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The Hunt Backcountry Podcast

103 | $200 vs $2,000 — What makes an optic great?

The Hunt Backcountry Podcast

by Exo Mtn Gear

Sports:wilderness, Sports, Wilderness, Health & Fitness

4.92.9K Ratings

🗓️ 29 November 2017

⏱️ 74 minutes

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Summary

What makes an optic great? What are the differences between a $200 dollar optic and a $2,000 optic? And what about all of those terms and numbers — objective, exit pupil, field-of-view, eye relief, interpupillary distance — what does all of that mean, and how does it affect us, as hunters? Our guest for this episode, Colby Kroff, helps us understand the anatomy of optics, what details and specifications matter to hunters, and how to best use and care for optics. If you want to learn more about selecting the correct binocular or spotting scope for your hunts, you are sure to benefit from this episode. Also, don't forget to enter the 100th Episode Giveaway to have your chance at winning an Exo Mountain Gear pack and over a dozen other prizes. Entries accepted through November 30th! http://ExoMountainGear.com/podcast

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0:00.0

Yeah, I'm way more comfortable just twisted all the way in.

0:02.6

Is that bad at the end with the end with all foreheads?

0:20.0

Welcome to the Huntback Country Podcast presented by Exo Mountain Gear.

0:24.6

This is Episode 103 and our guest is Colby Kroff from Swarovski Optic.

0:30.8

In this conversation with Colby, we dive deep into Optics for hunting, both binoculars and spotting

0:37.1

scopes. We dissect them, we understand what they're made of, how they work, and why that matters

0:42.6

for you as a hunter. We get in dispecifications so you know what you're looking at when you're

0:47.7

shopping for Optics, and it's really just an informational episode. But it's not all specs and geek

0:54.0

we also talk about how to best use Optics when you might choose a vernacular over a spotting

0:59.4

scope. When you're choosing the spotting scope, if you should go straight or angled eyepiece,

1:04.4

we get into a ton in this conversation. It's an hour that you're sure to enjoy and learn from

1:09.7

no doubt. Before we get into the show, I want to remind you guys about our big giveaway for

1:14.5

Episode 100. Is this show's being released? You have just hours to enter, so if you're not

1:19.2

in already, I hope you act fast. We're giving away an Exo Mountain Gear Pack, and more than a

1:24.8

dozen other prizes from many of our friends and companies that we work with. Go to exo-mountaingear.com

1:30.8

forward slash 100 and make sure you get entered soon. Because this is ending on November 30th.

1:37.1

Winners will be announced on December 1st, so if you're already entered, make sure you start

1:41.7

checking your inboxes shortly thereafter. We'll be emailing all the winners. Okay, let's get into

1:48.4

this episode with Colby Kroff from Swarovski Optic. Colby, welcome to the Huntback Country

1:57.2

podcast. How are you doing tonight? I've been really well. It's good to be here. Thanks for inviting me.

2:01.7

Yeah, man. We were just joking a bit. You're in a Hampton Inn. We were saying that you're in the

2:06.9

Hamptons currently. That's right. Live in life. Yeah, but you're on the road quite a bit working with

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