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Eschenbach Trophy D 8x42 ED (1 Viewer)
- Thread starter Condor03
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I bought one of these (plus later also the 8x32 version) in 2014 after it had been discussed in a German optics forum, and did myself a brief comparison with the same size Conquest HD (sorry, in German):
http://www.juelich-bonn.com/jForum/read.php?9,423267,423437#msg-423437
My personal opinion: for years, Eschenbach brought out mediocre binoculars that weren‘t really competing with the middle class or even upper middle class of binos. This changed somewhat with the Trophy D series.
The 8x42 is in my view one of the really good binos in the price range 400 - 500 € (some shops sell it for even less). The review mentioned above gives more details (maybe you google translate if necessary). Otherwise, I am happy to answer any further questions you might have.
Canip
http://www.juelich-bonn.com/jForum/read.php?9,423267,423437#msg-423437
My personal opinion: for years, Eschenbach brought out mediocre binoculars that weren‘t really competing with the middle class or even upper middle class of binos. This changed somewhat with the Trophy D series.
The 8x42 is in my view one of the really good binos in the price range 400 - 500 € (some shops sell it for even less). The review mentioned above gives more details (maybe you google translate if necessary). Otherwise, I am happy to answer any further questions you might have.
Canip
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Hi,
I have a pair too and agree with Canip on the optical merits - but some things are not so great - ER is slim at 11mm (but at least thats the usable value), the covers are quite tight at the start and a hassle to put on - this gets better with time.
Also my example (and especially the otherwise nice bag) was stinking of chemicals - two weeks at the fresh air fixed that.
My pair was heavily discounted at 200€ or so, so I kept it and it's a nice loaner/car pair.
Joachim
I have a pair too and agree with Canip on the optical merits - but some things are not so great - ER is slim at 11mm (but at least thats the usable value), the covers are quite tight at the start and a hassle to put on - this gets better with time.
Also my example (and especially the otherwise nice bag) was stinking of chemicals - two weeks at the fresh air fixed that.
My pair was heavily discounted at 200€ or so, so I kept it and it's a nice loaner/car pair.
Joachim
