Hi indy, I saw your post and this prompted me to revise the MaxOptics 3 mod I've had for SH4 patched to 1.5. This latest mod with a release date of 051509 reduces the binoculars "clipping" when zoomed to the max. The older image could actually "see through" a close-in object; good for Superman, not so good for a Sub Captain on the bridge. I also slowed down the Deck Gun left/right movement to allow for greater control when at the max zoom level.
The latest MaxOptics 3 can be found
here.
A word of caution, using the MaxOptics 3 with a mod like Environment 5.0 (or any other mod that changes the Cameras.dat file) can and will create a loss of what was intended for either mod (depending on which mod is activated
last in JSGME).