skyhawkbowhunter Report post Posted May 18, 2008 why are angled spotting scopes more expensive than straight even when they are the exact same one Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
COOSEFAN Report post Posted May 18, 2008 my guess is because there's extra junk inside to bend the image at the angle Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Benbrown Report post Posted May 18, 2008 Basically, he's right. The extra "junk" is an optical prism which must be precisely ground from high quality optical glass... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites