I have a chance to look at a 8X42 HD 20093 NIB? and wonder if the HD plus is really that much better. It is from an authorized Leica dealer so the warranty is a plus.
A.W.
I have a chance to look at a 8X42 HD 20093 NIB? and wonder if the HD plus is really that much better. It is from an authorized Leica dealer so the warranty is a plus.
A.W.
Andy:
There are some Leica threads about the HD+ model when it first came out.
You could go back and do some reading on those. I have the 8x42 HD and it is
a very nice binocular, I wish you were closer I would let you try it out.
Jerry
In my experience and for my eyes, the difference is minimal, if any.
A while ago, I even had a group of six people do a „blind study“, comparing the 8x32 HD and 8x32 HD Plus side by side with the „HD“ sign covered so the two binos would look exactly the same. The HD was named the better bino as many times as the HD Plus (I reported the results on a German optics forum).
I also have the Ultravid 7x42 in both HD and HD Plus, and again, the difference is minimal, if recognizable at all.
My personal view: the improvement of the HD Plus over the HD does not show in „normal use“. So you would not regret buying the HD version; as Jerry mentioned, it is a very nice bino.
Canip
Depends on who the 6 people are...my wife can't tell the difference between a Terra and an HT
James,
Good point, my wife is the same. The other day she asks me what are all those boxes on the shelf in your office (stashed binos), I say they are parts to my pickup truck.
A.W.
not to mention the HD+ might have qualities that only show themselves better than original HD in unique situations...like backlit, lowight, ect....what improved qualities does Leica claim for the + model???
The testresults from Gijs show an improvement of 2-3% of the lighttransmission over the full spectrum, probably caused by the use of HT glass in the prisms of the HD+.
Leica mentions an improved Aquadura plasma coating, something which can't be checked.
Only personal preferences decides wether the price difference between the HD and the current HD+ is worth the buy.
Again: try before you buyB
Jan
Tobias,
I measured a transmission difference between the HD and the HD plus of 2-3% for the 8x32 and the 8x42. It is published on the WEB-site of House of Outdoor.
Gijs van Ginkel
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The HD+ is probably significantly brighter in the 8x42, but I very much doubt it´s a real let alone visible difference in the 8x32s which is disappointing and fits well with my observation and also Canip´s which he published in a German forum.