Opticron discovery wp pc 8x32 vs Viking navilux 8x32 (1 Viewer)

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Jamie D

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• Jun 9, 2011

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I am thinking of buying one of the above two to leave in the car and for general birding while out walking to dog. I would therefore welcome comments from anyone who has compared them and especially the Opticron as I cant find any reviews of them

 

NoSpringChicken

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• Jun 9, 2011

• #2

There is a sort of a review of the Opticrons in the Equipment Reviews section of this site.

http://www.birdforum.net/reviews/showproduct.php/product/310/cat/10/limit/recent/date/1067110192

Ron

 

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captaincarot

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• Jun 9, 2011

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Jamie D said:

I am thinking of buying one of the above two to leave in the car and for general birding while out walking to dog. I would therefore welcome comments from anyone who has compared them and especially the Opticron as I cant find any reviews of them

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i do all my birding with the 8x42 discoveries, and compared them extensively with everything in their price bracket, the only other pair which compared with them were the navilux and to be honest i couldn't really tell much difference in the view between them, though i slightly preferred the opticron. i also tried the discovery 8x 32 and they weren't much different to the 42s in good light

you won't get anything better for the price and the step up to the next bracket is a couple of hundred quid for not much optical improvement

 

NoSpringChicken

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• Jun 9, 2011

• #4

I, too, would be very interested in reading some reviews or owners' feedback on the Discoveries or, better still, trying a pair some time myself. The specs look perfect for a small binocular: good FOV, decent eye relief, very close focus, sensible IPD, low weight and compact dimensions (but big enough to be usable). All that at a very reasonable price.

Ron

 

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btooze

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• Jun 9, 2011

• #5

If you are looking for an inexpensive pair of binoculars to leave in the car, I can highly recommend the Opticron Oregon LE WP 8x32 (cheaper than the Discovery model.

A good review can be found at:
http://www.naturessecretlarder.co.u...icron-oregon-le-wp-8x32-binoculars-review.htm

 

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Jamie D

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• Jun 11, 2011

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Thanks for all the info. If I end up getting a pair of the Opticrons I will post a review after a few weeks use

 

Ravis

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• Sep 23, 2017

• #7

Sorry to open this up again, but how have your Opticron Discovery WP 8X32s worked out over the years?
I'm debating as to whether I should send them back to Amazon because the focus wheel is a bit stiff and sticky, but worse than that I seem to have got a bad one because the view around the centre is quite unfocused which goes against the quality of this bin and what was said in the BBR review that rated it highly.

 

Last edited: Sep 23, 2017