I have what was a very nice 8-32 power AEON scope that I won 4 or 5 years ago. Unfortunately something has shifted inside the scope resulting in only the top portion of the view being sharp. Basically it seems like a lens (or group of lenses) inside the tube is no longer parallel with the other lenses.
So I have a nice crisp image if I want to do a massive hold-under and that's it!
Oh, let me also say that I've done my best contacting AEON directly, the re-seller, the distributor, and other re-sellers who still have AEON stock and nobody is warrantying them. In fact, Pyramyd confirms that AEON has gone out of business.
Here are a few images (100 yards at 32x) where I'm trying to show the blurriness. Check out the "75-Yard" text on the target:
Sharp(ish) on top:
Kind of blurry in the middle:
Really blurry on the bottom:
I did some closer shooting with this at home at 50 or 60 yards and 20x (sorry no pics) and can confirm that it's crappy at these distances too.
So which of the following do I do?
I'm also open to suggestions!
Too bad, it really was a fine lens...
So I have a nice crisp image if I want to do a massive hold-under and that's it!
Oh, let me also say that I've done my best contacting AEON directly, the re-seller, the distributor, and other re-sellers who still have AEON stock and nobody is warrantying them. In fact, Pyramyd confirms that AEON has gone out of business.
Here are a few images (100 yards at 32x) where I'm trying to show the blurriness. Check out the "75-Yard" text on the target:
Sharp(ish) on top:
Kind of blurry in the middle:
Really blurry on the bottom:
I did some closer shooting with this at home at 50 or 60 yards and 20x (sorry no pics) and can confirm that it's crappy at these distances too.
So which of the following do I do?
- Throw it in the trash and fuggeht-a-bou-tit
- Put on my lab coat and perform surgery on the lens (without any anesthesia of course) and see if I can "fix" it
- Get out my camcorder, set the lens downrange and try to do a cool slo-mo video of it being shot
I'm also open to suggestions!
Too bad, it really was a fine lens...
