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I already have two 8x42 power "Alpha" binos (i.e. the Big Three) and since I don't need both in the same power range that basically do the same thing, I will be selling one.
I want to get a different configuration that does something slightly different but have a hard time making up my mind on what exactly to get.
My thoughts are:
1) 10x50, like Leica Trinovid or Ultravid or Swarovski SLC. I would keep the same 5mm exit pupil size and have probably the ultimate optics. Disadvantage: Heavy and bulky.
2) 7x42, Ultravid or Swarovski SLC. Probably more practical than the above. The view is more steady. That's about all. Not sure of any real benefits over 8x I already have - what one does, so does the other.
3) 8x32 Ultravid or 8x32 Swarovski EL, or a Zeiss equivalent. Advantage: Compactness and weight. Disadvantage: Not sure I would get enough eye relief.
4) Zeiss 10x42 FL. Advantage: Best focus past infinity overdrive than other "Alpha" binos so I could use it without glasses. It has -7D of overdrive, which is important. I keep hearing good things about its optics, that it's supposedly the best "Alpha" bino. But enough eye relief, and is the focus too fast.
5) Canon IS, in either 10 or 12x power. Never tested one but I have their IS digicam and it works wonderfully. I do have reservations about relying on batteries and long-term reliability of the mechanism.
I want to get a different configuration that does something slightly different but have a hard time making up my mind on what exactly to get.
My thoughts are:
1) 10x50, like Leica Trinovid or Ultravid or Swarovski SLC. I would keep the same 5mm exit pupil size and have probably the ultimate optics. Disadvantage: Heavy and bulky.
2) 7x42, Ultravid or Swarovski SLC. Probably more practical than the above. The view is more steady. That's about all. Not sure of any real benefits over 8x I already have - what one does, so does the other.
3) 8x32 Ultravid or 8x32 Swarovski EL, or a Zeiss equivalent. Advantage: Compactness and weight. Disadvantage: Not sure I would get enough eye relief.
4) Zeiss 10x42 FL. Advantage: Best focus past infinity overdrive than other "Alpha" binos so I could use it without glasses. It has -7D of overdrive, which is important. I keep hearing good things about its optics, that it's supposedly the best "Alpha" bino. But enough eye relief, and is the focus too fast.
5) Canon IS, in either 10 or 12x power. Never tested one but I have their IS digicam and it works wonderfully. I do have reservations about relying on batteries and long-term reliability of the mechanism.
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