This transition is also quite tactile, so you won’t miss it. In this case, the turn indicator consists of two holes in the ring below the adjustment which shift from black to white on the second turn. Like many other designs of this type, Minox includes a turn indicator. Minox’s adjustments are of the non-lifting type wherein the knob does not raise and lower with adjustment. The only substantial difference in appearance is that the ZP5 has a slightly shorter eyepiece and it includes a focus lock whereas the LR’s eyepiece does not. Both Minoxes (Minoxen?) are very similarly styled with an integrated low-profile throw lever on the eyepiece, “Made in Germany” prominently displayed on the objective, and identical adjustment knobs and parallax / illumination knobs. These physical sizes and weights are about par for the course when it comes to higher cost scopes in this magnification range. They have near identical lengths at 16 9/16″ and similar weights at 35.2oz (LR) and 35.8oz (ZP5). The Minox ZP5 5-25×56 and the 5-25×56 LR are remarkably similar in appearance. Comparing the dimensions of the Minox ZP5 5-25×56 and the Minox 5-25×56 LR Both scopes are assembled in the same facility in Germany and both bear the “Made in Germany” marking. So, while side-by-side the LR and ZP5 are near identical in appearance, inside there is a good bit of difference in the optical design though the adjustments are the same. As for the glass in the LR, it is different from that in the ZP5 but has the same coatings. The adjustments for the LR are the same as those in the ZP5, and its objective assembly and focus are a new design. The optical designs for the LR’s eyepiece and erector came not from the ZP5, but from the former ZE series altered to accommodate a reticle in the first focal plane. While the concept of the LR is clearly to be a lower cost option for those looking at scopes with the feature set of the ZP5 5-25×56, inside it is not simply a ZP5 with lower grade glass. I did a review of that scope earlier this year and it is worth mentioning the difference between the two products for the benefit of those who did not read that review. This year Minox released a second 5-25x56mm scope with features similar to the ZP5, which they are calling the 5-25×56 LR. Obviously this gives the ZP5 5-25×56 something of a pedigree, as the previous two 5-25×56 designs (or three, depending on how you look at Premier / TT) produced by the folks who designed the ZP5 have an excellent reputation for optical performance. They accepted and went on to design and manufacture both Minox and later also rifle scopes for its parent company, Blaser Group. In 2014, Optronika was offered an interesting deal by Minox: a merger where they would essentially became the Minox sports optics division, handling the design and manufacture of its scopes. They first did the Premier Heritage scopes that would sort of become the Tangent Theta scopes. They went on create a number of competing alpha tier optics by partnering with or designing for a number of companies. Instead of just rolling on from that, S&B made the mistake of not keeping the optical engineers who designed that scope happy and so a few of them went off and started their own company, Optronika, in 2008. The 5-25×56 PM II was not just that, though: it was a whole new level of performance when it came to the optical design and was really the first alpha tier optic. The standard feature set that we all now use, including first focal plane and mil/mil, was shockingly uncommon with really only U.S. was mostly still in the 1970s when it came to long range shooting. As hard as it is to imagine now, at that time the U.S. This optic set a totally new standard for riflescope performance. We will start in 2005, when Schmidt & Bender released the 5-25×56 PM II riflescope. I think it is most interesting to start the story of the Minox ZP5 before the ZP5 and follow for a bit the lives of some of the folks who designed it. Les (Jim) Fischer BigJimFish Written: Nov 4, 2021
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