looksharp65
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Tonight, when the winds had calmed down and the downpour had ceased, I decided to take a second tour. Time was about 8:40 pm and the sun was quite low.
Thought I could test the low light performance of the 10x32 FL.
Surprisingly, there was no discernible light loss through the bins until about 10:40 pm (the sun sets around 10 pm but the light remains for more than one hour).
I had the luck to see a Eurasian Hobby hunting insects for a long time. It was pretty close to me and returned to a wire where it sat and looked around.
Following it was quite easy and the colors were bright and vivid although the sun had already set.
After it had flown away, I took a glance at the big reed area in the reserve. My location was east of it so I looked towards a bright evening sky.
No sign of light loss when I looked down the reed.
On my way home, I decided to pass through a beech forest, whose foliage effectively stopped the skylight from reaching the ground.
It was a lot darker, not as in a coal sack, but here the 10x32 finally showed its limitations.
Remember it was half an hour after sunset and very little skylight to illuminate the ground.
Then I took my bike home and changed to the Fury 6,5x32. When looking through it in the forest, it gave the impression of being brighter than reality.
It was now so dark that it was very hard to focus, but I could identify stones, sticks, leaves and debris a lot easier than with the naked eye.
Think I've found my ideal combination. I will not hasten to find a 7x42 or similar, because the 4,9 mm exit pupil of the Fury proved to be sufficient in extremely dim light situations. Probably an NVD would be the next step, rather than a heavy, great exit pupil bin.
But what really struck me is how extraordinary performance the 10x32 FL exhibits.
To me, it is absolutely obvious that I need no other 10x bin, unless for astronomy.
The sweet spot is absolutely sufficient for birding and I couldn't notice any edge sharpness deterioration while birding.
That said, it is there, but not to an objectionable degree.
//L
Thought I could test the low light performance of the 10x32 FL.
Surprisingly, there was no discernible light loss through the bins until about 10:40 pm (the sun sets around 10 pm but the light remains for more than one hour).
I had the luck to see a Eurasian Hobby hunting insects for a long time. It was pretty close to me and returned to a wire where it sat and looked around.
Following it was quite easy and the colors were bright and vivid although the sun had already set.
After it had flown away, I took a glance at the big reed area in the reserve. My location was east of it so I looked towards a bright evening sky.
No sign of light loss when I looked down the reed.
On my way home, I decided to pass through a beech forest, whose foliage effectively stopped the skylight from reaching the ground.
It was a lot darker, not as in a coal sack, but here the 10x32 finally showed its limitations.
Remember it was half an hour after sunset and very little skylight to illuminate the ground.
Then I took my bike home and changed to the Fury 6,5x32. When looking through it in the forest, it gave the impression of being brighter than reality.
It was now so dark that it was very hard to focus, but I could identify stones, sticks, leaves and debris a lot easier than with the naked eye.
Think I've found my ideal combination. I will not hasten to find a 7x42 or similar, because the 4,9 mm exit pupil of the Fury proved to be sufficient in extremely dim light situations. Probably an NVD would be the next step, rather than a heavy, great exit pupil bin.
But what really struck me is how extraordinary performance the 10x32 FL exhibits.
To me, it is absolutely obvious that I need no other 10x bin, unless for astronomy.
The sweet spot is absolutely sufficient for birding and I couldn't notice any edge sharpness deterioration while birding.
That said, it is there, but not to an objectionable degree.
//L
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