Author: JGRaider
Subject: Which scope to buy??
Posted: August/06/2013 at 16:46
Subject: Which scope to buy??
Posted: August/06/2013 at 16:46
 koshkin wrote:Another thing to keep in mind is that the whole business with fixed power scopes being "brighter" than equivalent variable scopes is basically a myth with modern designs. A few extra lenses here and there effect light transmission, but it is a rather simple fact that light transmission by itself is not very important in a riflescope. Light transmission is a very useful marketing tool since most people do not bother to think about it and touting high light transmission is a simple way for sales people to mislead and obfuscate the consumer. ILya |
Gonna disagree with you on that one. To a hunter, light transmission is much more important than color rendition IMO. I also know how bright the FX3 6x42 is compared to a conquest, VX3, etc, and it is one of the brightest scopes around until you get into the high end euro stuff. Some very well known hunters have tested loads of glass and come to the same conclusions. Fixed scopes are also more reliable than variables.