Hello everyone,
I am starting doing some serious birdwatching and I recently left my parent's house so I can't use my dad's binoculars anymore so I only have cheap 10x22, which are as bad as you can imagine.
Thus, I'm thinking about buying new binoculars and my choice is going for some Nikon ones. Specifically, I'm interested in the Monarch 5 8x42 and the Monarch 7 10x42. Both appear to have similar angular FoV values, although the Monarch 7 has higher magnification.
First of all, I don't really mind spending the extra money for the Monarch 7. The new binoculars will be used for occasional birdwatching, for birds which are not necessarily that far away. I want to have quite versatile binoculars that I can keep long time.
I tend towards the 10x magnification because I like it on my current binoculars and my other birdwatching friends all have 10 magnification. And I was thinking that, at the time when I will have got the wisdom that 8x magnification is enough, I will be able to buy one of the high-end binoculars o
As you can guess, I am quite stuck in my decision process and there is no place nearby where I could have the chance to try both, so any help will be welcome!
I am starting doing some serious birdwatching and I recently left my parent's house so I can't use my dad's binoculars anymore so I only have cheap 10x22, which are as bad as you can imagine.
Thus, I'm thinking about buying new binoculars and my choice is going for some Nikon ones. Specifically, I'm interested in the Monarch 5 8x42 and the Monarch 7 10x42. Both appear to have similar angular FoV values, although the Monarch 7 has higher magnification.
First of all, I don't really mind spending the extra money for the Monarch 7. The new binoculars will be used for occasional birdwatching, for birds which are not necessarily that far away. I want to have quite versatile binoculars that I can keep long time.
I tend towards the 10x magnification because I like it on my current binoculars and my other birdwatching friends all have 10 magnification. And I was thinking that, at the time when I will have got the wisdom that 8x magnification is enough, I will be able to buy one of the high-end binoculars o
As you can guess, I am quite stuck in my decision process and there is no place nearby where I could have the chance to try both, so any help will be welcome!