Hi and apologies for the long first post!
I'm hoping someone can help me understand a variation I am seeing between 8x32 & 8x42 binoculars of the same range.
Although entry level this is my first venture into proper binoculars, not being sure which would suit me best I ordered a pair of 8x32 Nature DX and also a pair of 8x42 Nature DX so I could try both.
I prefer the weight of the 8x32 as they will be in a rucksack when walking but I am also likely to use them in poor light in the evenings when camping or even stopping off when out for an evening drive in the country side. They may also be used in grey and wet Welsh forests when watching rallying too so the bigger pair may make more sense.
Trying both my first impressions are they are quite similar (and far better than a cheapy pair of porro prism I've had forever) , there's not a lot in it in lower light but my eyes are more comfortable with and adjust quicker to the 42's when I put them up to my face (I wear glasses). I find it a bit easier to focus the 8x42 too. - That may be down to an overly light adjuster wheel on the smaller pair though.
To my eyes the 8x42 may be slightly clearer at distance but what I can't work out is that the 8x32 although not brighter, certain colours seem to stand out or "pop" ever so slightly more in some situations. Last night for example some bright pink flowers about 60 ft away seemed a little more vivid in the smaller pair.
Is this to be expected with 32 v 42 or is that just a variation due to manufacturing tolerances/quality of glass used in this price range of binoculars?
(on a side note when trying them out last night there was an obliging Mistle thrush hanging about letting me have a good look at him for quite a while!)
Thank you.
I'm hoping someone can help me understand a variation I am seeing between 8x32 & 8x42 binoculars of the same range.
Although entry level this is my first venture into proper binoculars, not being sure which would suit me best I ordered a pair of 8x32 Nature DX and also a pair of 8x42 Nature DX so I could try both.
I prefer the weight of the 8x32 as they will be in a rucksack when walking but I am also likely to use them in poor light in the evenings when camping or even stopping off when out for an evening drive in the country side. They may also be used in grey and wet Welsh forests when watching rallying too so the bigger pair may make more sense.
Trying both my first impressions are they are quite similar (and far better than a cheapy pair of porro prism I've had forever) , there's not a lot in it in lower light but my eyes are more comfortable with and adjust quicker to the 42's when I put them up to my face (I wear glasses). I find it a bit easier to focus the 8x42 too. - That may be down to an overly light adjuster wheel on the smaller pair though.
To my eyes the 8x42 may be slightly clearer at distance but what I can't work out is that the 8x32 although not brighter, certain colours seem to stand out or "pop" ever so slightly more in some situations. Last night for example some bright pink flowers about 60 ft away seemed a little more vivid in the smaller pair.
Is this to be expected with 32 v 42 or is that just a variation due to manufacturing tolerances/quality of glass used in this price range of binoculars?
(on a side note when trying them out last night there was an obliging Mistle thrush hanging about letting me have a good look at him for quite a while!)
Thank you.
