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New 32mm Trinovid binoculars (1 Viewer)
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The-Wanderer
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Does anyone know if the quoted eye relief is according to ISO or is the available relief that is, measured from the plane of the eye cup to the user's eye?
A2GG
Beth
8x32 is disappointing - 372ft FOV is not competitive in an 8x32 and both the 8x and 10x are a bit heavy for their size. FOV is surprising - did not expect such a narrow FOV. I hope it's a typo in the specs.
ER, close focus and size all look very good. It should be a little shorter size than my Viper HD 6x32.
10x32 has decent FOV at 342ft.
Edit: I misinterpreted the dimensions. It is actually 5.1" tall, so it's not quite as small as I thought.
ER, close focus and size all look very good. It should be a little shorter size than my Viper HD 6x32.
10x32 has decent FOV at 342ft.
Edit: I misinterpreted the dimensions. It is actually 5.1" tall, so it's not quite as small as I thought.
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NDhunter
Experienced observer
It is good to see Leica is bringing out the 32 mm Trinovid HD's. I have tried the 8x42 Trinovid HD and it is
a very nice binocular.
The FOV does seem narrow in the 8x32 @ 372 ft. per 1,000. The Zeiss Conquest which is its closest
competitor is 420 ft. per 1,000. That is a large difference.
I suspect that in use, the Leica quality fit and finish will be very good, and this would be a
worthy binocular to enjoy.
Jerry
a very nice binocular.
The FOV does seem narrow in the 8x32 @ 372 ft. per 1,000. The Zeiss Conquest which is its closest
competitor is 420 ft. per 1,000. That is a large difference.
I suspect that in use, the Leica quality fit and finish will be very good, and this would be a
worthy binocular to enjoy.
Jerry
it's from the lens surface of the ocular, which is the norm.
james holdsworth
Consulting Biologist
I believe the FOV spec has been mistakenly swapped between the 8x32 and 8x42 - the 8x32 should be 414 ft
That may be resolved soon, but in the meantime, writing to them can help. Copying from a post by me a few months back:"...Leica have been mysteriously getting the figures on their website wrong recently. Attached is the amazing set it showed for the Ultravid-Plus 32s with my queries and corrections. I emailed this to them and they quickly remedied it."
The-Wanderer
Well-known member
Ceasar,
You wrote "It appears that the eye cups may be removable. See comments in "Eye pieces for eye glass wearers" in the specs."
Am I right in assuming, therefore, that I could use them without eyecups and not scratch the plastic lenses of my spectacles? Or would I have to super-glue O rings to the front surface of the surrounding housings, which is what I have had to do with other optics?
Mak,
Neither Zeiss nor Opticron seem to be part of the norm.
You wrote "It appears that the eye cups may be removable. See comments in "Eye pieces for eye glass wearers" in the specs."
Am I right in assuming, therefore, that I could use them without eyecups and not scratch the plastic lenses of my spectacles? Or would I have to super-glue O rings to the front surface of the surrounding housings, which is what I have had to do with other optics?
Mak,
Neither Zeiss nor Opticron seem to be part of the norm.
MAK will no doubt respond but I can confirm that Zeiss measure it in the same way as Leica.
Lee
It sure comes across from top to bottom that really just aren't concerned... Such as this has been the norm for them for quite a while...
A2GG
Beth
Thanks James. I was hoping it was a typo. The 8x and 10x are quite haeavy for 32mm class (10x32 is 24 oz !!). The weight along with the miserable FOV in the 8x32 would be a huge disappointment. I would say Leica blew it here and this in no way could compete with Zeiss Conquest 8x32.
Fingers and toes crossed the FOV is 414ft.
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BruceH
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Bob .... Have you ever unscrewed the eye cup on your Nikon EDG? There is nothing in the manual that I could find that says they can be unscrewed. I have not tried it because I do not want to risk breaking anything.
Thanks.
Yes. As Pesto says it can be done very easily and they come off and go back on very smoothly.
I had an EDG I which Nikon replaced with my EDG II and its eye cups worked the same way. I'm not sure, but I think there was something in the literature that came with them that noted they could be unscrewed.
Bob
