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<blockquote data-quote="Dr. Vette" data-source="post: 1260239" data-attributes="member: 22335"><p>I'll disagree with this one. </p><p></p><p>When it comes to optics, quality seems to increase linearly with price, not exponentially. I have noticed this with rifle scopes and more recently with spotting scopes.</p><p></p><p>In mid-October we were on our way back from WY and stopped at a Cabelas along the way. They were having an "employee discount" sale, and my Dad is in need of a new spotting scope. We tried virtually every one that they had from $500 on up, and every time the price went up so did the quality. There were details and items that you couldn't see with the Vortex Razor HD or Cabela's Euro HD, for example, that were obvious with the Swarovskis. Once we worked our way up to the Swaros, we didn't look at any of the others and say that they were "good enough" and take one of them home. We left determined to save more Cabela's points and wait for the right sale in the spring.</p><p></p><p>I would highly recommend going to a nearby Cabelas or similar store and trying the same test. The one we visited had objects up to 2 miles away that we could view, but the differences were even obvious at the 600-800 yard range.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Dr. Vette, post: 1260239, member: 22335"] I'll disagree with this one. When it comes to optics, quality seems to increase linearly with price, not exponentially. I have noticed this with rifle scopes and more recently with spotting scopes. In mid-October we were on our way back from WY and stopped at a Cabelas along the way. They were having an "employee discount" sale, and my Dad is in need of a new spotting scope. We tried virtually every one that they had from $500 on up, and every time the price went up so did the quality. There were details and items that you couldn't see with the Vortex Razor HD or Cabela's Euro HD, for example, that were obvious with the Swarovskis. Once we worked our way up to the Swaros, we didn't look at any of the others and say that they were "good enough" and take one of them home. We left determined to save more Cabela's points and wait for the right sale in the spring. I would highly recommend going to a nearby Cabelas or similar store and trying the same test. The one we visited had objects up to 2 miles away that we could view, but the differences were even obvious at the 600-800 yard range. [/QUOTE]
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