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    B&L Elite 8x50

    8x50 Elites Compared Henry, After a prolonged delay, I finally got a good look at the 8x50 Elites today, and also made a studied comparison with Swaro 7x42 SLCs and Zeiss 7x42 bgats (although old and damaged). I also had with me my Nikon 8x32 HGs. Wow! The brilliance, sharpness, colour...
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    B&L Elite 8x50

    Oops! Henry, I'm sorry, I meant porro, but my brain got in the way! The FoV is the one drawback (on paper) at 107m @ 1km, certainly not on a par with the 130-140m of the top binos, but I will be checking them out on Sunday, with a hope that it doesn't appear too tunnel-like. Chris
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    B&L Elite 8x50

    Hi Pete, Thanks for the input. I used to own, and was very happy with, a pair of 8x42 Elites until they were 'removed' from my car. After much searching, testing and comparing, they were replaced with a pair of Nikon 8x32 HGs which, AFAIAC, are the bee's knees. It is just that at twilight and...
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    B&L Elite 8x50

    Hi, Looking for something bright for twilight and late evening, I came across a pair of B&L Elite 8x50 roof prisms which are both waterproof and nitrogen filled. Not cheap (£650), there seems to be a lack of information about them in the UK (Vickers, the importers, know nothing of them). So I...
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