DOCTER Scopes

[Cornertang]

Anyone have any experience with DOCTER optics? Looking at new scopes for my 7MM. Curious, about there clarity/brightness,durability,etc. Have a 3.5-10 Zeiss Conquest that I love, being that the DOCTER company can be traced back to Zeiss was wondering if they are of this quality or caliber.

 

[goodgrouper]

My buddy who is a desert sheep guide has a pair of the Docter 15-60x80 observation binoculars from the early 90's era. They are heavy duty and well made. The optics are decent to my eye, but they have a slight yellow hue to them. Resolution is good, and the focus is fast and generous. I do not think that they are brighter or clearer than my Swaro STS 20-60x80 spotting scope but I can look through the Docters all day because they are a bino not a spotter.

As for the rifle scopes, I have never seen one but I would imagine the same optics would be used in them as well.

 

[Centre Punch]

Corner,
Doctor optics were previously known as "CARL ZEIS JENA", Jena being the former East german town where they were manufactured

I dont think they are any thing to do with the other Ziess but i might be wrong.
I did have a pair of 10x50s made by Carl Ziess some years ago, they were then classed as mid-priced binos and i thought they were very good.

A buddy of mine has a Doctor Asperical lensed scope on his 30-06 Tikka continental and it is a fine piece glass.

Ian.

"I meant to shoot the pike but the duck got in the way"

 

[Pete Lincoln]

I replied to this post earlier and the **** PC didn't post it.

Doctor where perhaps comparable with Leupold maybe 10 years ago. WIth slightly better coatings maybe. In the last years they have come on in Quality and are now a reliable hunting scope with good clarity. They are no S&B, but they are a good option for a guy on a budget.
Doctor also manufacture scopes for the 2 big German hunting store chains, Kettner and Frankonia ( like Cabellas.)
in the same way the motor industry has maybe 1 model of vehicle with 3 different names and prices (eg VW Sharan, Seat Alhambra, Ford Galaxy) with the Frankonia or Kettner scopes you get the same Doctor scope, at a sli8ghtly discount price.
The difference is typicaly around 10 to 20 %
for example.
The Frankonia catalog lists the Doctor 2.5-10x48, 30mm, alloy, illuminated at : 1120 euro
same scope, with frankonia name on it: 989 euro.

Pete

 

[Cornertang]

Thanks for the info.guys!