Okay, I have read many glowing reviews of these binoculars. I will not be using them in humid conditions so, lack of waterproofness is not an issue for me.
I wear glasses. Do these bincoulars have enough eye relief?
What is a comparable binocular from Swift? The new Equinox? Something else?
What I don't see is any comaprison to Pentax. I can get a Pentax DCF SP for about ~$50-70 more. I have heard many good things about them but, nothing really in the way of a review or comparison.
I only have money for one good set of binoculars. From what I have read, I have been swayed from 42mm models because of a perceived lack of benefit to offset the cost and weight issues with the large binoculars
Initially, I was impressed with the Canon 7x42 which are ~$190. I have read many good things about the Swift 8.5x44HHS binoculars. Swift has their new Equinox models on the market but, I really don't know much about them.
With a budget of under $400, I think the choice is really between Nikon E2's or Pentax DCF SP's. The Pentax DCF SP's certainly seem more durable for field use.
I want something that I can use to watch birds that will suffice at a sporting event (like looking at a 50 foot pistol target) or watching a sporting event in a large open field.
I have looked over Better View Desired and searched through this site a lot. Am I overlooking a good brand or model in the nominal 8 power with ~32mm objectives? Leica seems to be the best but, I do not believe they are available in my price range. The same holds true for all the European glass thanks to the "stong dollar" we have against the Euro.
I wear glasses. Do these bincoulars have enough eye relief?
What is a comparable binocular from Swift? The new Equinox? Something else?
What I don't see is any comaprison to Pentax. I can get a Pentax DCF SP for about ~$50-70 more. I have heard many good things about them but, nothing really in the way of a review or comparison.
I only have money for one good set of binoculars. From what I have read, I have been swayed from 42mm models because of a perceived lack of benefit to offset the cost and weight issues with the large binoculars
Initially, I was impressed with the Canon 7x42 which are ~$190. I have read many good things about the Swift 8.5x44HHS binoculars. Swift has their new Equinox models on the market but, I really don't know much about them.
With a budget of under $400, I think the choice is really between Nikon E2's or Pentax DCF SP's. The Pentax DCF SP's certainly seem more durable for field use.
I want something that I can use to watch birds that will suffice at a sporting event (like looking at a 50 foot pistol target) or watching a sporting event in a large open field.
I have looked over Better View Desired and searched through this site a lot. Am I overlooking a good brand or model in the nominal 8 power with ~32mm objectives? Leica seems to be the best but, I do not believe they are available in my price range. The same holds true for all the European glass thanks to the "stong dollar" we have against the Euro.