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<blockquote data-quote="264MHC" data-source="post: 2242704" data-attributes="member: 111161"><p>My dad and I were looking into purchasing some Fraser gyro-stabilized binoculars for our boat the other day, which best I can tell have used the same technologies for at least 30 years, and are still considered the best of the best for that application. This got me thinking…</p><p>As far as rifle scopes go, it seems like the biggest advances have been made in providing higher quality optics to lower price points. Especially in the $1000-$2000 range scopes, the manufacturers seem to always be marketing improved glass, be it HD, ED, Fluorite, better coatings, etc.</p><p>So on to my question. Are these "advances" simply bringing technology that's been around for years to the lower price points? Are there actually any true improvements being made to the highest end optics? For example, would a Schmidt and Bender purchased today show significant improvement over one purchased 20 years ago optically, or has it gone as far as it can go? I'm not talking about improvements in reticles, turrets, ergonomics, features, or size/ form factor, just pure optical quality. This question of course applies to any other top quality scope, be it Swaro, Premier/TT, Hendsolt, Zeiss, etc, just used Schmidt as an example. </p><p>I'd be really interested to hear the thoughts of any of the optics experts on this forum or anyone with a lot of experience with these kinds of optics. </p><p>Thanks,</p><p>Cole</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="264MHC, post: 2242704, member: 111161"] My dad and I were looking into purchasing some Fraser gyro-stabilized binoculars for our boat the other day, which best I can tell have used the same technologies for at least 30 years, and are still considered the best of the best for that application. This got me thinking… As far as rifle scopes go, it seems like the biggest advances have been made in providing higher quality optics to lower price points. Especially in the $1000-$2000 range scopes, the manufacturers seem to always be marketing improved glass, be it HD, ED, Fluorite, better coatings, etc. So on to my question. Are these “advances” simply bringing technology that’s been around for years to the lower price points? Are there actually any true improvements being made to the highest end optics? For example, would a Schmidt and Bender purchased today show significant improvement over one purchased 20 years ago optically, or has it gone as far as it can go? I’m not talking about improvements in reticles, turrets, ergonomics, features, or size/ form factor, just pure optical quality. This question of course applies to any other top quality scope, be it Swaro, Premier/TT, Hendsolt, Zeiss, etc, just used Schmidt as an example. I’d be really interested to hear the thoughts of any of the optics experts on this forum or anyone with a lot of experience with these kinds of optics. Thanks, Cole [/QUOTE]
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