jaymoynihan
Corvus brachyrhynchos watcher
I broke down and purchased a pair of Nikon 8x32 SE’s when I stumbled upon them on-line for $450, new with warranty.
A bit of background about me. Eyeglass wearer, thick-ish lenses. Normally use Zeiss (classics, 8x30 and 7x42), Swift (Audubon series), and Leica (10x42BA). So tht is my own basis of comparison.
For me:
VERY sharp, contrasty. Color balance excellent. Very flat field. Possibly more so than on these, under similar normal daylight conditions, than my other glass, and certainly a match for my 7x42’s. Impressed.
For me, no black-out problems. I of course use them with rubber rolled down.
Build quality is excellent. At the same time, very light in weight. Feel when holding great, the only porro I have had (since the old B&L Audubon Custom 8x36’s) that is one hand comfortable.
Field feels very wide, due to for me, perfect eye relief.
The edge of the field of view on this glass is interesting. There is a very thin (thinnest of my binoculars) edge where the image degrades. But, it appears sharper in that error area than most others, because the color correction does not also degrade at the very edge also.
Very good color correction.
Like them a lot.
Negatives:
The non-waterproof aspect is not a negative for me, since I new that when I got them.
The rain guard is not to my tastes. May replace with the one for the Zeiss Classics series.
Has made the 12x50 SE an object of lust for astronomical use.
jay
A bit of background about me. Eyeglass wearer, thick-ish lenses. Normally use Zeiss (classics, 8x30 and 7x42), Swift (Audubon series), and Leica (10x42BA). So tht is my own basis of comparison.
For me:
VERY sharp, contrasty. Color balance excellent. Very flat field. Possibly more so than on these, under similar normal daylight conditions, than my other glass, and certainly a match for my 7x42’s. Impressed.
For me, no black-out problems. I of course use them with rubber rolled down.
Build quality is excellent. At the same time, very light in weight. Feel when holding great, the only porro I have had (since the old B&L Audubon Custom 8x36’s) that is one hand comfortable.
Field feels very wide, due to for me, perfect eye relief.
The edge of the field of view on this glass is interesting. There is a very thin (thinnest of my binoculars) edge where the image degrades. But, it appears sharper in that error area than most others, because the color correction does not also degrade at the very edge also.
Very good color correction.
Like them a lot.
Negatives:
The non-waterproof aspect is not a negative for me, since I new that when I got them.
The rain guard is not to my tastes. May replace with the one for the Zeiss Classics series.
Has made the 12x50 SE an object of lust for astronomical use.
jay