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What's the highest magnification you use while hunting from 500 to 1,000 yards?
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<blockquote data-quote="Barrelnut" data-source="post: 1437886" data-attributes="member: 74902"><p>I believe we are hijacking the OP's thread. I will jump back in one more time though...</p><p>Because this side discussion should shed "light" on the OP's decision to use a Golden Eagle 15-60x52 scope for hunting, as the scope would be far from ideal in low light situations....</p><p></p><p>Aldeerhunter, ("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. ") cannot be answered because you do not specify the font objective size of your scope. That matters!</p><p></p><p>Rich, you are probably right that you were able to zoom in and "see" the point of the horn better. The image itself was probably not as "bright" however. There is a point of diminishing return while zooming. Because the exit pupil of the scope is getting smaller as you increase the magnification of the scope. At some point the image will not be bright enough for you to determine anything. This point also depends on the ability of your eyes and as we age our eyes do not see as well in the dark because older pupils do not dilate as much. Also, you are judging the quality of the coatings on the optics more than anything in your tests. Which is important. But if you compare a couple of PST scopes with different objective lens sizes and magnification ranges. The coatings would be the same and your test results somewhat different.</p><p></p><p>This link is to a good explanation of these factors from an astronomical site. it's a good quick read.</p><p><a href="https://www.astronomics.com/spotting-scope-specifications_t.aspx" target="_blank">https://www.astronomics.com/spotting-scope-specifications_t.aspx</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Barrelnut, post: 1437886, member: 74902"] I believe we are hijacking the OP's thread. I will jump back in one more time though... Because this side discussion should shed "light" on the OP's decision to use a Golden Eagle 15-60x52 scope for hunting, as the scope would be far from ideal in low light situations.... Aldeerhunter, ("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. ") cannot be answered because you do not specify the font objective size of your scope. That matters! Rich, you are probably right that you were able to zoom in and "see" the point of the horn better. The image itself was probably not as "bright" however. There is a point of diminishing return while zooming. Because the exit pupil of the scope is getting smaller as you increase the magnification of the scope. At some point the image will not be bright enough for you to determine anything. This point also depends on the ability of your eyes and as we age our eyes do not see as well in the dark because older pupils do not dilate as much. Also, you are judging the quality of the coatings on the optics more than anything in your tests. Which is important. But if you compare a couple of PST scopes with different objective lens sizes and magnification ranges. The coatings would be the same and your test results somewhat different. This link is to a good explanation of these factors from an astronomical site. it's a good quick read. [URL]https://www.astronomics.com/spotting-scope-specifications_t.aspx[/URL] [/QUOTE]
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