• Welcome to BirdForum, the internet's largest birding community with thousands of members from all over the world. The forums are dedicated to wild birds, birding, binoculars and equipment and all that goes with it.

    Please register for an account to take part in the discussions in the forum, post your pictures in the gallery and more.
ZEISS DTI thermal imaging cameras. For more discoveries at night, and during the day.

Search results

thxpress_search_the_forum Search Opus
  1. D

    Afraid of jumping the gun. Kite 16x42 vs Canon 18x50

    "If I had to choose between them as a birder bino I'd go for the Kites and read how you'd got on with them with interest. The cannons are a known quantity, the Kites are much newer to market, so longevity has yet to be tested. The reasons I'd go for them over the cannons are better ergonomics...
  2. D

    Afraid of jumping the gun. Kite 16x42 vs Canon 18x50

    Don't believe the reviews on the Kite 16x42. They are poor and have a narrow FOV. The other comments are correct in that the bigger Canon's would be hard to hold for a kid. Just putting their hands around them would be difficult. I don't care for the Pentax Papilio because although it is good...
  3. D

    Afraid of jumping the gun. Kite 16x42 vs Canon 18x50

    I have had all the IS binoculars and I wouldn't get either one of your choices, especially the Kite. The Kite, especially the 16x42, has poor optics IMO with a lot of CA. The Canon's are the best IS binoculars, so stick with them in general. I don't really care for most Canon IS binoculars...
Back
Top