I have proven to my own satisfaction that the fiber optics carry the load as far as illumination goes in the Accupoints. As long as there’s any skylight, the light is on. I’ve yet to carry one afield, so don’t know how it works in dark timber and/or overcast. As I said, if the illumination is crucial, I’d go with the battery-powered models. Since they’re newer, perhaps the coatings are better, perhaps not. Not sure how much the coatings figure in an optics design, so don’t know if they can just use new ones on old scopes without other changes.
