scope build vs magnification/image quality
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What is it with the ability lately for people to cobble together a basic sentence? All these weird threads coming up lately. Is this scammer preparation week or what?
Yeah, the quality of the lenses and design of the scope tube etc etc etc come into play. Some are better than others….
Yeah, the quality of the lenses and design of the scope tube etc etc etc come into play. Some are better than others….
You got me wrong.
I heard about ratio of magnification / quality of image. It’s an engenering solution. I don’t know how to describe it.
Maybe its about how many lens are inside?
You're looking for some general rule of thumb to explain a complex engineering problem?
Rifle scopes aren't that complicated really. A bunch of fixed lenses in a tube and a few that move.
Some basic rules of thumb could be:
- higher magnification range = more difficult to get a good image
- shorter length = more difficult to get good image
- the more difficult to get a good image = more expensive/corner will be cut to bring down the cost
-ultra lightweight = less real-estate (weight and size) to fix optical aberrations
Thus could conclude if on a limited budget, a more simple scope (particularly magnification range)is likely to give a better image than one with all the bells and whistles.
Rifle scopes appear simple. Designing and making one to work correctly is not. That was my point.
The issue I have with rules of thumb is that they lead people think that they know more than they actually do. Eventually that leads to knobs arguing with legitimate subject matter experts like @koshkin which then leads said SMEs to say fuck it I'm outta here.
The general rule of thumb that I've come to understand from guys who are in the industry & any other knowledgeable people, as well as my own findings is that if you're dealing with the lower cost scopes, it's generally best to stick with small to medium magnification ranges & small to medium objective lens diameters.
In general, the larger the objective, the more difficult & technical the scopes are to design & build. The same applies to large mag ranges.
On the flip side, staying with small to medium mag ranges & objective lens diameters gives a better chance of buying a scope with reasonable ability if you're unsure as to the quality of the product.
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