There's almost always an earlier thread here for the question in ones mind...awesome.
Searching for a 8x30/32 these two are still topping my wishlist (Kite will be the HD+). Might be able to try out the Opticron a bit, the Kite not (if not bought to return).
I plan to use them mainly as summer bins, for birding and dragonfly/damsel watching, and lighter travel. So looking for compacts and with quite a good fov and close focus, and affordable, so these two look good candidates. After having tried both a BN and BA Trinovid, I think I won't get used to the quirky focus feel, however much I liked the view through those...
Of course there's the old question; how would you compare them optically? Which has the bigger sweetspot, the flatter fov (it's calmer for me when panning faster, f.i. on dragonflies), the better resolution and constrast? Warmer (Kite) or more natural (Opticron) colour rendition is important where it affects brightness for the duller summer days, they won't see much twilight, and I can aesthetically admire both.
Secondly, viewing ease is important to me, certainly in high speed use when watching dragonflies eye placement must not be finnicky. I don't wear glasses, so the higher the eye relief doesn't always mean better viewing ease. The size of the eyecups matters too me more, because I've found smaller designs like on the Meostar 8x32 don't fit my facial structure while smaller ER like on the old trinovids don't bother me.
I read some with glasses have better results viewing through the Opticron than the Kite? How do those without glasses rate the eye placement of both these bins?
Thanks already for those willing to take the time to share their experiences and insights, all are welcome