Thread: Spotting Scope vs High Zoom Camera

Originally Posted by Micky Duck

older canon zoom camera says up to 25x was no better than 10x binos....but then the binos are good.... spotting scope I do not own and have only used one once..but found bull thar before the guys along side me with binos. what zoom does your rifle scope have??? for me that is huge consideration.... if you can utilise that once animal is found with binos,the spotting scope becomes redundant...but with phone attachment they make camera some what redundant
your budget and your pack that it has to fit in and be carried.

I have had big zoom scopes like S&B and Nightforce but not enough zoom even at 25x. The Swarovski spotting scope was 40x zoom and still not quite enough. I have a new Swarovski ordered but challenging my thinking, so budget not so much of an issue. These new cameras I would think they are quite a step up from the older 25x of which I have one.