Angled or Straight/Digiscoping (2 Viewers)

Perhaps a really old question, but: I'm interested in upgrading my scope; leaning strongly toward Pentax 65. I've gotten good at finding and following birds with my straight. When I tried out an angled at the dealer's, I had trouble finding a stationary bird! If any of you have made such a switch, I'd appreciate your input. I plan to use the scope for both viewing and digiscoping. My camera is now a Sony DSC W50. Any advice regarding scope and/or digiscoping adapter would be appreciated.
Thanks, Miksis

I changed from straight to angled a few years ago. I was worried that I wouldn't be able to locate birds as well, but within a week I was getting on birds as quickly as I did with my straight scope. I find an angled scope much more comfortable than an straight scope and find it much easier for digiscoping.

That said, everyone is different so make sure you spend some time trying and angled scope before making the change...

I've moved from an angled to straight scope and wouldn't go back to angled. With the optical viewfinder on my Olympus 7070wz I can site straight down the scope and get on the bird fast. The problem these days for digiscopers is that most of the new cameras do not have a rotatable screen so for digiscoping at variable heights you would be better off with angled. The 65 mm scope is a bit limited for light gathering for digicams though. Neil.
ps I do 90% of my digiscoping sitting down.

You quickly get used to an angled scope and can find a bird just as quickly as with a straight scope, in my experience. An angled scope has the big advantage that you can share the view with others much more easily, regardless of their height. It even makes it easier for yourself, since you don't have to adjust the height of the tripod nearly as carefully.

The only trouble I very occasionally have is if you are behind an obstacle like a stone wall, with an angled scope it can be more difficult to see over it. But this doesn't happen very often, of course.