It been a while since i have been on the forum. I did my years worth of research here and ended up with a par of ZR Prime 8x42 for me and ZR 7x36 for my gal... really liked my Primes until they were stolen:C..
Anyways.. on very short notice we are going on a 7 week trip to Peru and Bolivia and im in need of a traveling pair. Its not really a Birding trip but i will be opportunistically birding when i can. I have a pair of Nikon LX 10x25's that i will take for myself but need a second pair for my gal. It will also be my replacement for my Primes until i can afford another pair or something similar. Since im traveling i want something compact and light. Not as small as my LX's but maybe something like SW CL's or ZR's ZRS HD's (i think, never actually seen them)..
My budget is totally maxed out at $500 and a lot less than that is preferred.
So.... my requirements are...
1...I need good eye relief (i always have glasses on and have moderately deep set eyes) 15-16mm minimum and only if the eye cups are near flush with the lens. Otherwise i need 17mm+
2...8x30-32 and compact/light for travel.
3... as wide a field as possible.
4... Cheap and unbelievably good!..... well, i will settle for cheapish and good for the money.
The first two are the most important...
I normally just look around here for a few months and make a decision but im leaving soon and just don't have the time to research much. I thought i would tap into the communal knowledge and shorten my options by several months research!
Any recommendations?
Bill
Anyways.. on very short notice we are going on a 7 week trip to Peru and Bolivia and im in need of a traveling pair. Its not really a Birding trip but i will be opportunistically birding when i can. I have a pair of Nikon LX 10x25's that i will take for myself but need a second pair for my gal. It will also be my replacement for my Primes until i can afford another pair or something similar. Since im traveling i want something compact and light. Not as small as my LX's but maybe something like SW CL's or ZR's ZRS HD's (i think, never actually seen them)..
My budget is totally maxed out at $500 and a lot less than that is preferred.
So.... my requirements are...
1...I need good eye relief (i always have glasses on and have moderately deep set eyes) 15-16mm minimum and only if the eye cups are near flush with the lens. Otherwise i need 17mm+
2...8x30-32 and compact/light for travel.
3... as wide a field as possible.
4... Cheap and unbelievably good!..... well, i will settle for cheapish and good for the money.
The first two are the most important...
I normally just look around here for a few months and make a decision but im leaving soon and just don't have the time to research much. I thought i would tap into the communal knowledge and shorten my options by several months research!
Any recommendations?
Bill