Hello all,
Recently I've bought a few new pairs of binoculars to become my three main pairs, one is enough in reality but like most of you here I have a few.
Like most I looked at specifications and read reviews etc before deciding on which ones to go for. This is where I think many get lost or potentially misguided as what's on paper doesn't always translate in actual use, I'll explain further in my brief evaluation.
I was very close to going for the SV 8.5x42, Zeiss HT or an Ultravid when I decided on adding a 7 or 8x42 to my collection. Buying budget wise has always left me feeling the old adage of the poor man pays twice so I was set on the highest quality within reason, one exception to this rule I've found is with my 7x50 Fujinon FMTR-SX which provide nothing short of an amazing view for a reasonable and much cheaper than alpha price.
With this in mind the new Trinovid had a few things stacked against it, long minimum focus which while not greatly important to me still appeared behind the competition, no ED glass elements which these days for high end glass is a must and even in much cheaper price brackets, mildly narrow field of view compared to the competition, short eye relief and not so importantly but possibly off putting for some this German glass is made in Portugal.
I went against all the potential short comings and in a way was drawn to the new Trinovid and I'm glad I did. As soon as I took it out of the box I was impressed with it's design, quality of build and aesthetics.
Now to cover the perceived short comings, I also did a bit of comparing against my Nikon EDG 8x32 while doing so.
Minimum focus for me is closer to 2m than 3.5m.
ED glass, or lack of. There is CA there but not in the area you concentrate on, you have to look for it and look at the edges off the natural viewing area. They are sharp with good contrast and provide nice colour with a very comfortable and enjoyable view.
Field of view. I looked out about 2Km's comparing the field against my EDG's (126m@1000m vs 136m) and I really thought it a non issue, noticeable but mild and no big deal.
Eye relief. More than adequate with a very easy and comfortable view. I don't use glasses and have quite good eye sight but I'm sure (haven't tried yet) I could still use them with sunglasses if I wanted to but it's not something I would usually do.
Made in Portugal. No problem at all, these are very well made and Portugal should be proud of these fine optics.
They aren't sharp to the edge like my EDG but the two pairs both offer excellent views.
I'm very impressed with these new Trinovids and very happy I decided to go for them.
I feel that the Trinovids are ignored or written off by many, perhaps by some of the potential short comings I mentioned or comparing spec sheets but I can assure you that these are an excellent pair of binoculars in many aspects that certainly should not be passed over or ignored.
Recently I've bought a few new pairs of binoculars to become my three main pairs, one is enough in reality but like most of you here I have a few.
Like most I looked at specifications and read reviews etc before deciding on which ones to go for. This is where I think many get lost or potentially misguided as what's on paper doesn't always translate in actual use, I'll explain further in my brief evaluation.
I was very close to going for the SV 8.5x42, Zeiss HT or an Ultravid when I decided on adding a 7 or 8x42 to my collection. Buying budget wise has always left me feeling the old adage of the poor man pays twice so I was set on the highest quality within reason, one exception to this rule I've found is with my 7x50 Fujinon FMTR-SX which provide nothing short of an amazing view for a reasonable and much cheaper than alpha price.
With this in mind the new Trinovid had a few things stacked against it, long minimum focus which while not greatly important to me still appeared behind the competition, no ED glass elements which these days for high end glass is a must and even in much cheaper price brackets, mildly narrow field of view compared to the competition, short eye relief and not so importantly but possibly off putting for some this German glass is made in Portugal.
I went against all the potential short comings and in a way was drawn to the new Trinovid and I'm glad I did. As soon as I took it out of the box I was impressed with it's design, quality of build and aesthetics.
Now to cover the perceived short comings, I also did a bit of comparing against my Nikon EDG 8x32 while doing so.
Minimum focus for me is closer to 2m than 3.5m.
ED glass, or lack of. There is CA there but not in the area you concentrate on, you have to look for it and look at the edges off the natural viewing area. They are sharp with good contrast and provide nice colour with a very comfortable and enjoyable view.
Field of view. I looked out about 2Km's comparing the field against my EDG's (126m@1000m vs 136m) and I really thought it a non issue, noticeable but mild and no big deal.
Eye relief. More than adequate with a very easy and comfortable view. I don't use glasses and have quite good eye sight but I'm sure (haven't tried yet) I could still use them with sunglasses if I wanted to but it's not something I would usually do.
Made in Portugal. No problem at all, these are very well made and Portugal should be proud of these fine optics.
They aren't sharp to the edge like my EDG but the two pairs both offer excellent views.
I'm very impressed with these new Trinovids and very happy I decided to go for them.
I feel that the Trinovids are ignored or written off by many, perhaps by some of the potential short comings I mentioned or comparing spec sheets but I can assure you that these are an excellent pair of binoculars in many aspects that certainly should not be passed over or ignored.
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