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Good morning,

prompted by the discussions around the 'best 4x riflescope' thread I have done a field trial with documentation this morning.

I looked for the practical side of price and gain in the hunting field as far as optical performance goes.

Question:

Is a low price scope a detriment; is a high price scope an asset?

The following is taken as read and agreed upon:

All scopes considered are mechanically sound - but need NOT withstand 'dialing'.

Scopes used:

Zeiss Diavari *T 2,5-10x48 set to 4,75x (as high end as I had) sold for arouns 1200 $

Weaver Grand Slam 4.75x40 sold for 120 $




Reference was a Zeiss Victory 8x44



Methods:

I went out in pitch dark and set up a standard german roebuck target.

[img]http://i552.photobucket.com/albums/jj358/mar1895/Optics%20test/Neu_559target.jpg [/img]

Distance was 80 meters.

I went through the following routine:

1) Look through binos - record times and visual
2) Look through scopes record times and visual
3) take picture from car roof for darkness reference
4 take picture through scopes, if possible

Proceedings

5:16 am:

Setup:



Visual:



Target idetification not possible.
Shooting not possible with either scope.

5:39 am:

Visual


Binos show outline of target paper and dimmly features.

Reticles on scope show up.

Target idetification not possible.
Shooting not possible with either scope.

5:52 am:

Visual:


Zeiss
[img]http://i552.photobucket.com/albums/jj358/mar1895/Optics%20test/Neu_556zeiss.jpg[/img]

Weaver
[img]http://i552.photobucket.com/albums/jj358/mar1895/Optics%20test/Neu_557weaver.jpg[/img]

Target idetification possible with binos.
Shoots not possible with either scope.

(Light is far good enough already with both scopes for real life hunting at this point.)