I've owned a handful of nice spotters, and got to fiddle and compare the spotters out hunters brought into camps for over 15 years. IMO, and I'm not a backpack hunter.....

Best, money no object--Swaro modular (ATX?) system. The 95mm objective is stupid good.
Best bang for the buck--Meopta S2. Preferred it to Kowa 884 in side by side comparisons, far superior to Zeiss FL T 85mm
Easiest to use, forgiving eyebox and eye relief, and uber tough--Leupold GR 15-45x


Shot this through Meopta S2 at about 3/4 mile



It is irrelevant what you think. What matters is the TRUTH.