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  1. hopster

    Leica Ultravid 8x20, Nikon 8x30 E II or 8x30 Habicht?

    How does the 8x30 Habicht compare to an old (probably mid-1970s) 8x30 W Carl Zeiss Jena Jenoptem? It was my fathers but he dropped it many years ago so I got it renovated as a birthday present. It says multi-coated but the image is pretty yellow. Other than that it's easy on the eye and...
  2. hopster

    Leica Ultravid 8x20, Nikon 8x30 E II or 8x30 Habicht?

    I don't know why people get so hung up on this. There are so many good rubber eyecups on eBay of various internal diameters (e.g. 33mm, 39mm and many others) with wings if required (my preference), that it costs less than £5 to make your own custom solution.
  3. hopster

    Leica Ultravid 8x20, Nikon 8x30 E II or 8x30 Habicht?

    Some people really like the transparency of Porro prisms with relatively simple optical paths and the extra 3D from the wider spaced objectives. Also a very bright image. I'm considering the 10x40 myself for longer range use where quick focusing won't be as necessary.
  4. hopster

    Leica Ultravid 8x20, Nikon 8x30 E II or 8x30 Habicht?

    Habichts are excellent as everyone here has said (watch out for glare in the 8x30), but if you want something small, waterproof and modern with excellent optics and a surprisingly bright and wide FOV the Zeiss VP 8x25 has a very devoted following, even from people who usually avoid Zeiss...
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