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koshkin
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What happens if you dial magnification down from max a little? Say, down to 7x, for example?
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Snack_Attack
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It improves a bit, but not enough till I get down to 6 or less, btw my scope is a 3-9.
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koshkin
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Most inexpensive scopes will do this, due to baffle issues. Long-ish sun shade or ARD will help.
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Snack_Attack
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My fake sunshade hit the A2 front sight, so ARD is my only option if I go that way. I guess I could invest in accessories and pray for the best, or pony up and try another scope. Maybe a VX-II would e above the problem, then again maybe not. I thought the $!99 price point would be enough, not to get top of the line (I'm not that naive) but maybe free of screw ups. Scopes are definitely a tedious beast.
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Snack_Attack
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$199* be* typos...
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mygunstoo
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Veiling glare happens when ambient light is reflected of the interior of the erector tube inside the scope.
You can see this reflection when looking through the scope at arm's reach and zooming from low to high power. As the exit pupil "moves" forward, and getting smaller, you can see the "halo" of brightness around the exit pupil. Aim the scope at different shades of contrast, sky line, inside carport, grass etc, and you will notice changes in the "halo" brightness accordingly. The veiling is more noticeable when the brightness of your target area is significantly lower than the sky line for example. It appears that the higher the eye relief the easier it is to "look" into the erector tube outside of the exit pupil. That's why it is more noticeable in some scopes than others. An ARD might help but it's main purpose is to reduce the reflection of light from the front of the scope to the front, as to alerting someone looking at you. A sunshade reduces this veiling effect by cutting down the "skyline". Hope this help. |
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Snack_Attack
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Very informative. Thank you. That pretty much diagnoses my problem 100%. I already got rid of the scope though. After seeing the absence of the veiling glare in an older Nikon Prostaff, which is actually a bit cheaper, I decided to just get something else. That put a sour taste in my mouth regarding Vortex.
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