avidopticguy
Active member
So here is a question for the forum GOers here regarding moving up the money chain in the optics world and performance. Needless to say we have all expirenced the diminishing returns on price vs performance.
Has anyone had an experience where they purchased more expensive optics (excluding used/sale) and taken a step backwards in optical performance (of couse excluding personal preferences and ergonomics)?
Every time I have paid more the optical performance has been better. Of course there have been times I have opted for a less costly model at a sacrifice of optical performance for personal preference or ergonomics.
I ask because I am about to purchase a compact set of binos and I have narrowed my pick down to 3 all at different price points (because the 3 different price points met met my ergonomic requirements weight, size, magnification, etc....).
The 3 are :
Monarch M7 8x30 - $475
Zeiss Victory Pocket 8x25 - $820
Swaro CL B 8x30 - $1100
I am soon to try all these first hand.
The reason for my question is, form other user's accounts of the 3 mentioned, it seems that the Zeiss victory pocket 8x25 optically out performs the Swaro CL B 8x30 at $300 less (of course not in brightness but sharpness and CA and other aspects).
Thoughts?
Has anyone had an experience where they purchased more expensive optics (excluding used/sale) and taken a step backwards in optical performance (of couse excluding personal preferences and ergonomics)?
Every time I have paid more the optical performance has been better. Of course there have been times I have opted for a less costly model at a sacrifice of optical performance for personal preference or ergonomics.
I ask because I am about to purchase a compact set of binos and I have narrowed my pick down to 3 all at different price points (because the 3 different price points met met my ergonomic requirements weight, size, magnification, etc....).
The 3 are :
Monarch M7 8x30 - $475
Zeiss Victory Pocket 8x25 - $820
Swaro CL B 8x30 - $1100
I am soon to try all these first hand.
The reason for my question is, form other user's accounts of the 3 mentioned, it seems that the Zeiss victory pocket 8x25 optically out performs the Swaro CL B 8x30 at $300 less (of course not in brightness but sharpness and CA and other aspects).
Thoughts?