dries1
Member
Well after looking through older military and zeiss jena porros for pleasure and birding I did some research on looking for a decent roof prism glass.I ended up going on a splurge.
I didn't want spend the money for a new alpha glass so I looked on the e..y website for something in the 8X32 range slightly used.
After researching the leicas and zeiss I was still out of range for a good glass...then I saw a minty 8X32 HG hardly used, the seller was new and the only other one sale was $150 more, so I took a chance and when they arrived I was really impressed, the view was crystal clear and to the edge. I had to get used to the focus speed, faster than my only center focus bino, the 8X50 Octarem.
The diopter on the right lens locks in place which is a major plus since many times they go out of alignment on the octarems. It has great eye relief, I do not wear glasses so it was easy to spot targets, and eye piece locks into place.
The color is real/true and not exaggerated in any way, at least to me. They are built like a tank - very impressed with the construction. I researched them some more and found out that they do not have leaded glass since they were introduced in 2002.
Well I saw a 10X32 Hg and since I liked the 8X32 bought it along with an EII 8X30. Could not find an SE any where. The 10X32 is also a great glass and will be using it this weekend to see how it performs.
For the money I spent on the HGs I have two that will be used quite often and when I get the eII will compare them, although I love the depth of field that porros give, I also love the flat field that these Hgs provide.
I want to thank the fellow forum members here for the valuable info I obtained regarding nikon binos.
I didn't want spend the money for a new alpha glass so I looked on the e..y website for something in the 8X32 range slightly used.
After researching the leicas and zeiss I was still out of range for a good glass...then I saw a minty 8X32 HG hardly used, the seller was new and the only other one sale was $150 more, so I took a chance and when they arrived I was really impressed, the view was crystal clear and to the edge. I had to get used to the focus speed, faster than my only center focus bino, the 8X50 Octarem.
The diopter on the right lens locks in place which is a major plus since many times they go out of alignment on the octarems. It has great eye relief, I do not wear glasses so it was easy to spot targets, and eye piece locks into place.
The color is real/true and not exaggerated in any way, at least to me. They are built like a tank - very impressed with the construction. I researched them some more and found out that they do not have leaded glass since they were introduced in 2002.
Well I saw a 10X32 Hg and since I liked the 8X32 bought it along with an EII 8X30. Could not find an SE any where. The 10X32 is also a great glass and will be using it this weekend to see how it performs.
For the money I spent on the HGs I have two that will be used quite often and when I get the eII will compare them, although I love the depth of field that porros give, I also love the flat field that these Hgs provide.
I want to thank the fellow forum members here for the valuable info I obtained regarding nikon binos.