Relevant to my post on the Outdoor Life magazine article, it was stated that the Elite 4200 4x-16x-40mm had a resolution factor of 3.3 SOA which tied with the Zeiss Conquest that had larger 44mm objectives. The article further stated that the Elite's resolution was surprizing given it's smaller objective lenses.
Many people are not big believers in scopes with 50mm objections in part because they do not believe that these huge objectives actually benefit hunters in true hunting situations because no that much light really comes in. However, that is not the subject of my post.
Rather, my question is not one of "brightness," but rather one of "resolution." A scope may be bright, but it may not be "clear" or "sharp."
As a result, the article's statement leads one to believe that, all else being equal, larger objective scopes provide better resolution.
Is this true?
Zachary