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Tero
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This is the closest thing.
http://www.eagleoptics.com/binoculars/vortex/vortex-viper-8x28-binocular
Note: there is a tactical model with longer eye cups like Steiners. See Optics Planet.
I am not impressed with small end Vortex, they messed up Diamondback 8x28 with too much eye relief, that gives black outs. The Vanquish line is all I would look at in Vortex.
ZR has been responsive to customer requests, so I believe many are waiting for the first true ZR compact.
http://www.eagleoptics.com/binoculars/vortex/vortex-viper-8x28-binocular
Note: there is a tactical model with longer eye cups like Steiners. See Optics Planet.
I am not impressed with small end Vortex, they messed up Diamondback 8x28 with too much eye relief, that gives black outs. The Vanquish line is all I would look at in Vortex.
ZR has been responsive to customer requests, so I believe many are waiting for the first true ZR compact.
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New Bushnell Elite ED compact porro
Bushnell now lists a new ED version of its highly regarded reverse porro Elite compact binocular:
http://www.bushnell.com/products/binoculars/elite/620726/
I am not sure which dealers have it for sale. So far, Eagle Optics does not list it.
Bushnell now lists a new ED version of its highly regarded reverse porro Elite compact binocular:
http://www.bushnell.com/products/binoculars/elite/620726/
I am not sure which dealers have it for sale. So far, Eagle Optics does not list it.
I've got one of the new Elite compacts. It isn't waterproof and doesn't have ED glass, tho' the listed attributes below the illustration would seem to indicate that is does. Bushnell is apparently trying to revamp its lineup and has now put the Custom with the E2 line, where the roof models (8 & 10x) do have those features. The top Elites (the 43mm's) seem to have been dropped and the company has put the E2's at the top (tho' they aren't in the original Elites' league optically) and has stopped trying to compete with the "alpha 4". However, the little 7x26 is still, IMHO, as good performance-wise as any of the L-N-S-Z baby roofs, at well under half their prices.
Tero
Retired
same thing
http://www.eagleoptics.com/binoculars/vortex/vortex-viper-10x28-binocular
you will not like them, narrow field
If they are like the Vortex 8 x 28's I would also surmise that their eye cups do not extend far enough to take advantage of their 19mm eye relief. This will cause problems for people who do not wear glasses.
Bob
gwsudiro
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