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Sancho · Thursday 19th July 2012, 15:56

Has anyone tried this bino for low-light viewing? I have the SRGA 8x32 and it's a little gem, very wide and bright. Just wondered about the 8.5x50, even though it's pretty narrow in FOV.

Torview · Thursday 19th July 2012, 16:04

I tried one at my local dealer, but in good light, I found it much too tunnel like, and quite unwieldy, so did`nt give its optics much of a try, sorry if this isn`t much help.

Sancho · Thursday 19th July 2012, 17:05

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Originally Posted by Torview

I tried one at my local dealer, but in good light, I found it much too tunnel like, and quite unwieldy, so did`nt give its optics much of a try, sorry if this isn`t much help.

Thanks Torview, actually that's very helpful-I can't get on with tunnel-vision FOV.

Thursday 19th July 2012, 15:56	#1
Sancho Registered User Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Ireland Posts: 7,044 My location	Opticron 8.5x50 Has anyone tried this bino for low-light viewing? I have the SRGA 8x32 and it's a little gem, very wide and bright. Just wondered about the 8.5x50, even though it's pretty narrow in FOV.
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Torview Registered User Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Dartmoor Posts: 692	I tried one at my local dealer, but in good light, I found it much too tunnel like, and quite unwieldy, so did`nt give its optics much of a try, sorry if this isn`t much help.

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