Hi,
This is my first post on here, but I've been reading a lot of posts here for awhile and have gained some really useful information. You guys definitely know your optics. I recently bought a Zeiss 65 with the 15-45X eyepiece that is a refurbished scope sold through an authorized dealer with full US lifetime warranty. The scope looks absolutely new in all respects, without a blemish on the scope or glass. The optical quality of this scope is outstanding. I purchased it for $800 US, which was far less than any other place I've ever seen it. I have a Nikon XL 16-47 roof prism scope with the phase-correction which is brand new, but it is not with me, so I have not been able to compare the two. I plan on keeping only one them. I do like the packability of the Nikon, but I'm wondering if the Zeiss is going to be worth the $300 extra over the Nikon? Are these high-end scopes really significantly better than the best of the roof prism scopes? Thanks for any input you can give me on this.
This is my first post on here, but I've been reading a lot of posts here for awhile and have gained some really useful information. You guys definitely know your optics. I recently bought a Zeiss 65 with the 15-45X eyepiece that is a refurbished scope sold through an authorized dealer with full US lifetime warranty. The scope looks absolutely new in all respects, without a blemish on the scope or glass. The optical quality of this scope is outstanding. I purchased it for $800 US, which was far less than any other place I've ever seen it. I have a Nikon XL 16-47 roof prism scope with the phase-correction which is brand new, but it is not with me, so I have not been able to compare the two. I plan on keeping only one them. I do like the packability of the Nikon, but I'm wondering if the Zeiss is going to be worth the $300 extra over the Nikon? Are these high-end scopes really significantly better than the best of the roof prism scopes? Thanks for any input you can give me on this.
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