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Opticron 8x22 Aspheric & TRAILFINDER II (1 Viewer)
- Thread starter mrlimbo
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PYRTLE
Old Berkshire Boy
Quite different compacts - major difference is that the trailfinderII is a single hinge so will not fold down as compact as the double hinged aspheric.
A popular Opticron compact is the Taiga range, rrp around £89 - very handy for backpackers / cruises / safari, but again try them out - very good optics.
A popular Opticron compact is the Taiga range, rrp around £89 - very handy for backpackers / cruises / safari, but again try them out - very good optics.
mrlimbo
Well-known member
Well i went and got a pair of "Bushnell Excursion 10x28" 2nd hand online , i hope i get them , as still showing as in stock ! we will see !
Would rather of had 8x , but there you go , ive read good and bad about these , i suppose i will find out either way
Thanks for all the help
Would rather of had 8x , but there you go , ive read good and bad about these , i suppose i will find out either way
Thanks for all the help
mrlimbo
Well-known member
I got the "Excursion's" today......i sent back the "Excursion's" today !!!
These were 2nd hand but sold as mint , my impressions were they were quite bright and fov was very good for 10x28 , on these 2nd hand ones the diopter was faulty , neautral position was at the max minus point and there was alot of play in the focus wheel.
As stated before depth of field was very dissapointing , also the focus or out of focus point was a hairs breadth , hard to imagine anyone being able to use these , but these were 2nd hand so not really a fair opinion !
These were 2nd hand but sold as mint , my impressions were they were quite bright and fov was very good for 10x28 , on these 2nd hand ones the diopter was faulty , neautral position was at the max minus point and there was alot of play in the focus wheel.
As stated before depth of field was very dissapointing , also the focus or out of focus point was a hairs breadth , hard to imagine anyone being able to use these , but these were 2nd hand so not really a fair opinion !
Rob Laughton
Bird, bird, bird...
As an earlier member has said try out the Opticron Taiga's 8x25/10x25. They are usually around £89. They have really good optics and being porro prisms a better depth of field, I find, than roof prisms. If you prefer Roof's, try the new Aspheric LE WP 8x25 they are also very good but usually a bit more expensive at around £99, but they are waterproof, and fold up better.
Plenty of places sale both of them, South West Optics, LCE etc...
Good luck :t:
