As I very much look forward to shooting outdoors again and begin the inevitable fantasy shopping for outdoorsy things like folding chairs, sun hats and thermal mugs, my thoughts have also turned to scopes, not having previously owned one.
I'm quite happy finding a budget and doing some research but as a starting point, has anybody clever worked out or got experience of what would be an archer's ideal eye-piece zoom range to cover distances of anything from 30-100 yards, with the hope of filling the lens with the target face at either extreme, or at least coming close ? I guess I could get away with just as far out as the blue at the closer range if that's expecting too much, or maybe at 30 I could just see them myself...
I understand the front lens is just about letting as much light in as possible, so an 80mm will be brighter than a 60mm scope, but will also be bigger and heavier, so there will be a compromise there (how do people find 80mm? too big and heavy? Will 60mm generally be okay in all but the dullest dimmest days/night when we should be at home anyway?)
And I know that I can buy the eye piece separately, or it may also come with the scope.
thanks
I'm quite happy finding a budget and doing some research but as a starting point, has anybody clever worked out or got experience of what would be an archer's ideal eye-piece zoom range to cover distances of anything from 30-100 yards, with the hope of filling the lens with the target face at either extreme, or at least coming close ? I guess I could get away with just as far out as the blue at the closer range if that's expecting too much, or maybe at 30 I could just see them myself...
I understand the front lens is just about letting as much light in as possible, so an 80mm will be brighter than a 60mm scope, but will also be bigger and heavier, so there will be a compromise there (how do people find 80mm? too big and heavy? Will 60mm generally be okay in all but the dullest dimmest days/night when we should be at home anyway?)
And I know that I can buy the eye piece separately, or it may also come with the scope.
thanks