jussyblade00
justin parker
Hi I'm looking at getting a zeiss conquest gavia 85 scope 1500 is my budget anyone got one of these who can give me some reviews or advice please
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survivalistd
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Love mine and use it fo
r many different applications. Started playing with the magview attachments. The mountain is 2838 yards away via my rangefinder. Not perfect yet but alot of fun
r many different applications. Started playing with the magview attachments. The mountain is 2838 yards away via my rangefinder. Not perfect yet but alot of funPeregrine Took
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Well, you asked in January and have seemingly disappeared, so I might be wasting my time, but here's my experience with the Gavia.
I have Zeiss Conquest bins, so I like Zeiss a lot, so I excitedly tried the Gavia a year or so ago when comparing to a Kowa TSN-773, Opticron MM4 77 and a Swarovski ATS 65HD. What a disappointment. The Zeiss was far the worst of the three, by far - most notably, having the narrowest field of view and the dullest image of them all.
There is another review on this Forum that draws the same conclusion, but in more detail and from a well respected member... you might want to check it out... a search should reveal it.
I would somewhat apologetically suggest that the images posted above do nothing to change my opinion, and everything to reinforce it.
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I have Zeiss Conquest bins, so I like Zeiss a lot, so I excitedly tried the Gavia a year or so ago when comparing to a Kowa TSN-773, Opticron MM4 77 and a Swarovski ATS 65HD. What a disappointment. The Zeiss was far the worst of the three, by far - most notably, having the narrowest field of view and the dullest image of them all.
There is another review on this Forum that draws the same conclusion, but in more detail and from a well respected member... you might want to check it out... a search should reveal it.
I would somewhat apologetically suggest that the images posted above do nothing to change my opinion, and everything to reinforce it.
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While there are individual variations in optics, I have used extensively two Gavias, and come away disappointed. They couldn't hold a candle to my Nikon Monarch ED 82. At about $1600 US, it should be in your price range. See the thread about the Nikon.
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Digiscoped photos don't tell the whole story, but here's what the Nikon is capable of.
Monarch 82ED, a Perfect Ten
I recently spent a pleasant few hours evaluating a scope that exceeded my expectations in nearly every way. The Nikon Monarch 82ED has been around for over 2 years now, but it doesn’t seem to have made much of an impression in the market or been much reviewed or discussed in optics forums. A...
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Digiscoped photos don't tell the whole story, but here's what the Nikon is capable of.
