Discovery 8x32 (1 Viewer)

Hi everyone,
I have just been looking for a cheap, small, lightweight pair of binoculars as a spare pair for keeping in the car/lending to non-birder friends so they don't keep asking to use mine (such a pain in the proverbial to keep changing IP distance, turning eyecups in/out, etc).
I have seen these on the internet and they seem great. Has anyone tried them and would like to give me an opinion?
I think it will be a choice between these and Vortex 8.5x32. Both very light and small but I wonder if there is much difference optically.
Thanks for any help.
Martin.

Hi Martin,

You should also consider the Opticron Oregon 8x32 roof prisms at only £80 from Sherwoods (binocularhouse.com) These have been much praised by many birdforum members. They are light and give an excellent , bright and sharp image. Don't be put off by them not being 'PC phased corrected' they are every bit as bright and sharp. Excellent build quality.

Steve

SPOTTED FLYCATCHER said:

Hi Martin,

You should also consider the Opticron Oregon 8x32 roof prisms at only £80 from Sherwoods (binocularhouse.com) These have been much praised by many birdforum members. They are light and give an excellent , bright and sharp image. Don't be put off by them not being 'PC phased corrected' they are every bit as bright and sharp. Excellent build quality.

Steve

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Thanks Steve. I'll check them out. Warehouse Express stock them and they are near where I live. It's a pity they don't stock the otheres I'm interested in. Always a problem when looking for bins- it's almost imossible to find all the ones you want to try under one roof.

Thanks,
Martin.

Martin Fagg said:

Thanks Steve. I'll check them out. Warehouse Express stock them and they are near where I live. It's a pity they don't stock the otheres I'm interested in. Always a problem when looking for bins- it's almost imossible to find all the ones you want to try under one roof.

Thanks,
Martin.

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Warehouse Express have a large display cabinet dedicated to Opticron products and they do stock both the Oregon LE WP 8x32 and the Discovery WP PC 8x32