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Message: <blockquote data-quote="waterman74" data-source="post: 3275030" data-attributes="member: 134203">Thanks for the info.  Googling the term "RLE of 84.2"  I see that the Swift Seahawk has that in an old Swift ad.Since I already have one of those, I'm wondering if buying a Skipper or Nighthawk (RLE 76.4) is a waste of money, of course it's not really a "waste" so to speak, but I want to move forward, not backward, at least for the time being as far as brightness and light transmission is concerned.  Purely from a vintage bin fan standpoint, both of those models are super fine pieces though.Here is where I stand now.  I have Swift Grand Prix 8x30 on the way, and a Jason Statesman 7x35 on the way.  Both of these were bid on before I really started looking hard at 7x50.On the Hunt for...Swift Nighthawk???" Skipper???/ Admiral??ZOMZ as mentioned aboveCelestron NovaANY Sears Discoverer or Sears 7x50 EWA,(purely for nostalgia reasons, plus I think they are beautiful, don't expect them to perform that great at night) Yukon FuturusAll of these in 7x50 for now.My plan is to compare these (and any others I decide to buy) in dusk/streetlight type setting with the OLY I have on the way and my Bushnell H20 in 8x42 porro.  The top 5 or so will go to the farm to look at deer/hogs in varying degrees of moonlight.  I will update this as I move along with the process.As far as the Zeiss 7x50B mentioned above, if I was looking to spend that kind of money on a used version, I would instead buy a new Fujinon FMT-SX 7x50 and not look back and still have money left over.  One of those may be in my future anyway depending on how this comparison test works out.Thanks for reading</blockquote>

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