black lark
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wat would you chose !!
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zeiss 10x56 nightowl or leica 12x50 HD (1 Viewer)
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black lark
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birds, specialy migration watch and , seawatch.
First, there is no difference between high-priced binoculars. If you can't look through them equally well, your eyes are simply not good enough. On the other hand, the Leica HD is newer, so it will automatically be better. Furthermore, you should choose the one with higher magnification, because in Europe birds are further away than in other parts of the world. So, this all clearly points towards the 12x50HD, but please be sure to get one without the red label, because they are very bad for some reason.
Hope this helps.
Hope this helps.
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Enough humor! 3 Binoculars are SERIOUS! :
That said, the Zeiss 10x56 is substantially heavier, as well as out of production. It sometimes surfaces on Ebay and generally sells for $1000 and up. The Leica is newer, with better coatings, lighter and probably easier to handle.
For sea watch, a tripod mount would probably help with either glass. 10x plus really brings out the shakes, at least for me.
Are both units available to you? Only you can decide which is more friendly for you to use.
If you have the budget to buy one of these, you should consider the Canon 10x42L IS. It is no clunkier or heavier than the above two, wonderfully bright and the image stabilization makes a huge difference for hand held observation. It too is waterproof.
Binoculars are SERIOUS! :That said, the Zeiss 10x56 is substantially heavier, as well as out of production. It sometimes surfaces on Ebay and generally sells for $1000 and up. The Leica is newer, with better coatings, lighter and probably easier to handle.
For sea watch, a tripod mount would probably help with either glass. 10x plus really brings out the shakes, at least for me.
Are both units available to you? Only you can decide which is more friendly for you to use.
If you have the budget to buy one of these, you should consider the Canon 10x42L IS. It is no clunkier or heavier than the above two, wonderfully bright and the image stabilization makes a huge difference for hand held observation. It too is waterproof.
Enough humor! 3
That said, the Zeiss 10x56 is substantially heavier, as well as out of production.
:eek!::-C
out of production:
http://www.zeiss.de/C12567A80033D63E/Contents-Frame/7AF210536245987D41256A7200570EC1
no. :bounce:
black lark
Registered User
the 10x56 nightowls and other nightowls are already a long time out of production !!!!
