chris6
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I am curious about the well regarded Vanguard Endevour ED II 8x42 and 10x42 but can't try either of them locally. Apart from marginal differences in eye relief, and the optics for the different magnifications, they would appear to be the same. Comments from others who might have been able to compare them directly would be much appreciated.
On paper the fields of view are 126m/1000m for 8x42, and 114m/1000m for 10x42, while Albinos testing of 8x42 https://www.allbinos.com/index.html?test=lornetki&test_l=278 showed the angleOV to be a bit less than the published figure, so presumably the 8x42 actually offers less than the 126m quoted. Moreover I believe that, somewhere, FOV is said to be very good for the spec of the 10x42, and below class average for the 8x42.
On the face of things it seems that the 25% greater magnification with 10x42 over 8x42 is proportionately greater than the reduction in FOV i.e. that the real size of the whole view/image would be bigger with the 10x42 model, so providing a 'better' view just for that?
and that this might result in a corresponding improvent in making out the details?
The possible differences in handing due to the ED II 10x42's smaller exit pupil and greater magnification are appreciated (although such differences had not seemed significant between e.g. Hawke OH 8x42 and 10x42) so would you comment about that?
It would seem harder to justify getting another pair of 8x binoculars with the same magnification and similar FOV as the smaller and lighter Pentax DCF ED 8x32, which I would be keeping.
Which still leaves 10x42 as a possibility, but think Typo has indicated that he found its view to be a bit less satisfactory than the 8x42 version, so would also be interested in more comments about that.
On paper the fields of view are 126m/1000m for 8x42, and 114m/1000m for 10x42, while Albinos testing of 8x42 https://www.allbinos.com/index.html?test=lornetki&test_l=278 showed the angleOV to be a bit less than the published figure, so presumably the 8x42 actually offers less than the 126m quoted. Moreover I believe that, somewhere, FOV is said to be very good for the spec of the 10x42, and below class average for the 8x42.
On the face of things it seems that the 25% greater magnification with 10x42 over 8x42 is proportionately greater than the reduction in FOV i.e. that the real size of the whole view/image would be bigger with the 10x42 model, so providing a 'better' view just for that?
and that this might result in a corresponding improvent in making out the details?
The possible differences in handing due to the ED II 10x42's smaller exit pupil and greater magnification are appreciated (although such differences had not seemed significant between e.g. Hawke OH 8x42 and 10x42) so would you comment about that?
It would seem harder to justify getting another pair of 8x binoculars with the same magnification and similar FOV as the smaller and lighter Pentax DCF ED 8x32, which I would be keeping.
Which still leaves 10x42 as a possibility, but think Typo has indicated that he found its view to be a bit less satisfactory than the 8x42 version, so would also be interested in more comments about that.
