Muttly
WKR
Long story short, I,ve got a pair of 10x42 Leupold Mojaves, really like them, pro guide model, my eyes like the glass, think I found the wall as far as their limitations go last weekend. Could make out some bright white spots on a ridge across the way, thought they might be mountain goats, had to get up a ways higher and closer, to be able to start making out some details and get a positive ID. Quite a ways off, think it lit a fire under my butt for some bigger optics. Not ready, able or willing to spend big bucks on alpha glass at this time, pretty sure that would have me banished to the couch. Looking for the next logical step in optics. price wise, the Minox 50 is appealing, and light. Got a funny feeling I would run into it,s limitations sooner rather than later.I live in South East Alaska, crappy weather, and you,re either going up the mountain or down most times, think the 80 mm scopes would be too much of a good thing. Doing a little research online, at this point the two likeliest suspects are the Minox MD 62 or the Pentax PF 65. I think the Pentax has the edge price wise, but the Minox seems to have, at least with the zoom eye piece, the edge for eye relief..
And with the Missus wearing glasses, and me wearing contacts, eye relief is important to me. Budget wise, think I can get away with something up to or around 1200, not including tripod. Tryna buy once, cry once, at least for a few years. In theory, I like the idea of a straight scope, but anytime I,ve looked through them, I,ve always liked the angled better.
And one more piece to complicate things, like the idea of being able to do some digiscoping with it. Olympus TG 4, seems like the Tines Up adapter ring would be the easiest route, so that,s also a consideration.
Pretty long winded Christmas wish list, thought I,d see what thoughts, opinions or recomendations you all might have?? The Leupold Gold Ring is appealing, but straight eye piece and lower power..
Looking for
1. Good optics
2.Good eye relief
3.Light and packable enough to throw in a pack and carry up and down the hills.
4.Budget some where around the neighbourhood of 1200 bucks. Don,t mind spending less.
Thanks in advance!
And with the Missus wearing glasses, and me wearing contacts, eye relief is important to me. Budget wise, think I can get away with something up to or around 1200, not including tripod. Tryna buy once, cry once, at least for a few years. In theory, I like the idea of a straight scope, but anytime I,ve looked through them, I,ve always liked the angled better.
And one more piece to complicate things, like the idea of being able to do some digiscoping with it. Olympus TG 4, seems like the Tines Up adapter ring would be the easiest route, so that,s also a consideration.
Pretty long winded Christmas wish list, thought I,d see what thoughts, opinions or recomendations you all might have?? The Leupold Gold Ring is appealing, but straight eye piece and lower power..
Looking for
1. Good optics
2.Good eye relief
3.Light and packable enough to throw in a pack and carry up and down the hills.
4.Budget some where around the neighbourhood of 1200 bucks. Don,t mind spending less.
Thanks in advance!