BV 8x25 BRW, also extremely disappointing (1 Viewer)

I expected, for Eagle's sale price of $119, that these would be better than my $60 Nikon 8x25 Sportstars. They are not -- they're worse. I expected phase-corrected prisms to mean increased contrast and sharpness, and in this case they don't. The image is quite soft. Also, they have very little "depth of focus," meaning re-focusing is required to see a bird or other object right behind or in front of the point at which they were previously set. I'm sending them right back.

Howard

Bummer. But thanks for writing up the report.

Yes, mine are going back too. I have had worde pairs, but they only cost 30 dollars. The Nikon pocket 8x25s, various, not phase coated, are sharper. Like Howard says, apparent "depth of focus" is poor as well.
http://www.birdforum.net/showpost.php?p=1794586&postcount=637

I think it was Casey Stengel who said of the hapless NY Mets he was managing, "Can't anyone here play this game??"

Along the same line, can't anyone make a decent binocular without us having to spend a fortune? I'm exaggerating, of course, as there are some very acceptable relatively inexpensive porros, but apparently when it comes to roofs, fuggedaboudit. I've tried some in the $300 range and it's like, "Oh please...."

Someday maybe I'll get to try the Zen-Rays that everyone's going gaga over. Then maybe I'll get to say, "Yes, they can."