chicoredneck
Member
Greetings everyone. I spend a significant amount of time viewing wildlife, sometimes from first light to sundown. This puts me in a situation where most of my time behind binoculars is spent either in first and last light, or looking into shaded trees and bushes. I have a few priorities, but my first one is low or no eye strain after hours of sustained use. The second priority is the ability to see into shadows, shaded canopies and thick bushes often at distances that exceed 100 meters and be able to identify species. So on that note color is important as well. I would say 75-80% of my time behind binoculars is with them mounted to a tripod due to the distance I’m viewing and the need for a steady picture.
I had a pair of 90s vintage 10x50 Trinovid that I used for years that were friendly on my eyes. I few years ago I purchased an 8+12 Duovid hoping the extra magnification would come in handy, which it does. However, I find the optics, while very good, are not as comfortable to me as the old Trinovid and color rendition seems a little more yellow to my eyes.
In short, what brand and model would you recommend for these scenarios? I spent some time looking through Swarovski el, Noctivids, and even Meoptas (which impressed me for their price). I haven’t had a chance to look through any Zeiss products in some time. For what ever reasons, none of the stores around here carry them. They all looked very good to me, but I was not able to test them off a tripod and in low light to see how they really perform. Thanks
I had a pair of 90s vintage 10x50 Trinovid that I used for years that were friendly on my eyes. I few years ago I purchased an 8+12 Duovid hoping the extra magnification would come in handy, which it does. However, I find the optics, while very good, are not as comfortable to me as the old Trinovid and color rendition seems a little more yellow to my eyes.
In short, what brand and model would you recommend for these scenarios? I spent some time looking through Swarovski el, Noctivids, and even Meoptas (which impressed me for their price). I haven’t had a chance to look through any Zeiss products in some time. For what ever reasons, none of the stores around here carry them. They all looked very good to me, but I was not able to test them off a tripod and in low light to see how they really perform. Thanks