xDom wrote:At the moment I pace my targets out. It’s an electricians tactic in measuring cable runs. I know what size stride is a metre. Surprisingly accurate.
However this doesn’t work when setting up for a game shot.
Tried a few times but the game don’t cooperate.
Actually xDom... that is a carpenters measuring technique that we taught you electricians...
We were measuring timber logs that way long before electricity was harnessed & delivered by copper wire...
I have a Zeiss...its 8x...& the kogan...
I bought the zeiss for the extra mag over the standard 6x.
I love the 8x--easy enough to hold steady & a little easier to see hidden quarry like goats or bunnies under trees/in thicket etc...
Its a lot clearer than my cheap binos & cheap finder, & bright enough to see things as far as my spotlight can illuminate...as a consequence i dont bother with binos anymore....
The cheap one is very dull in comparison (light transmission to your eye), & particularly hard to find targets with under spotlight.
(I will often scan terrain from high points at night)--i csn & have picked up cats & foxes eyes under spotlight at a km away with the zeiss, (worked my way to within 140 yds & missed...
), but barely a hope of seeing them at 500 with the cheap one.
Ive also picked up billy goats during day over 1.2km away accross valleys that others cant make out with their 3-9 rifle scopes or cheap binos.(to be fair ive had to confirm them with 16x rifle scope)
And i have poor eyesight.
I find the the good one is way more consistant in both distance readings, & in generally picking up a reflection (getting a reading at all) on a variety of targets ...
Sometimes the cheap one just doesnt want to comply, then it will give a couple of random readings....but overall, say roos during daylight hours or targets, it works.
The expensive one will most of the time give accurate readings through car windows...dont even bother with the cheap one...
The rubber eyepeice of cheap one is horrible--seems to hsve very small exit pupil & have to hold off face for correct eye relief-(often have to put finger between unit & face to hold consistant eye relief-uncomfortable).
Having said that, there are always arguements for & against high priced gear...
i dont know thst its worth the extra coin for you--depends what you want--could buy a lot of chesp ones for that money...
But then again, there are plenty of reports of the cheapies breaking down...
If you only want one & do night shooting, id suggest getting one with illuminated reticle...
Quick addition--the biggest peev i have with the zeiss is that the reticle brightness is not adjustable--csn not see long range target under spotlight while finger is on button...much like illuninated reticle on rifle scope i spose.
The man who knows everything, doesnt really know everything...he's just stopped learning...