Talk me out of Noctivids (1 Viewer)

As I said before, I often choose to use my bins without eyeglasses, but in order to get the best out of them I need to use glasses these days so it really makes no sense to drop 2Kish on a bin without enough ER. It's a shame, but there it is.... sorry Chuck!

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That was EXACTLY the reason I passed on the Leica 12X50 and went with the SV 12X50. It was a good decision. BARELY larger than a 42mm SV and very similar size to a SF 8X42. The SV 12X50 has proved itself to be the before companion to a nice 7X or 8X.

Chuck, the SV is certainly very highly regarded it seems. As a matter of interest, are you just using your 12x50’s for birding, and can you hand hold them?

:-C. Well, I did it, ordered from Doug today. I guess patience isn't my strong suit.

TXdefender said:

:-C. Well, I did it, ordered from Doug today. I guess patience isn't my strong suit.

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Fantastic! 8x or 10x? Let us know what you think when you get them! :t:

Mike F said:

Fantastic! 8x or 10x? Let us know what you think when you get them! :t:

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8x42. I have found I prefer 8x for general use. Doug said he his headed to SHOT show and he would send them out in a week. Will report back.

Total impulse buy, didn't get the deal I was looking for but I don't feel I got took either. Plus, they'll be new and from authorized dealer, so there's that.

TXdefender said:

8x42. I have found I prefer 8x for general use. Doug said he his headed to SHOT show and he would send them out in a week. Will report back.

Total impulse buy, didn't get the deal I was looking for but I don't feel I got took either. Plus, they'll be new and from authorized dealer, so there's that.

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It's only money! Whatever you pay there's always a better deal later on. Just forget about it and enjoy them!

That has been my experience. The initial sting of the investment hurts but long after that sting has worn off the joy of years of use remains. My SV's are almost 10yrs old now and I forgot what I paid but it wasn't cheap. They are still nice to use. In fact I may have found the problem with my 8.5's, operator error. I was checking out two blue jay's giving a squirrel a hard time when I decided to rotate the eyecups in one position from fully extended. The view became a bit more pleasing to me. I don't intend to sell them, yet. Just supplement with Noctivids.

PS. my father still has and uses Trinovid's from the 90's so they last a good while, though he could stand to replace the folding eyecups (the rubber is old and cracked).