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Long Range Scopes and Other Optics
Learning to deal with uncommon eye issues and choosing optics.
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<blockquote data-quote="WildBillG" data-source="post: 1837967" data-attributes="member: 106952"><p>Not sure if this is true but I heard that Zeiss actually owns the rights to Shcott glass not sure if I spelled that right. Any way we know a lot of companies use that glass and thus pay Zeiss a royalty each time.</p><p> FTR how long was is between upgrading your March scopes. Also did you keep your old one to compare them side by side. I would like to look through a March scope but I am not sure they are sold here in Canada. I have seen the Tangent Theta scope and looked through them but like Schmidt and Bender they are out side of my price range. As you mention FTR the coatings and glass quality are what make or break an optic. An optic with poor glass and good coatings will still lag behind one with top of coatings and glass. All of this said I think it is getting harder for companies to try and pass off junk and stay alive in the market. There are those out there though who have no idea what clear sharp optics are. They also believe that a pair of 10x24 Bushnell mini binos that sell for 30 dollars are the best thing they have ever seen. I bought a pair of Swarovski 10x42 EL's paid 2 grand for them. I would let others look through them to see what they thought and the answer was always man those are clear you must have paid 500 dollars for them. My thought was I would have bought 4 pair at that price. I think those Swaro's were brighter and sharper then the Zeiss Victory range finding pair I replaced them with.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="WildBillG, post: 1837967, member: 106952"] Not sure if this is true but I heard that Zeiss actually owns the rights to Shcott glass not sure if I spelled that right. Any way we know a lot of companies use that glass and thus pay Zeiss a royalty each time. FTR how long was is between upgrading your March scopes. Also did you keep your old one to compare them side by side. I would like to look through a March scope but I am not sure they are sold here in Canada. I have seen the Tangent Theta scope and looked through them but like Schmidt and Bender they are out side of my price range. As you mention FTR the coatings and glass quality are what make or break an optic. An optic with poor glass and good coatings will still lag behind one with top of coatings and glass. All of this said I think it is getting harder for companies to try and pass off junk and stay alive in the market. There are those out there though who have no idea what clear sharp optics are. They also believe that a pair of 10x24 Bushnell mini binos that sell for 30 dollars are the best thing they have ever seen. I bought a pair of Swarovski 10x42 EL's paid 2 grand for them. I would let others look through them to see what they thought and the answer was always man those are clear you must have paid 500 dollars for them. My thought was I would have bought 4 pair at that price. I think those Swaro's were brighter and sharper then the Zeiss Victory range finding pair I replaced them with. [/QUOTE]
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