Hi everyone,
I have a pair of Leica Ultravid 7x42's that are wonderful during the daytime. As others have noted, the clarity in the center of view is just outstanding.
I do, however, like to use these bins at night as well and when I focus on a star, I don't get a nice pin point, but rather a "star" shape, with spikes of light coming from around the edge of the star itself.
I believe that the "star" test is a standard for quickly determining colimation etc and distortion is typically a sign of misalignment or some other problem.
Is this worth addressing with Leica or should I just leave well enough alone? I had a pair of 8x32 Ultravids in the past and they would focus down to an absolute pinpoint. It's just a shame that my 7x won't do the same.
Thanks for any advice,
Steffan
I have a pair of Leica Ultravid 7x42's that are wonderful during the daytime. As others have noted, the clarity in the center of view is just outstanding.
I do, however, like to use these bins at night as well and when I focus on a star, I don't get a nice pin point, but rather a "star" shape, with spikes of light coming from around the edge of the star itself.
I believe that the "star" test is a standard for quickly determining colimation etc and distortion is typically a sign of misalignment or some other problem.
Is this worth addressing with Leica or should I just leave well enough alone? I had a pair of 8x32 Ultravids in the past and they would focus down to an absolute pinpoint. It's just a shame that my 7x won't do the same.
Thanks for any advice,
Steffan