The Famous Grouse
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You cannot beat the system when it comes to optics. There's a lot of trediness and label-loving with optics, and very few people actually put anything to the objective test of using resolution test charts, which are the REAL measure of optical quality.
I think there are some sleepers out there that tend to outperform the price range in real terms. They are:
1. Bushnell's Elite Series, especially the old stock models made in Japan. It's not hard to guess who made these, although I've never seen it confirmed by an authroitative source.
Label lovers have trouble admitting anything Bushnell could ever be any good, but these newbies tend not to know the history and parentage of Bushnell. The Elite series is completely different from the low-end Bushnells.
2. Minox (except for the new low-end range) uses Schott glass, which obviously is a tremendous asset. Schott also makes glass for Zeiss and for many industrial optics products. Minox is very high quality for the price.
There's nothing wrong with the Leupold VX series. It all depends on what you want and how much you want to spend.
Grouse
I think there are some sleepers out there that tend to outperform the price range in real terms. They are:
1. Bushnell's Elite Series, especially the old stock models made in Japan. It's not hard to guess who made these, although I've never seen it confirmed by an authroitative source.
Label lovers have trouble admitting anything Bushnell could ever be any good, but these newbies tend not to know the history and parentage of Bushnell. The Elite series is completely different from the low-end Bushnells.
2. Minox (except for the new low-end range) uses Schott glass, which obviously is a tremendous asset. Schott also makes glass for Zeiss and for many industrial optics products. Minox is very high quality for the price.
There's nothing wrong with the Leupold VX series. It all depends on what you want and how much you want to spend.
Grouse