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  1. J

    Which entry level Binocular?

    Hi, Hawke is 2.5m, Vortex claims 1.5, the two Vikings are 2m. Depending on how quickly you need the gift, you might want to wait for Lee (Troubadour) to review the new Opticron Discovery ED 8x32... has nice specs (including 1.2m close focus - of course not very usable with two eyes) and...
  2. J

    Which entry level Binocular?

    Hi, regarding minimum focus distance. 3m is indeed an average value for a roof pair. But even if you have an instrument which comes to focus below 2m, for most people that is not really usable as a binocular (monocular observation is fine though). The reason is that so close the objective...
  3. J

    Which entry level Binocular?

    Hi, as for people who tried the Sightron, you might find a few in this thread - it's only 79 pages long... https://www.birdforum.net/threads/sightron-blue-sky-ii-8x32.211793/ Regarding downsides - yes, a pair of 200€ bins will have downsides - as do alpha pairs for 10 times that. But if a lot...
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