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A Zeiss Conquest HD on steroids.
Agreed. I was referring to birdwatching/nature viewing.- William Lewis
- Post #80
- Forum: Zeiss
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A Zeiss Conquest HD on steroids.
Just as an note, the longer form factor of the new generation of high end '32 roofs e.g n.l and s.f would play the same trick as a '56 stopped down, i.e a higher f ratio leading to less aberations - particularly c.a than the smaller more compact models. A longer/higher f ratio 7x42 with it's...- William Lewis
- Post #59
- Forum: Zeiss
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A Zeiss Conquest HD on steroids.
No its not "much" better. I've tried all the top makes and models back to back which is the only time you'll really notice a difference. Also a lot of those differences come down to personal preference. As I've said before anything from and e2 up in a porro or a Kowa Genesis/ Zeiss conquest etc...- William Lewis
- Post #46
- Forum: Zeiss
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A Zeiss Conquest HD on steroids.
Still the best 133m 8x closer I've seen in terms of optics though so I can't be too harsh!- William Lewis
- Post #37
- Forum: Zeiss
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A Zeiss Conquest HD on steroids.
I miss more birds by not carrying a scope than I gain by carrying the weight of a '56 - by a huge margin. I'm much less inclined to take the scope out if I'm carrying the '56 so the reality is that great though the SLC 8x56 HD is to look through, as a birding tool it's compromised - even...- William Lewis
- Post #35
- Forum: Zeiss