I use my 15x16 binos and once bought a spotter but got rid of it quickly. Binos work way better. Sometimes I've gone lighter and just used my 10x binos on light tripod as where I was hunting I didn't need anymore range. Simply having 10s on tripod in some windy conditions made the difference. I don't hunt much steep terrain so if I spot something a mile or two off it's fairly easy to cut some distance to get a better look with binos