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<blockquote data-quote="OPTIC_NUT" data-source="post: 3285130" data-attributes="member: 121951"><p>waterman74:</p><p>If you are looking to eliminate some, perhaps your first decision should be about</p><p>the 'view type'. You have some great examples of the full 'extra-wide', the 'clear semi-wide',</p><p>and the 'precision flat narrow'. </p><p></p><p>From the point of view of the Original Post here (looking for critters at night),</p><p></p><p>If it's really clean inside, the</p><p>Zeiss Jena Jenoptem 7x50 looks great for 'precision flat narrow' use, and it has high-contrast hunting coatings</p><p> for its time.</p><p></p><p>The Bushnell 8x42 H20 looks like a great 'clear semi-wide', for this purpose.</p><p></p><p>If the Jenoptem has excellent contrast (once again, due to clean innards), dont' worry about </p><p>getting the Swift Skipper 7x50. It's excellent, but the two are extremely similar in generation and</p><p>color, and the Jenoptem likely wins out on precision. Plus, very-long-term speaking, I have never</p><p>figured out how to disassemble and maintain the Swift machined eyecups.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="OPTIC_NUT, post: 3285130, member: 121951"] waterman74: If you are looking to eliminate some, perhaps your first decision should be about the 'view type'. You have some great examples of the full 'extra-wide', the 'clear semi-wide', and the 'precision flat narrow'. From the point of view of the Original Post here (looking for critters at night), If it's really clean inside, the Zeiss Jena Jenoptem 7x50 looks great for 'precision flat narrow' use, and it has high-contrast hunting coatings for its time. The Bushnell 8x42 H20 looks like a great 'clear semi-wide', for this purpose. If the Jenoptem has excellent contrast (once again, due to clean innards), dont' worry about getting the Swift Skipper 7x50. It's excellent, but the two are extremely similar in generation and color, and the Jenoptem likely wins out on precision. Plus, very-long-term speaking, I have never figured out how to disassemble and maintain the Swift machined eyecups. [/QUOTE]
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