what is your optics set up?

[m_freeman]

I get my very first BP hunt in this week and on a tight budget I found a very light Burris Landmark 20x for almost nothing on ebay and an old set of porro prism Triton 7x I am on a budget so being able to have these low quality optics is a blessing I do have a 3.5x 9 zeiss conquest scope on my rifle. As tight as money is right now I'm lucky to do even this, beter than nothing! So when things pick up I hope to upgrade my optics. So what do you guys use for optics on your bp hunts?
thanks mf

[JNDEER]

Vortex diamondback 10x42
Vortex diamondback 4-12x40
Leupold gold ring 10-20x40 spotter

[m_freeman]

Originally Posted by JNDEER

Vortex diamondback 10x42
Vortex diamondback 4-12x40
Leupold gold ring 10-20x40 spotter

being on a really tight budget I keep dreaming of 1 do all scouting optic.
JNDEER if had a choice of only one for BP hunting what would you take the binos or the spotter? If binos would you change models?
thanks mf

[JNDEER]

Originally Posted by m_freeman

being on a really tight budget I keep dreaming of 1 do all scouting optic.
JNDEER if had a choice of only one for BP hunting what would you take the binos or the spotter? If binos would you change models?
thanks mf

being on a cheap budget myslef, i got the binos for $129 shipped..not bad and i think you can pick them up online or ebay for around 169 or so..so the price is not bad at all and the glass is awesome!

if i had to take only ONE then only the bino's..never just a spotter..however if you intend to glass animals in the 400 to say past 600 yards it may be difficult to make out forks on a smaller racked animal. for the bino's, yes i would upgrade to the higher end Vortex (razor or fury) model..i have compared my bino's to leupold's gold ring, bushnell h20 / legend, nikon trail / monarch versions and the model i have is just as good during regular and low light conditions.

keep your eye at cameralandny.com that is where i picked them up...dirt cheap

[easymoney]

Ziess 8x30, Pentax 9 x63, Nikon Spotter II XL with a lightweight tripod.
I got all used at a local camera store where they were taken in on trade. All in great shape and less than half of retail price...
IMHO, quality binos in the 8 x 30, 10 x 42, 12 x 50 range are much better than the spotting scopes. Less to carry and it does not require looking thru one eye all day, as well a tripod to set up.

[BackCountryHNTR]

Vortex Diamondbacks 10x42
Vortex Impact spotting scope 25-75x70

I would also take the binos only if I have to...