This weekend I had the chance to view several scopes and narrowed my purchase list down to three: Pentax PF 65ED, PF 80Ed or the Leupold 12x40x60HD scopes. My wife and I both really enjoyed the big bright views from the Leupold. It has a large 30mm eye relief and the view is so bright.
Now, Pentax offers interchangeable eyepieces while the Leupold does not.
My question is using various eyepieces with the Pentax will the views be better than from using the 20x-60x zoom I was looking through? If I were just comparing the built-in eyepiece of the Leupold vs the 20x-60x eyepiece on the Pentax Leupold would get the nod. So, my choice is now to narrow my choice down to one.
P.S.- The Leica 77 APO scope was very sweet too. It was the most expensive scope I took a look at and its brightness level was very very good but not as good as good as the Leupold in my humble opinion.
GR
Now, Pentax offers interchangeable eyepieces while the Leupold does not.
My question is using various eyepieces with the Pentax will the views be better than from using the 20x-60x zoom I was looking through? If I were just comparing the built-in eyepiece of the Leupold vs the 20x-60x eyepiece on the Pentax Leupold would get the nod. So, my choice is now to narrow my choice down to one.
P.S.- The Leica 77 APO scope was very sweet too. It was the most expensive scope I took a look at and its brightness level was very very good but not as good as good as the Leupold in my humble opinion.
GR