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<blockquote data-quote="Comancheria" data-source="post: 1652801" data-attributes="member: 110141"><p>Thanks for all your considered replies, Gentlemen. The mix of opinion is pretty much what I expected, with the majority coming down on the side of "...the more magnification, the better..." (up to a point of course.)</p><p></p><p>I am looking at tripods and will look at what the Outdoorsman has on offer. As a matter of fact that is where I purchased my dS scope, mount, and various other mounts for smaller scopes. I am leaning heavily to a Hog Saddle for mounting on top as a rest. Not certain what the stud is, but will check it out as well.</p><p></p><p>My own opinion as to glass quality is based a lot of looking through a lot of much older models. What I have found is that for scopes, Swaro is without peer, whereas for binos, there is nothing to compare with Leica. Zeiss, back in the day, just didn't do it for me, compared to the other two. Could be different now. </p><p></p><p>So the net effect of your advice on my dull brain is that I am going to look at 10X and 12X units...and consider whether to cough up the money for more power. But if I decide I can't, I will not consider it a tragedy if I have to fall back on the Leica 8X. They have done their duty for me out west in the past, during limited experience, but then again, as you point out, Fin-addiction, you don't notice what you can't see!</p><p></p><p>Thanks again.</p><p></p><p>Russ</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Comancheria, post: 1652801, member: 110141"] Thanks for all your considered replies, Gentlemen. The mix of opinion is pretty much what I expected, with the majority coming down on the side of "...the more magnification, the better..." (up to a point of course.) I am looking at tripods and will look at what the Outdoorsman has on offer. As a matter of fact that is where I purchased my dS scope, mount, and various other mounts for smaller scopes. I am leaning heavily to a Hog Saddle for mounting on top as a rest. Not certain what the stud is, but will check it out as well. My own opinion as to glass quality is based a lot of looking through a lot of much older models. What I have found is that for scopes, Swaro is without peer, whereas for binos, there is nothing to compare with Leica. Zeiss, back in the day, just didn't do it for me, compared to the other two. Could be different now. So the net effect of your advice on my dull brain is that I am going to look at 10X and 12X units...and consider whether to cough up the money for more power. But if I decide I can't, I will not consider it a tragedy if I have to fall back on the Leica 8X. They have done their duty for me out west in the past, during limited experience, but then again, as you point out, Fin-addiction, you don't notice what you can't see! Thanks again. Russ [/QUOTE]
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