Roy C
Occasional bird snapper
Been looking for a new pair of bins for a few months now but the more reviews I read the more undecided I get.
Terms like Blackouts, Glare, Side light intrusion, Transition Values, Field flattener and rolling ball effect are doing my head in – so much so that I have ruled everything out :eek!::eek!::eek!:.
I have tried a few pair from my local optics shop but models/makes are limited (Swarro 8x30 Companion and Opticron 8x42 DBA VHD but I do not think either were the latest models)
Tried a pair of Canon 10x42 IS bins which I thought were stunning IQ (with the IS engaged) but they were just too heavy/cumbersome for me. (I am well past my three score years and ten).
Without having access to try lots of different bins what would you recommend?
Here are a few details: -
Budget up to say,£1200 give or take
Will mostly use in good (ish) light so not unduly worried about low light performance.
Ideally 8x mag
Am also a bird photographer so will sometimes use them with my heavy(ish) Camera gear in tow. Also could use them slung around my neck when out on my bike.
Quite a lot a my viewing will be on the estuary.
Do not uses glasses with Binoculars.
Terms like Blackouts, Glare, Side light intrusion, Transition Values, Field flattener and rolling ball effect are doing my head in – so much so that I have ruled everything out :eek!::eek!::eek!:.
I have tried a few pair from my local optics shop but models/makes are limited (Swarro 8x30 Companion and Opticron 8x42 DBA VHD but I do not think either were the latest models)
Tried a pair of Canon 10x42 IS bins which I thought were stunning IQ (with the IS engaged) but they were just too heavy/cumbersome for me. (I am well past my three score years and ten).
Without having access to try lots of different bins what would you recommend?
Here are a few details: -
Budget up to say,£1200 give or take
Will mostly use in good (ish) light so not unduly worried about low light performance.
Ideally 8x mag
Am also a bird photographer so will sometimes use them with my heavy(ish) Camera gear in tow. Also could use them slung around my neck when out on my bike.
Quite a lot a my viewing will be on the estuary.
Do not uses glasses with Binoculars.
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