I recently purchased a second hand Swarovski Z8i. Absolutely fantastic scope and to my eye is crystal clear. However 2 friends of mine who are a good bit older have looked through it and said there is a small spec inside the reticle. They both described it the same but one said he could see it slightly lower down than the other person. Anyway no matter how hard I look for it I can’t see it. I would say my eyesight is spot on. I asked my wife to look though and she couldn’t see it either. Can anyone explain this? Cheers
Speck of dust
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Did the two friends spot it independently of one another, or were they together at the time?
Could it be that they're simply winding you up about this scope that you're so pleased with?
And besides, if it works it works. I don't think I'd be worrying about a speck of dust I couldn't even see, whether real or fictitious!
Could it be that they're simply winding you up about this scope that you're so pleased with?
And besides, if it works it works. I don't think I'd be worrying about a speck of dust I couldn't even see, whether real or fictitious!
HonestJohn
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They probably have ageing eyes and floating dust on their own lenses 
The Z8i has a terrible reputation for dusty reticles. One day you'll go to look through it and -poof - dust everywhere!
I could take it off your hands for £50, I'd be doing you a favour
I could take it off your hands for £50, I'd be doing you a favour
TringSaint
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What is it with eye floaters? Noticing them a lot more now I’m in my 50’sThey probably have ageing eyes and floating dust on their own lenses
Brilliant eye sight till I had them checked, Cataracts in both, now been removed now have a floater in left eye not effecting my shooting rifle or clay busting. My Swarovski scopes are now even brighter. To the OP' as said above crack on and enjoy your scope, your mates are winding you up.
BC.
The thing is I can’t even see it so it can’t bother me. Just curious why 2 other people can see something that I can’tif it was me i wouldnt worry about it, its your scope your the one using it, crack on or it will be a maggot in your brain every time you look through it and in the end you will sell it because that speck is doing your nut in
HonestJohn
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Maybe you need to go to specsavers ! 
MaybeMaybe you need to go to specsavers !
thought my eyes were crystal clear!HonestJohn
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You sure it’s not just a dirty ocular lens then?
It might appear in different places if it’s on the ocular, if the two users moved the focus and turned the focus lens
It might appear in different places if it’s on the ocular, if the two users moved the focus and turned the focus lens
Forget about them I'm 58 in a few weeks and have plenty they don't bother me at all now, but in the beginning I was concerned bit not now, they are harmless and we all get them eventually if we are blessed to live long enough to notice.
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HonestJohn
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Better in the eye than in the pool
That’s interesting but yeah I’ve wiped both lenses with a proper lense cloth and they look spotless to me
HonestJohn
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Could be on the inside, turns with focus and therefore changes position, and disappears with magnification
maximus otter
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The second sign of madness is looking for hairs on the palm of your hand.
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