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ZEISS DTI thermal imaging cameras. For more discoveries at night, and during the day.

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  1. mfunnell

    Help me Bird Forum, you're my only hope... new binoculars, £1000. UK.

    Form-factor / pack size often matters a lot to me for pretty much this reason. It’s a big part of how my relatively compact Zeiss 8x32 FLs ended up as my most-used binoculars… …Mike
  2. mfunnell

    Help me Bird Forum, you're my only hope... new binoculars, £1000. UK.

    FWIW: what I actually use, carrying photo equipment and following birds in close country, are Maven B.3 6x30s. Small and light, easy to keep out of the way, a large real FOV (though not AFOV) and good for identifying and tracking birds ‘til I can get the long lens onto them. Good eye relief with...
  3. mfunnell

    Help me Bird Forum, you're my only hope... new binoculars, £1000. UK.

    The Zeiss SFLs might be along the lines of what you’re after - I have the 10x40 SFLs - but they seem considerably above your price-point right now (though below ‘alpha’ pricing nonetheless). I’m not sure Zeiss Conquests would be right for you, either - but maybe something like a Tract Toric or...
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