A friend accompanying me on a sheep hunt 15 years ago brought his great, heavy Leica spotting scope. Optics are better today and excellent glass is easier to get. My new Leupold binos are about as good as my 1993 Leicas, and I just got a 15-30x50 Leupold spotter. As I get older I find that heavy stuff tends to stay in the truck--I need to take the optics out into the field!
