black crow
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What you all likely waiting for and asking yourselves. What will that crazy Black Crow THINK he's seeing when he tries to compare these binoculars? 8-P
I shall keep this brief due to lack of knowledge.
Both are very fine binoculars. Both are a serious step beyond what I've ever owned or mostly looked through in my life optically. The thrill factor is immense right now.
They both have their strong points that make them winners in themselves. I'd be happy with either if I could only have one.
The EII has the overall sharpest view if you included everything edge to edge. The Sweet spot seems massive on the EII and they are very sharp almost to the edge for my eye. The Genesis has a smaller sweet spot and less sharp out towards the edge. Both are massively sharp at center with the tiny edge going to the EII.
Field of view on both is generous but far larger on the EII by 40+ ft. @ 1000yd.
They both handle excellently and are very well balanced in hand. The Genesis wins hands down in ease of eye placement and lack of any partial blackouts. Genesis has the best eye cups I've ever used by far. The EII eye cups are mostly great but allow IMO too much direct sunlight to leak into my eyes on certain angles to the sun , obscuring the view. It's not in the optic but just around the eye cup. I have to use my hand to shield out that light.
The Genesis focuser is faster and smoother. The EII is stiffer. I do feel I have more precise control focusing with the EII however. I'm happy with both and the EII might get less stiff with use. It got better in the two hours I used it on my walk.
The Genesis is Waterproof and the EII is not. The EII is limited to dry weather or being very careful.
Color of the EII is very neutral to my eye. Very "white or clear". I detect some little tint to the Genesis but I like both. Maybe I prefer the EII just a bit.
Now this is kind of a big one and could be a deal breaker for some. The EII has what I call the "Japanese effect." The image is still magnified 8x same as the Genesis but what you see is much larger in the Genesis. Definitely noticeable. The Genesis looks more real life in this way. The EII looks like a miniature version of the world but very very sharp and clear. Maybe someone like Bill can explain why this is so? I'd really like to understand that.
So based on all these things, to this point, I'm calling it a dead on tie. Both are alpha type optics IMO. As I said nothing else I own is in their league. I'm a happy camper today. :king:
I shall keep this brief due to lack of knowledge.
Both are very fine binoculars. Both are a serious step beyond what I've ever owned or mostly looked through in my life optically. The thrill factor is immense right now.
They both have their strong points that make them winners in themselves. I'd be happy with either if I could only have one.
The EII has the overall sharpest view if you included everything edge to edge. The Sweet spot seems massive on the EII and they are very sharp almost to the edge for my eye. The Genesis has a smaller sweet spot and less sharp out towards the edge. Both are massively sharp at center with the tiny edge going to the EII.
Field of view on both is generous but far larger on the EII by 40+ ft. @ 1000yd.
They both handle excellently and are very well balanced in hand. The Genesis wins hands down in ease of eye placement and lack of any partial blackouts. Genesis has the best eye cups I've ever used by far. The EII eye cups are mostly great but allow IMO too much direct sunlight to leak into my eyes on certain angles to the sun , obscuring the view. It's not in the optic but just around the eye cup. I have to use my hand to shield out that light.
The Genesis focuser is faster and smoother. The EII is stiffer. I do feel I have more precise control focusing with the EII however. I'm happy with both and the EII might get less stiff with use. It got better in the two hours I used it on my walk.
The Genesis is Waterproof and the EII is not. The EII is limited to dry weather or being very careful.
Color of the EII is very neutral to my eye. Very "white or clear". I detect some little tint to the Genesis but I like both. Maybe I prefer the EII just a bit.
Now this is kind of a big one and could be a deal breaker for some. The EII has what I call the "Japanese effect." The image is still magnified 8x same as the Genesis but what you see is much larger in the Genesis. Definitely noticeable. The Genesis looks more real life in this way. The EII looks like a miniature version of the world but very very sharp and clear. Maybe someone like Bill can explain why this is so? I'd really like to understand that.
So based on all these things, to this point, I'm calling it a dead on tie. Both are alpha type optics IMO. As I said nothing else I own is in their league. I'm a happy camper today. :king:
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