10x42 els versus mk4 leupy 6x20x50

swarovski

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Hi all.i was out stalking sunday eve and took my 308 out for a change which has the above scope on it.when light was fading i notice scope was clearer,brighter and had betta definition than my els at higher magnification too which to me isnt right.something wrong me thinks.what say you.atb swaro
 
sounds right to me..higher mag, bigger objective lens..better light..

like for like the swaro's should be better though, but you were not looking at like for like
 
Hi all.i was out stalking sunday eve and took my 308 out for a change which has the above scope on it.when light was fading i notice scope was clearer,brighter and had betta definition than my els at higher magnification too which to me isnt right.something wrong me thinks.what say you.atb swaro

Thats because the Leupold optics are not as bad as many of the european optics users seem to think they are:stir:

Ian.
 
10x42 is not a great combo in my opinion
8x42 is vastly superior in low light, more than the maths would tell you

take the objective and divide by mag
in simple terms the higher the number the better the light gathering

42/10 = 4.2
42/8 = 5.25 (25% better in maths but twice as good in my eyes! couldnt get on with the 10x42 ELs I borrowed)

vs your scope:

50/6 = 8.333
50/10 = 5
50/20 = 2.5
 
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