I have a Redfield 20x60 I believe. It wasnt that high and is very good quality. Has a nice padded cover that stays on it, just unzip it. Clear edges and good zoom. Like I said for the money its a good spotting scope.

From a blind you'll want a straight eye-piece, just my experience. A spotting scope with an up-angled eye-piece mounted to a window then pulled down so you can see through it will likely be looking at the sky.

a year or so ago I purchased the Burris 25x75 -70mm, great for looking at the moon but not the ticket for hunting.

From a blind you'll want a straight eye-piece, just my experience. A spotting scope with an up-angled eye-piece mounted to a window then pulled down so you can see through it will likely be looking at the sky.

Not bein a d-bag, but have you ever used an angled eyepiece? I have a Vortex Nomad and a Vortex Razor HD and there is a set screw that you loosen and can rotate the scope body (and subsequently the eyepiece) to any angle to see up, down, left, or right. They are also great with window mounts in a vehicle. If you are in a vehicle with your spotting scope attached to the window and are facing 12 o'clock, try looking at 11 o'clock with a straight eyepiece. You'll be in the back seat trying to see basically forward. With an angled, the scope body is ( more or less) parallel to the vehicle. Rotate your eyepiece 90°+/- and you can see almost straight ahead. It's hard to describe without physically showing you, but I hope you see what I mean. They are more versatile than straight IMO. They are harder to locate targets in my experience, but after using them a bit, I would say its negligible.

I don't know where the rumor about the angled only being viewable from the top down started, but once you see all the different viewing angles and capabilities they have, I don't see a reason to use a straight. Good luck with whatever you end up with.

Not bein a d-bag, but have you ever used an angled eyepiece? I have a Vortex Nomad and a Vortex Razor HD and there is a set screw that you loosen and can rotate the scope body (and subsequently the eyepiece) to any angle to see up, down, left, or right. They are also great with window mounts in a vehicle. If you are in a vehicle with your spotting scope attached to the window and are facing 12 o'clock, try looking at 11 o'clock with a straight eyepiece. You'll be in the back seat trying to see basically forward. With an angled, the scope body is ( more or less) parallel to the vehicle. Rotate your eyepiece 90°+/- and you can see almost straight ahead. It's hard to describe without physically showing you, but I hope you see what I mean. They are more versatile than straight IMO. They are harder to locate targets in my experience, but after using them a bit, I would say its negligible.

I don't know where the rumor about the angled only being viewable from the top down started, but once you see all the different viewing angles and capabilities they have, I don't see a reason to use a straight. Good luck with whatever you end up with.