Alexis Powell
Natural history enthusiast
Hmm! I really disagree with that. I find the difference between 7x and 8x enormous especially in the ability to hold the binocular steady and the additional FOV that the 7x provides is normally much larger giving you a big panoramic view with a 5mm exit pupil that is easy to use.
Dennis
To each their own on holding things steady, but my usual 8x32 is the Zeiss FL with a 420 foot FOV. The Swarovski 8x32 EL has the same. Few modern premium 7x do any better than that, for example, the 7x42 Zeiss models are 450 foot FOV, but most other full sized are 420. We haven't seen a 7x mid-sized premium roof in a long time. The last two 7x mid-sized I tried were the Swift Eaglet and the Swarovski 7x30 SLC, neither of which has a wide FOV. But if you're saying that you're looking forward to the wide FOV these 7x36 claim, I'm in full agreement.
--AP