The Kingfisher
Well-known member
I am considering to order a Meopta S2 82 HD with 30-60x eyepiece to test it against my Nikon ED82. My wish is to have a spotting scope with high optical quality and a zoom with a field of view equivalent to Nikon's fixed eyepieces.
I have a friend who is interested in buying my Nikon ED82 with 30x DS + 25-75x zoom, but the question is whether it is even worthwhile to order the Meopta to test it!? Is that scope really in the same optical league as the Nikon ED82?
My ED82 is as good as the Kowa 883, Swarovski ATX, Leica APO Televid etc with the 30x DS or 50x DS attached to the scope. Is really Meopta S2 82 in the same league as Nikon, Kowa, Leica and Swarovski? Honestly??
The Meopta has received fine reviews, but I have also read that it is not very color-neutral (it has a yellow color balance) and it shows some distortion at 30x magnification. Is this correct? I tested the new Zeiss with 20-75x zoom and I saw a lot of distortion at 20x magnification with that combination. I did not like it. Absolutely nothing for me, I must say! Is the Meopta worse or better than the Zeiss regarding distortion?
Certainly..I can order the Meopta and do my own test, but if you guys already now can confirm that the Meopta S2 82 with 30-60x zoom have some (or a lot) distortion at 30x power and maybe also has a clear yellow color cast (more than the Kowa 883?)..yes, then the case is closed and I am not ordering one. I would like to avoid the hassle of having to send back the scope to the dealer if I can..
I have a friend who is interested in buying my Nikon ED82 with 30x DS + 25-75x zoom, but the question is whether it is even worthwhile to order the Meopta to test it!? Is that scope really in the same optical league as the Nikon ED82?
My ED82 is as good as the Kowa 883, Swarovski ATX, Leica APO Televid etc with the 30x DS or 50x DS attached to the scope. Is really Meopta S2 82 in the same league as Nikon, Kowa, Leica and Swarovski? Honestly??
The Meopta has received fine reviews, but I have also read that it is not very color-neutral (it has a yellow color balance) and it shows some distortion at 30x magnification. Is this correct? I tested the new Zeiss with 20-75x zoom and I saw a lot of distortion at 20x magnification with that combination. I did not like it. Absolutely nothing for me, I must say! Is the Meopta worse or better than the Zeiss regarding distortion?
Certainly..I can order the Meopta and do my own test, but if you guys already now can confirm that the Meopta S2 82 with 30-60x zoom have some (or a lot) distortion at 30x power and maybe also has a clear yellow color cast (more than the Kowa 883?)..yes, then the case is closed and I am not ordering one. I would like to avoid the hassle of having to send back the scope to the dealer if I can..