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Message: <blockquote data-quote="denco@comcast.n" data-source="post: 3192608" data-attributes="member: 25300"><p>The Leica BN 8x32 is a great binocular and I was just kind of joking about my SV killing it. It has a combination of qualities that make it almost sublime. It is maybe not the absolute best in every category but it is so good in so many areas and in a class by itself in durability, size , comfort and compactness and just that "Rock Solid" feel of it that make it unique. I would have to say of all the binoculars I have had it is in my top five also. The view is maybe not as sharp as an EII but it is just so natural and perfect. I can remember looking at different birds and animals and thinking what a beautiful view. The binocular itself is a thing of beauty with it's straight pull out solid as heck eyecups and nuclear war proof armouring that seems bulletproof to anything. This thread has me wanting one again. They are a value at $600 to $700 if you can find a new condition one also. Every guide I have had in Central America has had either a Leica 8x32 or 8x42 Trinovid so that must tell you something about how tough they are. I can remember them hanging around their necks all beat up in just soaking rains and they don't even worry about them. I asked one guide why he used a Leica Trinovid and he said they just work. I just don't think the Chinese stuff will take that kind of abuse. If your life depended on a binocular in harsh conditions it would be hard to beat a Leica Trinovid. Here is a picture of what most of the guides Trinovid BN's looked like in Costa Rica. Kind of beat up but as they said they just worked. This one sold for about $350 on Ebay. A bargain!</p></blockquote><p></p>

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