So I went to "outdoor world" aka "bass pro shop" in Los Angeles today and compared the 65, 65hd, 80, and 80hd, together looking at the same objects from 500 yards to a mile away, and i HONESTLY could not see much difference between ANY of them... they all seemed top notch to me.
Apparently I should have been observing something during sunset with less light, but mid-day at all various distances, all 4 scopes seemed pretty much identical. The small differences I noticed were negligible in my opinion...
SO - on that note - am I missing something? Everyone says the HD is SO much better and always go with the HD... I am in the market for one of these, but as of right now I am tempted to go with the non-hd 65 because its the cheapest...
BUT - with the prices dropping right now because of the M's coming out, with all the hype about the HD versions, its hard not to spend a couple extra hundred and get the "best"...
Thanks!
JJ
Apparently I should have been observing something during sunset with less light, but mid-day at all various distances, all 4 scopes seemed pretty much identical. The small differences I noticed were negligible in my opinion...
SO - on that note - am I missing something? Everyone says the HD is SO much better and always go with the HD... I am in the market for one of these, but as of right now I am tempted to go with the non-hd 65 because its the cheapest...
BUT - with the prices dropping right now because of the M's coming out, with all the hype about the HD versions, its hard not to spend a couple extra hundred and get the "best"...
Thanks!
JJ