I have been looking for a long time at getting a new spotting scope. I have always used straight scopes. but it seems angled is about twice more popular, at least that is what doug says. for me I understand the advantage of angled. once your on the animal its nicer to view with angled. its less critical to have the exact right tripod height. so its easier for other people to look through the spotter because height isn't as critical. The downside in my mind is quickly getting on the animal. It also seems more difficult to see exactly where the scope is pointing say if your looking in a grid pattern on a mountain. I know there are people that converted to angled after using straight. my question is how did you overcome the downsides of angled,