The BUCKMASTERS II, like all of Nikon’s riflescopes, is optimized for use with Nikon Spot On Ballistic Match Technology. Positive-click reticle adjustments get you zeroed in quicker and maintain your setting, even with heavy recoil. Multiple layers of anti-reflective compounds on every glass surface provide bright, vivid pictures and optimum light transmission from dawn to dusk. The BDC's unique see-through ballistic circles offer an incredible advantage for long range shooting, yet allow a normal sight picture for shorter-range shots where the cross hair itself is the aiming point. The BDC reticle allows hunters to hold 'dead-on' at ranges exceeding those previously thought possible. If you're passionate about hunting deer, the BUCKMASTERS II is the right choice for your next hunt.
The BUCKMASTERS II series offers the brightness and clarity of Nikon's Fully Multicoated lenses, as well as the generous eye relief, 100-yards parallax setting and Nikon's popular BDC reticle. That may be a deal breaker for some - i'm switching to nikon anyway so i can bear with it for the time being.One of the most trusted riflescopes among deer hunters has now been reinvigorated with the all-new BUCKMASTERS II riflescope series. If you're a canon user and use a cropped sensor like i do atm, you may find metering to be inconsistent.
Overall, a truly great lens BUT to fully enjoy it use on a full frame. I imagine on a 2.8 macro it would be much longer and that cost me some shots with my zeiss 50 f2 makro-planar: perfect for fine tuning but a disaster when you need to focus quickly from one end to another.Īlso, i find focusing easy because i use katzeye focusing screen (on 7D) which really makes a HUGE difference and with the d700 i was spot on 90% of the time (great viewfinder) but it will be harder on cropped bodies with inferior viewfinders.īear in mind with canon bodies you'll have to use stop down metering which may be an issue if you like to shoot at narrower apertures as there will be less light available for you to see properly through the viewfinder.
I bought the lens for $400 and except for 1-2 tiny scuffs you wouldn't even tell it's second hand so i'm very happy with that.Īnother thing i liked about it is the focusing throw: it is just perfect - not too long, not too short. Here's what I noticed: sharp even wide open (some people complain about sharpness with most lenses wide open but believe me if you can focus spot on you can get reasonably good results even with the nikkor 50 1.2 very high contrast wide open (the high dynamic range of a full frame certainly adds to it) very light and compact: the 105 2.8 macro would extend quite a bit more. I borrowed my friend's d700 and shot the whole day today with the combo. Exposure on my canon is at times inconsistent no matter what mode (aperture or manual) i am shooting in.
A word of warning: these lenses are easier to shoot with on nikon bodies (obviously) as they meter properly on pro bodies and high end entry DSLRs like d300s, d7000 etc. I shoot canon and have the nikkor 50 1.2 and 105 f2.5 mounted on my 7D with adapters. I normally don't write reviews but i thought it might help some people out there.