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which spotting scope?
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<blockquote data-quote="grit" data-source="post: 110860" data-attributes="member: 4112"><p>Hey GG,</p><p></p><p>Always the champion of Leupold. I know the wind rivers are only distributed by Leupold, and they're not high quality. Are they good enough for me? I dunno yet.</p><p></p><p>Your advice to buy the best is good advice. Your experience is undeniable. </p><p></p><p>My thinking is this:</p><p>First, there's a point of diminishing returns. An example would be my hunting partners binoculars. Swaros, $1700. Mine, Bushnell elite, $350. Are his better? Absolutely. 5X better? Not even close. Am I happy with mine? Absolutely. Having looked through both, would I spend the money to buy his? Never. Why? First, I appreciate value. Second, It wouldn't be ethical for me to spend $1700. $1700 would represent to great a chunk of my more important responsibilities.</p><p></p><p>What I want is a high value to quality ratio. I can afford mid range optics. I can tell my wife I spent the price of mid-range optics without her telling me I've squandered our precious resources (have to keep the gas tank full).</p><p></p><p>I'll use my most recent optics purchase as an example. I bought a Nikon Monarch. I looked at the leupys and ziess as well. The Nikon was 60% of the cost of a comparable ziess or leupy. My opinion is the scope is at least 100% of the quality of the zeiss or leupy. </p><p>You may argue Nikon doesn't have leupolds customer service. You may be right. I don't think I'll find out.</p><p></p><p>Perhaps, as I become more experienced mid range glass won't meet my needs. It does now. I don't think I ask of my glass what you do of yours. </p><p></p><p>Thanks for the input.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="grit, post: 110860, member: 4112"] Hey GG, Always the champion of Leupold. I know the wind rivers are only distributed by Leupold, and they're not high quality. Are they good enough for me? I dunno yet. Your advice to buy the best is good advice. Your experience is undeniable. My thinking is this: First, there's a point of diminishing returns. An example would be my hunting partners binoculars. Swaros, $1700. Mine, Bushnell elite, $350. Are his better? Absolutely. 5X better? Not even close. Am I happy with mine? Absolutely. Having looked through both, would I spend the money to buy his? Never. Why? First, I appreciate value. Second, It wouldn't be ethical for me to spend $1700. $1700 would represent to great a chunk of my more important responsibilities. What I want is a high value to quality ratio. I can afford mid range optics. I can tell my wife I spent the price of mid-range optics without her telling me I've squandered our precious resources (have to keep the gas tank full). I'll use my most recent optics purchase as an example. I bought a Nikon Monarch. I looked at the leupys and ziess as well. The Nikon was 60% of the cost of a comparable ziess or leupy. My opinion is the scope is at least 100% of the quality of the zeiss or leupy. You may argue Nikon doesn't have leupolds customer service. You may be right. I don't think I'll find out. Perhaps, as I become more experienced mid range glass won't meet my needs. It does now. I don't think I ask of my glass what you do of yours. Thanks for the input. [/QUOTE]
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