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Need help choosing some german glass...
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<blockquote data-quote="bruce_ventura" data-source="post: 1008666" data-attributes="member: 34084"><p>I like MEOPTA products, but I would not go this far. I've evaluated many of the MEOPRO and MEOSTAR rifle scopes and binoculars side-by-side with Zeiss and Swarovski products. Meopta products definitely have good optical performance for their price. Contrast is high and the resolution is very good. Finish quality is quite good as well. The prices can be ~25% lower than roughly comparable German/Austrian products, so the value is quite high. </p><p> </p><p>However, Meopta product design is not in the same class and Meopta doesn't seem to have the same design standards as other European manufacturers. Meopta does a lot of contract manufacturing for other companies and less original product design. Maybe they just don't have same design experience and tradition. Also, be aware that the Meopro rifle scopes are actually made in the USA using European glass. </p><p> </p><p>Upon close inspection, Meopta products usually show a few design weaknesses of "flaws". For example in the rifle scopes you see low zoom range (~3.5:1 in MEOSTAR vs the advertised 4:1 range), tunnelling at the low end of the zoom range, or turret clicks that are not accurate. These issues are not serious deficiencies. Mechanically, the products are not as light (especially the binoculars) and the mechanciall adjustments are not as smooth. The binocular eyecups are rather small for many people. These issues lead to more fatigue when using binoculars for extended periods of time. Again not serious deficiencies, but they set these products apart from "alpha" glass.</p><p> </p><p>In short, I like Meopta products and they are a good value at their price point. The optical performance is quite good. But I don't think they are equivalent to Zeiss, Swarovski or Kahles products in some aspects of optical and mechanical design.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="bruce_ventura, post: 1008666, member: 34084"] I like MEOPTA products, but I would not go this far. I've evaluated many of the MEOPRO and MEOSTAR rifle scopes and binoculars side-by-side with Zeiss and Swarovski products. Meopta products definitely have good optical performance for their price. Contrast is high and the resolution is very good. Finish quality is quite good as well. The prices can be ~25% lower than roughly comparable German/Austrian products, so the value is quite high. However, Meopta product design is not in the same class and Meopta doesn't seem to have the same design standards as other European manufacturers. Meopta does a lot of contract manufacturing for other companies and less original product design. Maybe they just don't have same design experience and tradition. Also, be aware that the Meopro rifle scopes are actually made in the USA using European glass. Upon close inspection, Meopta products usually show a few design weaknesses of "flaws". For example in the rifle scopes you see low zoom range (~3.5:1 in MEOSTAR vs the advertised 4:1 range), tunnelling at the low end of the zoom range, or turret clicks that are not accurate. These issues are not serious deficiencies. Mechanically, the products are not as light (especially the binoculars) and the mechanciall adjustments are not as smooth. The binocular eyecups are rather small for many people. These issues lead to more fatigue when using binoculars for extended periods of time. Again not serious deficiencies, but they set these products apart from "alpha" glass. In short, I like Meopta products and they are a good value at their price point. The optical performance is quite good. But I don't think they are equivalent to Zeiss, Swarovski or Kahles products in some aspects of optical and mechanical design. [/QUOTE]
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