Rich,
I'm just gonna have to respectfully disagree with you on this.
Rich, would be helpful if you posted about the technical attributes and science behind the optics that support your observations. Otherwise, they are just your observations and may not apply to others and their situations. There is undeniable physics associated with the how and why things work.
Well Rich, I have been shooting rifles and scopes for years. And I'll tell you, my observation is totally opposite of yours. So I really don't know why you would insist, your observation is the law, no one else is right but you... well you're wrong.
No, I'm really just going off of "observation" of different people.Maybe you missed the "Everyone" above. Most folks have not taken the time to actually know their stuff. I used to think my Bushnell was as good as my Nightforce when I used leaves and twigs 150 yards away. Now I know better.
Have you actually set up deer antler or an optic chart and compared one of your scopes on it as darkness sets in?
Lower mag scopes always appears brighter at dusk for me.
I used that response to tell you, not everyone agrees with you. That doesn't mean they're wrong. You are getting combative over subjective opinions. Why?In other words you have not done something yourself. The idea of appearing brighter is irrelevant to this conversation. The idea I'm suggesting is not what appears brighter but what allows you to see earlier and later.
All the antidotal info you posted about ignorant scope users proves nothing except some like one better than another.
If you opinion is the rule, why isn't all hunting scopes 36 power? Or even 50 power?In other words you have not done something yourself. The idea of appearing brighter is irrelevant to this conversation. The idea I'm suggesting is not what appears brighter but what allows you to see earlier and later.
All the antidotal info you posted about ignorant scope users proves nothing except some like one better than another.
At dusk there is a trade off between magnification and clarity/light being transmitted.
Are you saying that even when dialed back to 5, my 5-25 or 5-50 scope is not as clear as a 4-14 powered scope. If you are, that is not my experience.
For sure, at dusk/almost dark, when I dial up to 50, the dark ring appears, but I can dial back to a point and get a clear picture, and its not anywhere near the lowest setting.
At dusk there is a trade off between magnification and clarity/light being transmitted.
Are you saying that even when dialed back to 5, my 5-25 or 5-50 scope is not as clear as a 4-14 powered scope. If you are, that is not my experience.
For sure, at dusk/almost dark, when I dial up to 50, the dark ring appears, but I can dial back to a point and get a clear picture, and its not anywhere near the lowest setting.