Originally Posted by
harvey_s
Maybe you've missed the point I was trying to make...(badly perhaps
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Yes, absolutely I accept that there are some people (FT shooters for example) that will make good use of high mag zoom scopes.
But there are lots of people out there (me included) that have bought zoom scopes and then rarely use the facility because they either have no real need to use that aspect or their particular discipline does not require it (LSR and HFT to name just two)...
For these people would a fixed power scope at the same price have probably netted them a better optic or has the zoom become all pervasive and it only gets really better with high end scopes?
Should we be seriously thinking more about fixed power scopes then perhaps we do?
It was just a thought...
No I didnt miss the point. The point is the zoom facility can be used to good effect if you know what your doi g and have the reason to need it.
The problem is that to add zoom and do it well will add a lot of wonga.
Most people do t use zoom other than to see something bigger or to see a wider fid of view. Even cheap scope zooms can be used to very good effect if you know the issues the scope has - typically a significant shift in poi.
Most people do not understand it... and dont use the adjustment to their advantave.
Zoom has comsiderable disadvantages too so unless one has a specific reason to use zoom....and you know how to overcome the issues...then zoom can sometimes be more of a hinderance than a help
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