Originally Posted By: BWBOriginally Posted By: 2muchgunSome don't understand, but higher power comes at a price, and I don't mean only monetarily.
Not trying to push any buttons, please don't take it that way. Just curious what you mean by this? If a person has 5.5-20 or 4-16 both have 16 power. What price does owning the 20x have other than potentially costing more $?
The way I see it is this. It takes more money to get suitable resolution at higher magnification. IE, A $70 Centerpoint is no where near the same quality, image wise, at 16X than a $550 Leupold VX-2 will at 16X. And that Leupold will not be as good as, say a Swarovski at the same 16X.
When price is a concern, it is more beneficial for one to go with a lower power (magnification wise) for a better image than they would a lower quality (resolution wise) but higher magnification scope.
Not trying to push any buttons, please don't take it that way. Just curious what you mean by this? If a person has 5.5-20 or 4-16 both have 16 power. What price does owning the 20x have other than potentially costing more $?
The way I see it is this. It takes more money to get suitable resolution at higher magnification. IE, A $70 Centerpoint is no where near the same quality, image wise, at 16X than a $550 Leupold VX-2 will at 16X. And that Leupold will not be as good as, say a Swarovski at the same 16X.
When price is a concern, it is more beneficial for one to go with a lower power (magnification wise) for a better image than they would a lower quality (resolution wise) but higher magnification scope.