Tero
Retired
I have fairly new ProStaff porros, so I will not be buying compacts for a while. I have a binocular budget. :'D
But for all those people that want compact roof prisms that fold small, have super optics and can't cost much, we are open for discussion. I will refer to this thread when the next person comes along to complain about Travelites with parts falling off.
I have found mine! I rejected Audubon 10x25 roof prisms, they were not as sharp as my ProStaffs (also available at 9x and 8x). But I was in a sports store and they had these:
http://www.eagleoptics.com/index.asp?dept=1&type=19&purch=1&pid=4172
http://www.eagleoptics.com/index.asp?dept=1&type=19&purch=1&pid=4170
http://www.eagleoptics.com/index.asp?dept=1&type=19&purch=1&pid=3302
They are phase coated, so brightness and clarity were obvious. The lowest ones were not there, I just listed them as they are waterproof.
My philosophy is that I may be willing to invest in some 30-40mm roof prisms that cost 500 or more some day, but my 25mm pairs are just back up. I do my serious birding with 40 and 42mm binoculars. So I am not willing to spend more on these than my main binoculars.
I am faced again with the 8x vs. 10x here. With the compacts I am almost sold on the 8x model, though if they were made in 9x I would try to get them even sooner. I am looking for 9x models at all times to check out. I may wait a year on these. I hope they sell them then.
The Eagle Optics prices are good, I did not find them at Optics Planet.
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But for all those people that want compact roof prisms that fold small, have super optics and can't cost much, we are open for discussion. I will refer to this thread when the next person comes along to complain about Travelites with parts falling off.
I have found mine! I rejected Audubon 10x25 roof prisms, they were not as sharp as my ProStaffs (also available at 9x and 8x). But I was in a sports store and they had these:
http://www.eagleoptics.com/index.asp?dept=1&type=19&purch=1&pid=4172
http://www.eagleoptics.com/index.asp?dept=1&type=19&purch=1&pid=4170
http://www.eagleoptics.com/index.asp?dept=1&type=19&purch=1&pid=3302
They are phase coated, so brightness and clarity were obvious. The lowest ones were not there, I just listed them as they are waterproof.
My philosophy is that I may be willing to invest in some 30-40mm roof prisms that cost 500 or more some day, but my 25mm pairs are just back up. I do my serious birding with 40 and 42mm binoculars. So I am not willing to spend more on these than my main binoculars.
I am faced again with the 8x vs. 10x here. With the compacts I am almost sold on the 8x model, though if they were made in 9x I would try to get them even sooner. I am looking for 9x models at all times to check out. I may wait a year on these. I hope they sell them then.
The Eagle Optics prices are good, I did not find them at Optics Planet.
TO SAVE SOME READING::MY LAST POST HAS:
PS
Ended up with simple Minolta Sport Mini 8x25 roof prisms. They fullfill my compactness needs, and I think in this price class the 10x would be useless. The Minolta had a slight edge over the Sporstar 8x, though they look almost identical.
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