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    Posted: May/26/2019 at 17:49
ok guys I’m new here and I’m in a quandary about a couple new scopes I need. My main criteria is low light performance deer hunting. Like in the last fading moments of legal shooting light I want to be able to make clean accurate shots. I have great scopes i.e. zeiss conquest V4 3-12/56 and meopta meostar 3-12/56 both with illum reticle and they are awesome. But, us optics nerds are always looking for more performance for like money,not interested in $2k optics at the moment i’m Looking at the Leica visus 3-12/50 with 4a illum ret IF it will significantly improve my low light hunting performance. I know it’s a tall order but I just bought (2) new tikkas and need to scope em for next season. I chose meopta and zeiss for their great warranty and pretty darn good scopes also and that’s the one thing that has me from pulling the trigger on a couple close out Leica visus is the 10 yr warranty and not having one to look at and check for eye relief and such I guess. Like I said I have no issues with my zeiss and meopta scopes I’m just looking to try something different IF better low light performance. What say y’all to my quandary please??
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😂😂😂, I absolutely can’t say it’s better but I love my ERi 2.5 -10 X 42 4A which is the predecessor to the Visus and I’m an early and late hunter.
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how is the eye box on the er i?
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote koshkin Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: June/11/2019 at 20:50
Originally posted by Big Ed01 Big Ed01 wrote:

how is the eye box on the er i?
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Koshkin have you looked through a Leica Visus? If so how does it compare to the er i?
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Hi Big Ed,

Ilya won't make a comment like superb if he has not looked through one. He is very serious about Optics it is his profession after all, it's also his passion.
I and most all of us here trust his assessment on any number of optics related questions or issues. Now having said that, it is, as all things are, a matter of personal preference as to what is comfortable. I hope this helps with your decision.
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LOL, I'm SURE it did.... Say What

But I do agree.  Everybody's got different eyes and brain processing...
Ilya can definitely be trusted to tell you straight about optics!  Billy's description of him is spot On!

He can only help you make a short list, the3 rest will be up to you and your eyes and perception.

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Originally posted by Big Ed01 Big Ed01 wrote:

Koshkin have you looked through a Leica Visus? If so how does it compare to the er i?
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They have different cosmetics, but aside from that, same scope.

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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote Big Ed01 Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: June/15/2019 at 22:35
thanks ILya. Unless you don’t think I will be improving on my low light performance of my meoptas and zeiss I think imma drop the hammer on the Leica Visus 3-12x50. 
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote RifleDude Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: June/17/2019 at 15:02
Originally posted by Big Ed01 Big Ed01 wrote:

Unless you don’t think I will be improving on my low light performance of my meoptas and zeiss I think imma drop the hammer on the Leica Visus 3-12x50. 

The Leica is absolutely superb. However, purely in terms of low light performance, I doubt you will notice any difference between it and the Meopta and maybe even the Zeiss at the same magnification settings even though I believe the Leica to be superior in terms of pure image quality. If you do, the difference will be very subtle since you're comparing to 56mm scopes. However, the Leica does have higher contrast, which might help with distinguishing critters in very low light, and it also has AquaDura outer lens coatings, which I've found very helpful for keeping your objective and eyepiece lenses clear of moisture/condensation in wet, cold weather.
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A FWIW from another low light hunter. Have both the Leica ERi 3X12X50 with the 4A and the Meopta Meostar R1r 3X12X56 with a 4K reticle. In my low light testing using "old" eyes, the ERi runs almost step-for-step with the big Meo in terms of visual clarity at last light. The Leica also has longer eye relief than the Meo and a shorter extrusion expansion of the objective end providing greater mounting flexibility; hence, fitting more of my rifles using conventional mounts. The one drawback, for me at least, is the thin bars and center dot of the Leica reticle disappear in very low light whereas the Meo #4 is still visible. However, as long as the electronics hold on the Leica to produce the red dot you are still good to go. In contrast, if the headlights go out on the Meo you still have a point of aim (by bracketing) using the #4.
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The center of the Visus 4a reticle is actually larger than the older ER 4a reticle, I have both scopes.
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Well fellas I took the plunge and bought a couple Leica Visus 3-12x50mm. They are deff a quality made optic and I absolutely love the reticle as to me it’s a dead ringer for a zeiss #60 ret with the illum dot very small again ala zeiss #60 size small dot that is wayyy smaller than meopta meostar 4C illum dot. I have yet to get the visus out at close to dark and compare to my zeiss v4 conquest and meostar but I’m gonna when I get the chance. 
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Mike how in your opinion do the er i and visus scopes compare optically and at low light?
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look back a few posts, Ilya said they were the same.
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ILya is the expert, the Visus improvements are with the illumination.
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote Big Ed01 Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: June/30/2019 at 09:01
I understand and respect Ilya’s post but I was also wanting mikes individual thoughts and opinion on the matters I asked about. Everybody’s eyes are different. Ilya is on a different level than us mortals. His professional opinion is always taken highly. But, all us average guys matter too especially to an average guy. 
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Some people's eyes are really different.  
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote Big Ed01 Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: June/30/2019 at 12:48
kick absolutely what I’m saying. Especially us older fellas as our iris won’t quite open to the diameter it used to when we were younger. To reiterate I absolutely trust Ilya but I like to get the common mans opinion too. As in you really can’t have too many opinions
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Hi Big Ed. There isn’t any optical difference whatsoever between the ER and Visus scopes of the same configuration because both are the same identical scopes internally, with the same optical design.
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