Author: RifleDude
Subject: Zeiss 6-24x72 - trying to evaluate, help please!
Posted: July/01/2014 at 16:23
The reason colors don't appear to be as vivid through the Zeiss as in some other alpha level scopes is because the Zeiss design philosophy is to emphasize resolution above all other optical qualities, and as a result, contrast isn't as strong as in Swarovski, Leica, and some other optics. By the same token, if a manufacturer designs their optics for enhanced contrast, resolution suffers a tiny bit. With optics, you always have to give up something to gain something else. It's neither right or wrong, good or bad, it's just a conscious design decision.
It's a great scope. If you don't mind having a 72mm objective, it will serve you well, and no doubt it's probably unrivaled in low light. Personally, a huge scope like that isn't my cup of tea on a hunting rifle, but that's me. My objection is based solely on its huge form factor; optically it's superb.
Subject: Zeiss 6-24x72 - trying to evaluate, help please!
Posted: July/01/2014 at 16:23
The reason colors don't appear to be as vivid through the Zeiss as in some other alpha level scopes is because the Zeiss design philosophy is to emphasize resolution above all other optical qualities, and as a result, contrast isn't as strong as in Swarovski, Leica, and some other optics. By the same token, if a manufacturer designs their optics for enhanced contrast, resolution suffers a tiny bit. With optics, you always have to give up something to gain something else. It's neither right or wrong, good or bad, it's just a conscious design decision.
It's a great scope. If you don't mind having a 72mm objective, it will serve you well, and no doubt it's probably unrivaled in low light. Personally, a huge scope like that isn't my cup of tea on a hunting rifle, but that's me. My objection is based solely on its huge form factor; optically it's superb.