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Message: <blockquote data-quote="John Dracon" data-source="post: 1424333" data-attributes="member: 14799"><p>Erik - Anytime one is using a spotting scope, there will be moments when one thinks extra magnification would be nice.  I have found that a compact scope can't really get much out of anything over 30 power.  Exit pupil and FOV become more important to the hunter than magnification which really reduces what can be seen.  What I call the field shakes becomes a real factor at high power.  A bgger blur often is the result as one cranks up the power.  I have yet to find a quality zoom matching the resolution of a quality fixed power at a given magnification.  But the alure of the zoom is undeniably a feature that some people just want.  John</p></blockquote><p></p>