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MM4 77mm (1 Viewer)
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FrankD
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Chris,
These were just comments/experiences so far. I will write something more extensive up when I have time.
To answer your question, it is certainly on par with the 60 mm version with the usual caveats when one is comparing a 60 mm with a 77 mm (higher magnification range and subsequent shallower depth of field, etc...). I think it is a worthy addition to the MM lineup.
I do plan on doing some further comparisons with an 82 mm scope I have on hand. I will post more pics/comments later this week.
These were just comments/experiences so far. I will write something more extensive up when I have time.
To answer your question, it is certainly on par with the 60 mm version with the usual caveats when one is comparing a 60 mm with a 77 mm (higher magnification range and subsequent shallower depth of field, etc...). I think it is a worthy addition to the MM lineup.
I do plan on doing some further comparisons with an 82 mm scope I have on hand. I will post more pics/comments later this week.
Jonathan Avery
Active member
I have an MM4 60 ED and must compare the MM4 77 ED with it when I get a chance (maybe next week). I wonder, though, if anyone has had a chance to compare the MM4 77 ED to the ES 80 ED? Does the MM4 77 ED with its shorter focal length have as crisp an image as the ES 80 ED or does the weight saving come at the cost of some optical quality?
I think it's more likely to come down to which is the best specimen with the least aberrations.
Jonathan Avery
Active member
I had the opportunity to compare the MM4 60 ED side by side with the MM4 77 ED earlier this week on a birding trip to Norfolk. The MM4 77 has a bigger brighter image and obviously a further reach than the MM4 60. However, to my eyes, the colour in the MM4 60 looked more intense and vivid (is the technical term saturated?). I have to say that this was just an impression on a quick look through both scopes and was in no way a rigorous technical comparison. It was based on one sample of each model although the colour intensity of the MM4 60 demo model did remind me of my own MM4 60.
I am not an expert optics analyst so I would be interested to know what other people think.
Hi Frank I know you posted this a while ago , but I have just purchased a MM4 77 and was wondering what you think of the three images , is the MM4 close to the Ziess scopes ?
Many thanks
Adrian
