Zeiss Victory SF (1 Viewer)

Maljunulo said:

I am a fan of 10X binoculars, as I would rather see the small bits better that I would see a wider area.

So far I'm not too old to hold them pretty steady.

Not sure how much longer that will last, but for now all is well with 10X.

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Troubador said:

Good for you. We use our binos most intensively on the islands off the west coast of Scotland there is almost always a stiff breeze blowing. For me it doesn't take much of an increase in wind speed for this to start interfering with my ability to hold a 10x steady. I had a Dialyt 10x40 for many years but in the end found 8x better in a wider variety of situations, not only because I could hold them steadier and they have a wider field of view but also because the depth of field is deeper so re-focusing isn't required as frequently.

I hope you enjoy your 10x binos for many years to come.

Lee

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Maljunulo said:

Thank you, Lee.

I am peculiar in that I bird from my car, so I can take a pretty steady position using knees etc. to rest my elbows on. In an extreme case, or with my 16X70, I will run the window partway up and rest on its edge. If I pull down hard, it is very steady.

Wind is not one of my favorite things, for quite a number of reasons.

Cheers!
Richard

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Troubador said:

Sounds like a great solution Richard. There are one or two places we know where we can do just that too, and sometimes it is the best answer on a windy and rainy day. There are car window clamps of various kinds you can attach spotting scopes or binos to and that act like tripod heads so you can have an even steadier image. I would imagine you would need a scope with a straight eyepiece rather than an angled one.

Lee

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Maljunulo said:

If I can't see it or identify then, I just count it as a "generic bird".

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PYRTLE said:

Thanks Lee
I confess to also owning other brands including a Leitz Wetzlar ( black square logo rather than red circle ) 10 x 40 Trinovid which is a little crackerjack.
Cheers, Pat

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Torview said:

Got to try a black body SF today for the first time, really nice, the focus is definitely improved over the grey examples I tried, have they tweaked the coatings ?, I could not perceive any greenish hue any longer, got to try them alongside a NV, huge difference in contrast with the NV leading the way, but looking at Herring Gulls on a roof with an overcast sky behind, I much preferred the lower contrast of the SF, the NV looking "blown out" on highlights to me.

Really really liked that SF, it could even tempt me to leave my SVFP at home, just need a bit more overtime !

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Loud Green Man said:

Listening to some of the comments above, might I be forgiven for imagining certain bins; be they old or new, have been wired with audiophile grade copper cabling for improved performance??

LGM

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Chosun Juan said:

Dennis - have you become HunTer?

I will take light weight, strength, rigidity, dimensional stability and efficiency, hydrophobicity, impact toughness, and low cost any day :cat: :king: :smoke:



Chosun :gh:

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Ruff said:

As a Canadian, I would have to worry about metal eyecups freezing to my face and at the very least leaving twin raccoon-like circles of damaged skin around my eyes when they were taken away, therefore I would vote for composite cups over metal ones.

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Ruff said:

As a Canadian, I would have to worry about metal eyecups freezing to my face and at the very least leaving twin raccoon-like circles of damaged skin around my eyes when they were taken away, therefore I would vote for composite cups over metal ones.

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