Hopefully somebody with experience with both binoculars is having thé answer
I'm looking for a lightweight hiking binoculars with a wide field of view. One that is around your neck all day or in the backpack, and that's also sturdy and is able to deal with different situations (rainy days, bumping into stuff etc). I narrowed the search to these two, but they are in a slightly different 'class'.
Here is my reasoning behind the two contenders:
- Trinovid 8x20 is of course known quality, and with recent price drops just affordable for me. Size/weight-wise it would be ideal for hiking. But with 20mm it might struggle in woodlands and other dusk situations.
side note: I'm aware with rainy and damp days an Ultravid 8x20 would be the better choice. But for those bins I would bleed financially. And then I would be too anxious to use them (as I already have dropped a small Steiner out of collimation:-C)
So my thought and reason for this survey:
- why not buy one of the most lightweight 30-32mm ones, with known quality? This opting for Opticron Discovery 8x32 caused me to theorize; it is able to suck in that much more light (compared to the struggles of a 20/25mm), it mustn't be too hard to have a similar viewing experience than the compromises you make with those more expensive high class tiny compacts....(and it's more affordable, which isn't too bad for my peace of mind if bumped/falling etc)
Or am I wrong?
Much appreciated
I'm looking for a lightweight hiking binoculars with a wide field of view. One that is around your neck all day or in the backpack, and that's also sturdy and is able to deal with different situations (rainy days, bumping into stuff etc). I narrowed the search to these two, but they are in a slightly different 'class'.
Here is my reasoning behind the two contenders:
- Trinovid 8x20 is of course known quality, and with recent price drops just affordable for me. Size/weight-wise it would be ideal for hiking. But with 20mm it might struggle in woodlands and other dusk situations.
side note: I'm aware with rainy and damp days an Ultravid 8x20 would be the better choice. But for those bins I would bleed financially. And then I would be too anxious to use them (as I already have dropped a small Steiner out of collimation:-C)
So my thought and reason for this survey:
- why not buy one of the most lightweight 30-32mm ones, with known quality? This opting for Opticron Discovery 8x32 caused me to theorize; it is able to suck in that much more light (compared to the struggles of a 20/25mm), it mustn't be too hard to have a similar viewing experience than the compromises you make with those more expensive high class tiny compacts....(and it's more affordable, which isn't too bad for my peace of mind if bumped/falling etc)
Or am I wrong?
Much appreciated
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