Ok, i give you a quick update. Today, the Edens arrived. 8x42HD, 8x32HD and 8x42 XP.
Before i tell you about my experience, i just want to tell you what i can compare these binos with. I own a FMTRSX 7x50 and i also know my friends Swaro 8x5x42 EL.
So, after unpacking, i went with two friends of mine out on the balcony and looked a bit through the 3 Edens and the Fuji. First impressions:
General: Very Nice Binos, good built quality and nice optics.
All of them produce a crisp and clear picture none of them were as sharp on the edges as the Fuji. Of course not. The colors seem more lively than those in the Fuji.
With the 8x32 HD it takes a bit longer to find the position in which you have to hold the binos in order to look through them comfortably. The different levels at which you can position the eyecups are not so precise and the adjustment seems to be a little loose. But that is nothing major to me. I like the small size of these ones very much.
When i switch to the 8x42 HD i feel that the space is more vast. It is easier to accommodate the eyes to the bins and my eyes felt a bit more relaxed. Colors and sharpness were the same to me and to my friends.
When i now switch to the 8x42 XP, the only difference i feel is the 100 grams less weight. Neither me nor my friends nor my wife were able to tell the optical difference between those two.
So, the XPs who cost twice as much as their HD peers seem to be out of the race.
I went for a walk outside with my friend and the two HDs to test them a bit more.
The 8x32s were more convenient to carry and their small size appealed to both of us. But when it came to the optical quality and the ease of looking through them, the 8x42s were our favorites.
Tomorrow i will take the three outside again to assess a bit more. Maybe i will do a little video too.
If you have questions, please tell me.
And if you find some grammatical non-sense, please tell me that, too! I have to pass the IELTS test in march
All the best to you
One more thing i have to add to this. My wife thought that the 8x32s and the 8x42s provided the same optical quality. She switched back an forth several times and told me to stick with the smaller ones.
As i told you before, i ordered these crappy Fuji 8x32 Offroads. The Edens, without any doubt are a light-years ahead of the Fuji's.
I just thought you might think that the 8x32 are not good. I think they are very good binos in their class and to compare them with 8x42s, of course, is not fair. I really consider sticking with them.