

 

 

[rcdinaz]

I carry my 15's everywhere and I have a Swarovski 85 HD. I can glass all day with the 15s but the spotter can where you out.

[kazpilot25]

15's no doubt. For longer range glassing you'll need them. I find it hard to glass with a spotter. I only use one for counting points and making decisions.

[muledeerarea33?]

15's would be the better of the two, easier to look thru for long periods with a tripod. spotting scope is for using after youve found what you want to look at, but in more detail, antler size for instance.

[desertmafia21]

If you're already taking a set of 10x42 to glass I would say go with the spotter. Otherwise just get a set of 15's and save the extra weight. With 15's you should be able to tell if its a shooter buck or not. Make your hunting buddies lug around a spotter ; )

[double lunger14]

15s WITHOUT A DOUBT!

[Kaffer62]

I ended up getting rid of my spotter. Once i had 15's i never used it. 15s are plenty. Was able to count small points on a buck @700 yards with the 15s.

[PelaPapas]

Great thanks for the info! Now I need to find me a pair of 15's!

[hunthard]

You need both. At 700 yds you'll be fine with 15's but to save yourself sometime the spotter is must. A buck that I glassed up last year that would get anyone excited about killing, was 1800+yds away and 1000 foot decline in elevation. I could tell his frame was built for 100''+ buck and that was what I was looking for. I glassed him up with my 15's but couldn't make out the points well, till I pulled the spotter out. His G2's were maybe 3 inches and G3's were barely coming out of his beams. I decided to pass. But if I didn't have my spotter I would have had to drop off that 1000ft in elevation to get within less than a 1000 yds to tell if it was what I wanted. And please stay away from 15x50's. The amount of light they let in is bad. If you can't afford some higher end 15's go with meopta/cabelas euro 12x50's till you can get some some 15x56 or 60's. The max amount of light that the human eye can let in is 7(f-number) anything that lets in 3.5 or lower is horrible in low light situations aka prime time for the deer to be moving usually. 15x50's let in 3.333 they're fine at noon but come 6 o'clock is when if you compare 15x50 and 15x56 you'll notice a huge difference. good luck

[Swivelhead]

I'd say get a quality spotter. Tripod mounted 10x42's are very capable. A spotter (atmospheric conditions withstanding) will x-ray hillsides at long range, verify trophy quality, etc. Spotters take some getting used to and with practice it's not difficult to use one all day. Many times I've glassed areas with 15's then broke out the spotter and found bedded game that the bino's did not reveal. Magnification has it's place.