spacepilot
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I'm looking for a pair of full size 10x glasses for general birding, long range and in the woods. The Minox BV 10x42, BD 10x42 BR ASPH, and BD BP 10x44 all look interesting to me. However, there's no place nearby that I can try them out. It would be greatly appreciated if you can relate your experience with the bins to help me make the decision. Also, I wear eyeglasses, so if you can let me know if you find them glass-friendly, it would be great! Advice about other good candidates are also welcome. Anyway, here are some of the concerns I have.
The BV 10x42 are probably the most versatile on paper, as they have a wide field and focus down to 4 feet. But I'm concerned if the aberrations are low enough to make them usable at such close range. My 8x Cascades porros are very sharp on center, but because of the sharpness fall-off at the outer edges, and compounded by the wide-set objective barrels, there's always at one barrel that has a fuzzy image when I look at close objects. So can you really use the binoculars within 10 feet comfortably?
The BD 10x42 probably should deliver better image than the BV, but also have a narrower field and longer focus. So how does it compare to the BV, especially in the field?
I expect the BD BP 10x44 to be very similar to my 8x Cascades porros, only in 10x. But the focuser is a little bit too slow, and the images from the barrels sometimes get disjoint at close range because of wide-set barrels and aberrations. Despite the shortcomings, they do provide very good center image at an affordable price. So has anyone compared the BV or BD roofs to the BD BP porros?
Thanks.
Ning
The BV 10x42 are probably the most versatile on paper, as they have a wide field and focus down to 4 feet. But I'm concerned if the aberrations are low enough to make them usable at such close range. My 8x Cascades porros are very sharp on center, but because of the sharpness fall-off at the outer edges, and compounded by the wide-set objective barrels, there's always at one barrel that has a fuzzy image when I look at close objects. So can you really use the binoculars within 10 feet comfortably?
The BD 10x42 probably should deliver better image than the BV, but also have a narrower field and longer focus. So how does it compare to the BV, especially in the field?
I expect the BD BP 10x44 to be very similar to my 8x Cascades porros, only in 10x. But the focuser is a little bit too slow, and the images from the barrels sometimes get disjoint at close range because of wide-set barrels and aberrations. Despite the shortcomings, they do provide very good center image at an affordable price. So has anyone compared the BV or BD roofs to the BD BP porros?
Thanks.
Ning