They are great to chat with. But can't get any closer unfortunately. First thing I asked lol.
I removed the eyecups and it definitely makes a big difference, nothing really “touching” my nose or eyes once removed.
I believe the Swaro 15 SLC still wins at field of view, but it’s not by much.
If that’s the case then really the only advantage is being able to zoom way in if needed. Ya?
I think the real advantage will be using this set up varying from 17x, 25x and 30x as different conditions are encountered, and, if you see something at distance, that needs a closer look the ability to go to 40x almost instantly without switching optics and taking an eye off the prize (this has hosed me so many times)
and hopefully it works as sweet as I think it will-
Ahhhhh I see. Good answer. I have been looking pretty hard at a big eyes set up. But specifically the STS with 25-50 wide angle eye piece. However I think this needs to be a consideration for me for sure. Thanks for sharingI think the real advantage will be using this set up varying from 17x, 25x and 30x as different conditions are encountered, and, if you see something at distance, that needs a closer look the ability to go to 40x almost instantly without switching optics and taking an eye off the prize (this has hosed me so many times)
The other big one for me
Let’s say I’m glassing a hillside or a basin, in this basin is a place I have known deer to both feed and bed… open easy to glass country with broken cover for deer to bed….. typically I would cover it with binos, then I would use a spotter in bedding areas and thick stuff, looking very thoroughly and at higher magnification, say 30x, looking for bits and pieces of deer, and any movement.
To be effective and not miss deer, I am also keeping a close eye on the rest of the easier to glass country at lower magnification to cover it the most amount of times possible.
To do it all justice and maximize coverage, id be switching back and forth, between 15’s and spotting scope, an easy 40-50 times a glassing session. Wasting time every time I switch.
With this set up, one twist of the wrists and I’m going back and forth on magnification, eyes never leaving glass, looking close where I need to and getting maximum field of view where I don’t.
I think this set up will make you more effective, especially in the golden hours of deer moving. I’ll know soon as I get more time behind it.
I think you'll find this all to be true. That's pretty much how I use the STS's. The instant zoom is the biggest advantage over the BTX and your buddies w/12's and 15's. People worry and talk about losing field of view. I've proven to myself (against hunting with buddy's w/15's) that the smaller field of view doesn't inhibit my glassing at all even at typical 15x ranges. I kick their butts near 100% of the time with twins even at the closer ranges. The deal is the higher magnification helps you to more quickly see what you are looking at and you can move on from that spot way quicker than if you were looking through your 15's. Pretty much why my 15's stay in the safe and why my Nl 12's never go on the tripod. FWIW this experience is coming mostly from a Coues hunting perspective so use that as you will.
I wasn’t able to get them collimated perfectly and I’m around 2.52. I think you need an IP dist of 2.56” at least, and that’s also what Adam told me. They might seem fine but you won’t be able to collimate them dead on, which could impact your long glassing sessions.
There was one on demo at one of the booths but needed some adjustment for me to use. Nice setup though hard to beat
