SeldomPerched
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I'm interested to follow up on a wish to have one pair of 10x binoculars but at present don't have much chance to try any out and so would welcome some thoughts and advice.
Some playing about with 8x in a local shop that is primarily a Swarovski agent led me to think that the hold on the EL series with open bridge was immediately very comfortable. While I regularly use other alpha marques in 7x, it struck me that a comfortable hold on 10x would be crucial in view of the magnification being at the limit of what can be held steady for prolonged viewing.
With that in mind, do you find that larger/heavier or smaller/lighter are easier to hold steady? In other words, to go for a 10x32 SV or a 10x42 SV -- assuming 10x50 SV is right inside tripod territory (.. or is it?). From the cost and storage point of view, 32 will be enough for occasional need but then again 42 might be better for added viewing times.
Any thoughts welcome both on the business of what's easier/easiest to hold and what's best optically. I did notice a bit of glare in 8x32 SV that I tried but on the other hand the sharp image from centre to edge was very impressive. I liked the slightly cooler colour compared to Zeiss and Leica and Nikon as much as I like those marques signature colour rendition - they are all something I can live with very happily, while clearly noticeable.
By all means promote the single hinge Swarovski SLCs too if you think any 10x are very good & promote a steady hold (I realize this will depend a bit on a person's build, dimensions, strength etc).
Thank you,
Tom
Some playing about with 8x in a local shop that is primarily a Swarovski agent led me to think that the hold on the EL series with open bridge was immediately very comfortable. While I regularly use other alpha marques in 7x, it struck me that a comfortable hold on 10x would be crucial in view of the magnification being at the limit of what can be held steady for prolonged viewing.
With that in mind, do you find that larger/heavier or smaller/lighter are easier to hold steady? In other words, to go for a 10x32 SV or a 10x42 SV -- assuming 10x50 SV is right inside tripod territory (.. or is it?). From the cost and storage point of view, 32 will be enough for occasional need but then again 42 might be better for added viewing times.
Any thoughts welcome both on the business of what's easier/easiest to hold and what's best optically. I did notice a bit of glare in 8x32 SV that I tried but on the other hand the sharp image from centre to edge was very impressive. I liked the slightly cooler colour compared to Zeiss and Leica and Nikon as much as I like those marques signature colour rendition - they are all something I can live with very happily, while clearly noticeable.
By all means promote the single hinge Swarovski SLCs too if you think any 10x are very good & promote a steady hold (I realize this will depend a bit on a person's build, dimensions, strength etc).
Thank you,
Tom
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