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I posted an "Initial impressions" review in the Member's Test and Review section.

http://www.opticstalk.com/swarovski-z3-412x50-brh-reticle_topic27412.html
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Originally posted by Bitterroot Bulls Bitterroot Bulls wrote:

I posted an "Initial impressions" review in the Member's Test and Review section.

http://www.opticstalk.com/swarovski-z3-412x50-brh-reticle_topic27412.html
When you say "CA", I assume you mean color abberation, am I correct?
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Technically, it means "chromatic aberration," but it's the same thing.  CA is the color fringing you sometimes see along the edge of high contrast surfaces such as dark objects silhouetted against a light or bright background.  
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Originally posted by RifleDude RifleDude wrote:

Technically, it means "chromatic aberration," but it's the same thing.  CA is the color fringing you sometimes see along the edge of high contrast surfaces such as dark objects silhouetted against a light or bright background.  
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Originally posted by Stud Duck Stud Duck wrote:

Originally posted by Bitterroot Bulls Bitterroot Bulls wrote:

I posted an "Initial impressions" review in the Member's Test and Review section.

http://www.opticstalk.com/swarovski-z3-412x50-brh-reticle_topic27412.html
When you say "CA", I assume you mean color abberation, am I correct?


Ted is correct.  I was referring to Chromatic Aberration.  I was resigned to just believing that CA was something I would have to live with given the restrictions of rifle scope design, but this scope proves me wrong. 


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Even though I own some Conquests, for me, the view through Swarovski scopes is noticeably better.

Is it worth the price difference? That question applies to any scope you purchase. There does seem to be a big price jump to get anything better than a Conquest.
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Originally posted by Alan Robertson Alan Robertson wrote:

Even though I own some Conquests, for me, the view through Swarovski scopes is noticeably better.

Is it worth the price difference? That question applies to any scope you purchase. There does seem to be a big price jump to get anything better than a Conquest.


Alan, the prices on Swarovski Z3 scopes are currently discounted for a Swarovski promotion.  It brings their prices quite near their Conquest counterparts.

http://swfa.com/Swarovski-Z3-Riflescopes-C1808.aspx
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Many thanks, Matt !!!

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I own both but mine is the Z5 not the Z3 but the same glass I'm told.....+++++Swaro
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Do you folks know with the Z3 what changes they made from the old AV line other than asthetics? I have both a AV and a new Z3 in 3-10x42 and can't say I see a difference optically. Great scopes.
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I don't think they changed anything mechanically, just aesthetics and the series designation.

Also, at least some, if not all of the AV's were made entirely in Austria, and the Z3 is evidently now assembled in the US.  Don't know when that change went into affect.  My 2 AV's say "made in Austria" on them.
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