First of all, you must be clear about the purpose of buying the best spotting scope for the money: you want to see the scenery in the distance when you travel daily, or go out to watch a performance.

  If it is inconvenient to bring a tripod, choose 8 times, which is more stable in hand.

  For example, if you want to use it for bird watching, it is recommended to choose 16 times, because the field of view you can see at 16 times is smaller. In other words, the picture you can see is more detailed.

  Take 8x as a comparison, 8x lens can see a bird on the tree. The 16x lens can see the bird's feathers. If you want to see the bird's eyes clearly, you have to use 16 times or more. So if you want to see far, see more details, it is better to choose 16 times. However, the larger the magnification, the smaller the field of view, and the picture is unstable and easily shakes, which affects the viewing effect. Therefore, a large-magnification telescope is recommended to be used with a tripod.