Noblex (formerly Carl Zeiss Jena) is a 100-year-old experience in optical equipment manufacturing, and in 2018, Noblex bought the Docter. Most Docter products are now produced under the name Noblex, and the logo remains the same - the owl. Noblex's vision is to become the most prestigious German optics manufacturer, but pre-call is to maintain the same high quality of products as before.
This is a brand new product from Noblex (ex Docter), where the main guideline was to make an excellent rifle scope below the price range of 1000 euros. The result is the cheapest Germany made riflescope.
This series is adorned with the modern design and curvy angles which makes this series very nice looking. Docter’s design was very robust and dull – they have decided to transform their design completely. Optical features, however, will stay the same as on old Docter models, which means that the series will be of excellent quality.
This is the optic that will make future for Noblex. We predict that this is going to be their best-seller because of its price/performance ratio. Noblex is putting a lot of trust in it because it comes with a 5x zoom for under 1000 €, which is really great. It will be firmly made and nicely adjustable, generally very usable.
N5 3–15×50 does not have a parallax setting, the same thing applies to some similar models – R2 made by Meopta and V6 made by Zeiss. Nowadays, this appears to be a trend. It is quite strange to have a 15x times magnification without an adjustable parallax. In our opinion, this is a big compromise.
Noblex’s place in the world of optics depends largely on N5’s success. They changed the name and if N5 won’t sell as well as expected, there will be huge troubles. Nevertheless, we are nearly a 100% sure that the series will sell because of the 5x magnification zoom and Docter quality for under 1000€.
From this series, we can only expect the best: Docter quality, robust housing and optical perfection.
In this price range, there is – for now – no competition for Noblex’s N5. This is currently a big advantage for the company.
If we take into consideration that this riflescope can be obtained for below 1000 € with the listed characteristics and features (5x zoom factor, made in Germany), we can conclude that the series will be a hit on the market.
Variable magnification
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Yes
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Minimal magnification
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3x
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Maximal magnification
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15x
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Lens diameter.
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56mm
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Min. exit pupil diameter
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3.7 mm
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Max. exit pupil diameter
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10.6 mm
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Minimal eye relief
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90 mm
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Maximal eye relief
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90 mm
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Minimal field of view
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2.8 m/100 m
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Maximum field of view
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13.8 m/100 m
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Twilight Factor
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-
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Light transmission
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-
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Reticle position
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2. focal plane - SFP
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Illumination color
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Red
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Adjustment per click
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1cm/100m - 0.1mrad
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Elevation
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-
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Windage
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-
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Turret Type
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Capped
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Elevation Per Turn
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-
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Nr. Turret Turns
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MT - Multi Turn
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Turret rotation direction
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CCW
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Day time usable illumination
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Yes
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Auto-TurnOff
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No
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Parallax setting
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Fixed
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Parallax adjustment
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No
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Parallax adj. range
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100 m
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Diopter range
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-3 / +3 Dpt
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Fast focus eyepiece
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Yes
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Lens coating
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Fully Multicoated
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Waterproof
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Yes
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Fogproof
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Yes
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Shockproof
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Yes
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Build in rangefinder
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No
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Temperature range
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-25 ° / + 40° C
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Filled with
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Nitrogen
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Color
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Black
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Length
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352 mm
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Tube diameter
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30 mm
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Objective diameter
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62 mm
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Eyepiece diameter
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46 mm
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Mount length
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134 mm
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Weight
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680 g
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In production since
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2018
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Warranty
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30 years
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Made in
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Germany
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