Is your scope as good as your binoculars?

[steve white]

Sadly, for me the answer is no. I have 8x56 Zeiss fl as well as 15x56 Nobilem porro prism, and even my Zeiss Victory HT 3-12x56 is no match. I wonder if anything is a match for those binoculars. Is it just because there are two tubes vs the one for any rifle scope? The only scope glass I have not owned is Swarovski, though I have one pair of older Habicht binoculars.
I know I shouldn't complain, we've never had it so good, and I can definitely see--just not at the same eye popping level.

 

[steve white]

Of course one could have the opposite problem--a Swarovski scope and a not up to speed bino.

 

[Philip Glass]

I can say for sure that there is nothing like the Swarovski Z8. It is terribly expensive but unless you own one you do not know what you are missing. You do not know what quality is. I am still astonished that I paid that much for a scope but I am equally astonished at the glass quality each and every time I look through this fantastic piece of glass.

 

[steve white]

I can say for sure that there is nothing like the Swarovski Z8. It is terribly expensive but unless you own one you do not know what you are missing. You do not know what quality is. I am still astonished that I paid that much for a scope but I am equally astonished at the glass quality each and every time I look through this fantastic piece of glass.

So is it better than previous Swarovskis that were just not the 8x erector system? What did they do to the glass itself to elevate the performance?

 

[Nhoro]

I think it is the zoom function on scopes.

 

[Tom Leoni]

I go with Leica on both, so I never have a problem *grin*

 

[mdwest]

It depends on which scope and which bino we're talking about

Ive got a wide variety of scopes across all of my different rifles, ranging from lower end Leupolds like the VX-Freedom line on some, to higher end Zeiss and Swaro optics on others, and several scopes in between...

For binos Im sort of in the middle of the road.. Ive got a set of Leupold BX-4 Pro Guide 10x42's as well as a set of Zeiss Conquest 10x42's...

So.. in some cases, depending on which rifle I am carrying, my bino capabilities are superior.. in other cases, by scope is superior to my bino... and in a few cases, theyre about on par with each other (for example my Christensen 308 wears a Zeiss Conquest scope.. and as said above I also have Zeiss Conquest binos)..

 

[JimP]

I upgraded my main binoculars to some Swaro's a number of years ago. I figure that if I can find the animal with them then the Leupold scopes on all of my rifles will be adiquite for the job of seeing the animal for the shot.

I have never had a problem finding a animal with my rifle scope once I have found them with the binoculars, even in thick brush. And as I mentioned all of my scopes are Leopold's, older VXII's and VXIII's. Except for a old Redfield on my old 06 or the Burris on my Contender.

 

[meigsbucks]

My main binos are Zeiss and Swarovski. Scopes range from Burris and lower end Leupold (Freedom and VXll) to Swaro Z5, Zeiss and Leupold VX-V.