Caty on the Bay
Active member
I may be spoiled but the only binocular I have used much is an older Nikon 8x30 with an 8.8 degree width. I have been tossing around the idea of an upgrade. I bird casually at best so I am thinking that a pair of really good compacts will do for my use but they have fields that are more like 6.3 to 6.8 degrees in the 8x variants. Is it hard to use a narrow field? The smaller exit pupils do not hinder me and I have never had a problem getting them aligned to my eyes. I've noticed many less expensive binoculars that are recommended here like the Monarchs and even the top of the line 10x binoculars like the Ultravids and Zeisses have similar fields so people must be used to such a field and enjoying the experience, so it must be okay. Thanks