Good afternoon
I currently use a pair of Swift 828 roofs which suit me quite nicely. However, over the last year or two I have found myself watching animals, mainly Sika deer and badgers late at night, in poor light. I find that the Swifts struggle a little bit under these conditions (and my eyes are probably not what they once were!)
I have seen the outgoing model HG's (made in Japan) at around £400 and was wondering if any users could comment regarding the 8 x 43 model. I would like to know how they perform, in both good and poor light from anyone with experience of this model please, as I have been unable to try a pair and would have to buy unseen. I'd like to stay at this size of binocular really.
Do any users think they are much of a step up from the Swifts, or would the general consensus be that I need to save more and look towards the top names? I have recently been to Denby Dale to try several pairs of other makes out but unfortunately it was a lovely bright clear day, so the differences between some models appeared to me to be quite minimal, except from a FOV perspective. I struggled to tell the difference, for example, between the swaros and the FL's.
Any opinions or advice very gratefully received.
Many thanks
I currently use a pair of Swift 828 roofs which suit me quite nicely. However, over the last year or two I have found myself watching animals, mainly Sika deer and badgers late at night, in poor light. I find that the Swifts struggle a little bit under these conditions (and my eyes are probably not what they once were!)
I have seen the outgoing model HG's (made in Japan) at around £400 and was wondering if any users could comment regarding the 8 x 43 model. I would like to know how they perform, in both good and poor light from anyone with experience of this model please, as I have been unable to try a pair and would have to buy unseen. I'd like to stay at this size of binocular really.
Do any users think they are much of a step up from the Swifts, or would the general consensus be that I need to save more and look towards the top names? I have recently been to Denby Dale to try several pairs of other makes out but unfortunately it was a lovely bright clear day, so the differences between some models appeared to me to be quite minimal, except from a FOV perspective. I struggled to tell the difference, for example, between the swaros and the FL's.
Any opinions or advice very gratefully received.
Many thanks