Hello All,
I have been a fan of my Kowa Genesis 8.5x44 binoculars for some time now. I have heaped praise upon them and continue to find little to fault. However, with my new job, I am required to be very mobile and often wade/hike for hours at a time with my binos on. As such, the bulk of the Genesis seems a bit excessive, and at times will start to tire my neck.
Where would you suggest looking for an upgrade? The most positive aspects of the Genesis that I can list are 1) Control of CA 2) Sharp centerfield performance 3) neutral color rendition 4) excellent mechanics. I'm considering something like a Zeiss HT or FL as they are a fair bit lighter, but I dunno' if it would be worth it and some have suggested they don't have quite the same level of performance (mostly in terms of weak edge performance and poor color fidelity - I think the HT is better in some of these regards but is quite a bit more than the Genesis or a used FL).
Justin
I have been a fan of my Kowa Genesis 8.5x44 binoculars for some time now. I have heaped praise upon them and continue to find little to fault. However, with my new job, I am required to be very mobile and often wade/hike for hours at a time with my binos on. As such, the bulk of the Genesis seems a bit excessive, and at times will start to tire my neck.
Where would you suggest looking for an upgrade? The most positive aspects of the Genesis that I can list are 1) Control of CA 2) Sharp centerfield performance 3) neutral color rendition 4) excellent mechanics. I'm considering something like a Zeiss HT or FL as they are a fair bit lighter, but I dunno' if it would be worth it and some have suggested they don't have quite the same level of performance (mostly in terms of weak edge performance and poor color fidelity - I think the HT is better in some of these regards but is quite a bit more than the Genesis or a used FL).
Justin
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