8x32 Sr Ga (1 Viewer)

Although in their catalogue that the 8x32 SR GA is not waterproof any ideas just how weather proof they are,a birding mate fancies these porro s but he does go out in the rain at times.

Not sure this will help much, but for what it's worth..I've owned a pair for about 6 months. Been out in light rain with them a couple of times..I keep 'em tucked inside my jacket and expose them to the elements for brief periods only. Don't think I'd risk it in anything other than light rain though. If your mate doesn't mind this inconvenience then they really are an excellent pair of bins providing the tight eye relief is not a problem as well.

Thanks for that I was interested in them myself a little while ago but the arthritic hands have trouble holding any porros above compacts.Now converted to roof sadly but dead chuffed with my new Countryman 8x32, the wife is stilling on to her Imagic porros though.

I also have arthritis in my hands, but am the opposite to you and found the SRGA more comfortable to hold than roof prisms. The hyper fast focusing is a plus in this respect too.

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Take some Omega-3 fatty acids and the world will be your oyster (which have omega-3 fatty acids as do fish). I don't have arthritis in the hands, but elsewhere, and I found that it helps a lot. In fact, this is the first year I ever had arthritic pain, and we had a record cold winter, probably no coincidence. I get the Omega-3 in flax seed oil rather than fish oil.

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Thanks for the tip,reckon our winters here in the northern part of the UK are much milder than yours but the damp gets to me.

dandare said:

I also have arthritis in my hands, but am the opposite to you and found the SRGA more comfortable to hold than roof prisms. The hyper fast focusing is a plus in this respect too.

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My circumstance is exactly similar and, apart from the remarkable ergonomics, I am always amazed at the excellence of the optics. Rain here in Texas, however, is rarely a light mist ("gully washer" is the actual local term) and I have never risked the binocular in the rain.

SR.GA waterproof?

Pete

pete seaman said:

Although in their catalogue that the 8x32 SR GA is not waterproof any ideas just how weather proof they are,a birding mate fancies these porro s but he does go out in the rain at times.

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A few years ago I was out with an Opticron 8x32 SR.GA by a river bridge hoping to see Black terns. It rained very heavily; the binocular misted up, both externally, and possibly also--I no longer retain an exact memory of the point--internally; so I missed the chance to lay the SR.GA on an Osprey that totally unexpectedly flew past along the river in front of me.

What I do still reliably remember, if it helps, is that:
* The SR.GA did dry out successfully after the event
* As a result of the experience, I resolved to supplement the SR.GA for wet outings with a waterproof binocular, and shortly after bought an Opticron 8x26 HR.WP. That's a strong hint that the condensation was internal as well as external.

Perhaps someone else can advise you definitely on the susceptibility of the SR.GA to the internal ingress of water. I can only caution your friend from my experience to make sure to obtain definite information on the point before he buys.

Stephen