Tikkamiehen tarinoista löytyi tolkuton käyttökokemukseen perustuva listaus optiikasta, jossa lyhyt saman suuntainen maininta;
"2.5-10x56 Klassik Germany L3 valopisteristikolla
Kuten alla oleva klassikko 8x56, mutta käytölleen monipuolisempana zoom-versiona. Suosittelen.
8x56 Klassik HUN L3 valopisteristikolla
Todellinen hämärähetkien kytiskiikari-klassikko. L3 valopisteellä todella hieno laite, jossa kuva erinomainen ja pisteen ominaisuudet sekä ristikon mittasuhteet hyvät. Optiikan zoomimalleja vähäisemmät linssimäärät todennäköisesti saavat osittain aikaan nuo erinomaiset hämäräominaisuudet. Suosittelen."
Snipershide.com palstalta löytyi myös hyvin empiirinen testi seuraavista putkista kommenteilla;
1. Zeiss Diavari V 2.5-10x50
2. Zeiss Diavari V 3-12x56
3. Kahles Helia C 2,5-10x50
4. Kahles Helia C 3-12x56
5. Schmidt Bender 8x56 Klassik
6. Meopta R2 Meostar 2-12x50
7. Meopta Meopro 3-9x50
8. Leupold VX-3i 3.5-10x50
9. Leica ER5 2-10x50
"When I started buying good glass years ago, I found out the hard way that often it's a case of "something I've never seen is slightly less bright than something I looked at in a store one day", so I've been through a lot of trial and error. Just make sure your scopes are correctly focused, or dim light will make the glass seem worse than its potential.
Testing was done on an overcast day. If it was bright and clear, the scopes would have lasted proportionately longer.
20min after sunset:
Leupold nearly too dark to see at any mag
Leica dim, turn down to 6 mag
Zeiss both bright on max mag
S&B bright
Kahles brightest at max mag
Meopta (both) best at 8 mag
25 min after sunset
Leupold done
Leica dim, turn down to 4, not bright
Zeiss (both) still good at max mag
Kahles (both) dimming a bit, still ok
Meopta Meopro surprisingly brighter than Meostar
30 min after sunset (numbers on the scope cannot be easily seen)
Leica very dim at any mag, barely useable
Zeiss okay at 10 and 12, both very bright at 8 mag
Kahles noticeably dimming, but both bright at 6 mag, the 2.5-10x50 is surprisingly a little brighter than the x56
S&B still bright
Meostar done, Meopro still useable at low mag
33 min after sunset
Leica is done
S&B dimming
Kahles x56 dimming, x50 still ok at the low end
Meoptas both done
Zeiss both good under 6 mag
38 min after sunset
Zeiss still ok at low mag, 2.5-10x50 brighter than 3-12x56 / Zeiss Diavari 1. place
Kahles all but done
S&B all but done / these three tied for 2. place
I understand that the Zeiss Victory HT (not tested here) is a slightly improved scope with newer generation coatings which will give you a couple of extra minutes over the Diavari V T* which it replaced, and which I tested here."
Mielenkiintoisena havaintona se, että jossain olosuhteissa Meopro hakkasi Meostarin ja että 50mm voi pärjätä low mag:lla 56mm vastaan.