Well after a lot of soul searching and asking questions here, I finally purchased a Pentax PF-80ED-A with the 20-60x ep from Adorama which is running a special for $950. This is the best deal I could find for the angled version and I think it is a fair price.
So I will have a very good scope but not one suited for long hikes! That's ok though because it will spend most of its time on the deck. Now I have to decide whether to get a fixed ep, probably the 14mm. I'll wait to see how I like the FOV on the zoom first though. I really wanted to get a Nikon 82ED but the eye relief was mentioned over and over in the threads and I wear glasses.
So I will have a very good scope but not one suited for long hikes! That's ok though because it will spend most of its time on the deck. Now I have to decide whether to get a fixed ep, probably the 14mm. I'll wait to see how I like the FOV on the zoom first though. I really wanted to get a Nikon 82ED but the eye relief was mentioned over and over in the threads and I wear glasses.