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Minox Porro's (1 Viewer)
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Otto McDiesel
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Nickolas said:
Minox BL 8x32, 393 ft or so of field of view.
Regardless of opinions, try to see any binoculars before buying.
mayoayo
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Hi Nick..if you are interested in the Pentax SP 8x32,there is a pair for sale in WWW.ASTROMART.com for sale,350$ is a good price for these....they are in the binoculars/classifieds .......i thought you may be interested..........Nickolas said:
Otto McDiesel
Well-known member
Nickolas said:
Sounds good to me, if you need long ER.
In a boat or a canoe you need low power and wide angle. Maybe the Leupold 6x30 is the best choice, long ER, and it costs $100.
Nickolas said:
Hi Nick,
Yeah, the weight is definately 800g. After several months use, I still love 'em as much as when I got them. The narrowish field of view doesn't bother me at all. They're definately the best in my price range for my eyes. The eye pieces have never accidentally moved once extended (I dont wear specs), DOF is excellent making the need to focus an occasional event once I've set it at a mid distance (or whatever the habitat dictates).
I'd suggest trying them out.. maybe at BirdFair?
-Si
Mini review- Minox porro
I did try a nice bin- the New Minox porro 8x44 very very nice for about $370 dollars. The negative things about the Minox- FOV is terrible and they are very heavy. The Minox put ridges around the eyecups that hurts the bridge of your nose after a while. But they have a beautiful view- sharp, 3D and very bright. The porro system is best but the design needs more work. Also compared the Minox eye relief to the Legend. Minox is not being very honest about eye relief it is more like 16mm not 18.5 mm like their website says. Minox are made in Japan. Wow!
I did try a nice bin- the New Minox porro 8x44 very very nice for about $370 dollars. The negative things about the Minox- FOV is terrible and they are very heavy. The Minox put ridges around the eyecups that hurts the bridge of your nose after a while. But they have a beautiful view- sharp, 3D and very bright. The porro system is best but the design needs more work. Also compared the Minox eye relief to the Legend. Minox is not being very honest about eye relief it is more like 16mm not 18.5 mm like their website says. Minox are made in Japan. Wow!
