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<blockquote data-quote="bruce_ventura" data-source="post: 605623" data-attributes="member: 34084"><p>rdt270, You indicated you will be hunting and target shooting. IMHO, optical quality requirements differ for hunting vs target shooting at a range. Hunters often encounter poor lighting conditions at the target, but relatively clean (low-turbulence) air. This is where optical quality really matters. </p><p> </p><p>At most ranges during daytime, target illumination and contrast are good, but turbulence is strong. That's because the optical path is close to the ground for a long distance. You won't see much difference in true resolution (as opposed to magnification) between scopes when turbulence blur is present. </p><p> </p><p>I'm finding quite a bit of variation in optical quality at this midpoint of $500-1,000 price range. I think that optical quality is a cultural thing for most scope manufacturers. Some don't even have the equipment to measure optical quality, while others have decades of tradition that dictate high optical quality standards.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="bruce_ventura, post: 605623, member: 34084"] rdt270, You indicated you will be hunting and target shooting. IMHO, optical quality requirements differ for hunting vs target shooting at a range. Hunters often encounter poor lighting conditions at the target, but relatively clean (low-turbulence) air. This is where optical quality really matters. At most ranges during daytime, target illumination and contrast are good, but turbulence is strong. That's because the optical path is close to the ground for a long distance. You won't see much difference in true resolution (as opposed to magnification) between scopes when turbulence blur is present. I'm finding quite a bit of variation in optical quality at this midpoint of $500-1,000 price range. I think that optical quality is a cultural thing for most scope manufacturers. Some don't even have the equipment to measure optical quality, while others have decades of tradition that dictate high optical quality standards. [/QUOTE]
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