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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Hauksen" data-source="post: 3596197" data-attributes="member: 142861">Hi Etudiant,You hit the nail on the head - my problem is actually not even the provider I have a contract with, but the former state-owned monopoly provider who owns the landlines, is only forced into cooperation with my provider by de-regulation laws, which lack sufficient legal threats to the former state-owned business to make the latter behave.I certainly believe you - a straight scope with low initial magnification in a light-weight optimized setup admittedly is the application where a red dot sight will make less sense than in most others <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" />I actually used my ED50A as a proof-of-concept application primarily, to see if the reflex sight works well enough to be a worthwhile addition to my big Kowa. My typical application also involves carrying the equipment on my bicycle, so 200 g more (split between the sight and the adapter) are not an issue. The Kowa also has about twice the initial magnification of the Nikon, and at the North Sea shore often is set to 60x because the birds are small and far off.Regards,Henning</blockquote>