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What's wrong with the Zeiss Harpia??
Congrats! :) Peeping with one eye through a small hole is - and will be - cumbersome, period. To improve things, practice patiently and persistently. Start with the lowest magnification and determine the appropriate height of the eyecup. Learn to position your eye perfectly and support your... -
What's wrong with the Zeiss Harpia??
As a rule of thumb you lose at least 25% of the original price when you sell even a renowned scope or binocular in pristine condition. Even small blemishes could lower the resale value considerably. The easiest way to ensure a high resale value is to buy second hand. ;) Nobody can predict... -
What's wrong with the Zeiss Harpia??
Thanks, Kimmo, for clarifying this. But as far as I unterstand Henry's statement quoted above, given the eye's dilation is larger than the scope's exit pupil, at a default magnification the exit pupil determines the usable dilation of the eye and hence brightness of and DOF in the perceived... -
What's wrong with the Zeiss Harpia??
Yes, you are right; this thread deals with some details: https://www.birdforum.net/threads/depth-of-field-and-f-stop-of-scopes.412660/ However, now that I'm in my fifties the world seems to be dimmer than before. Therefore I am happy for any little photon that creeps out of my scope and sheds... -
What's wrong with the Zeiss Harpia??
Oh yes, that's true. One important reason for me to switch from Swaro ATX to Meopta S2 was the distinctly smaller diameter of the Meopta eyecup that fitted my eye socket so much better: less blackouts, less eye strain. When I bought the Swaro I was obsessed with optical quality. Don't get me... -
What's wrong with the Zeiss Harpia??
I doubt that it is a matter of price: The market for valuable high-end field scopes is small so the demand is limited anyway. Most birders that I (!) know belong sooner or later to the "buy once, cry once" category - they formerly have invested in quality equipment and use it for the decades to...