Hello,
I've heard very good model Nikon 8X30 EII, and I would like your opinion on it, in relation to the 10x35 model EII
Worthwile these models , porro prism, instead of roof prism models?
greetings
Wachi.
Wachi,
According to Professor Higgins and Colonel Pickering, the rain in Spain stays mainly in the plain. So if you don't live in the plain, and don't absolutely need waterproofing, I don't think you can find better birding binoculars for the money than the 8x and 10x EII. Both my personal favorites.
The ER isn't long (13.,5mm), so if you need to wear glasses with binoculars, you probably won't see the entire FOV but probably still more than you would see in high ER moderate FOV bins.
The wide FOV allows you to see many birds at once, so you can study interactions among birds, and it also makes locating birds in thick brush easier. The 10x EII is so well balanced that it's one of the few 10x bins I can hold fairly steady. Usually, I need a lot of weight to dampen vibrations with a ten, but with the 10x EII, you get light weight and good balance.
When I'm back on top, back on top in June, I'm going to buy another pair or two (sold both the 8x and 10x to pay for vet bills).
The only flaw was with the earlier gray body version, which had flimsy rubber "armoring" that either bubbled or peeled if exposed for a long time in hot and humid weather. The newer black body versions have more robust coverings (although they don't cover the entire body so I hesitate to call it "armoring," and the coatings are also more advanced for better contrast.
The other vulnerability is that the objective housings lack armoring, but that's remedied with a pair of Bushwacher covers.
Buy them while you can. Now that Nikon discontinued the SE, I have to wonder how long before the EII goes on the chopping block.
Wacky