Is the older Trinovid 8x20 still a decent binocular? (1 Viewer)

[Thotmosis]

Won't know much about them until they get here but I do have a set of 8x20 Trinovid on the way. As I understand from the forum the ones with the Leica emblem in the middle have the newer coatings and are optically preferred, so that's what I got. If the comparison is like with my 8x32 models, there won't be a large difference and hopefully they'll work for a glove box binocular that doesn't fill the whole thing up.

I have read somewhere that it is not without risk to put your binoculars in the glove box of a car in the summer months.

EDIT: ah i found it, it was discussed at our brothers and sisters at cloudynights:

Car glove-box (used) recommendations? - Binoculars - Cloudy Nights

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[Gijs van Ginkel]

Middelriver, pos 19,
A picture of them both together will appear soon on the WEB-site of House of Outdoor, I have incorporated these binoculars in the test of the Curio 7x21.
Gijs van Ginkel

 

[ZDHart]

I have read somewhere that it is not without risk to put your binoculars in the glove box of a car in the summer months.

EDIT: ah i found it, it was discussed at our brothers and sisters at cloudynights:

Car glove-box (used) recommendations? - Binoculars - Cloudy Nights

Page 1 of 2 - Car glove-box (used) recommendations? - posted in Binoculars: Hi, Im looking to replace a pair of cheap 10x25s kept in my wifes glove box. They need to be small to fit in with all the regular junk, so porros are out. This will be strictly terrestrial viewing. I need to keep the...

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I like to have a nice pair of binoculars and a good camera with me whenever I leave the house.

But I don't leave my car binoculars in the vehicle permanently. I have a small, soft camera case which holds a pair of Leica Ultravid+ 10x32 and a small micro 4/3 camera, which I keep in the house, packed and ready to go.

On the outside of the case, there is a pocket.

Not all year-around, but just during the hot summer months, I slip a re-freezeable cold pack into the outside pocket so that while I'm out and about, the binocular & camera case never gets too hot tucked under the driver's seat, inside the car.

When I get home, I just bring the case back in the house. And re-freeze the cold pack. Works well for me.

 

[Thotmosis]

On the outside of the case, there is a pocket.

Not all year-around, but just during the hot summer months, I slip a re-freezeable cold pack into the outside pocket so that while I'm out and about, the binocular & camera case never gets too hot tucked under the driver's seat, inside the car.

When I get home, I just bring the case back in the house. And re-freeze the cold pack. Works well for me.

Smart thinking and nice setup ZDHart. I have read that it can become very hot in Arizona so i guess the cold pack makes sense.

 

[ZDHart]

Smart thinking and nice setup ZDHart. I have read that it can become very hot in Arizona so i guess the cold pack makes sense.

Yes. The summer months are very hot here. I never leave my vehicle out for extended periods of time, just when out shopping, etc. But even then, I like to make sure that the binoculars remain comfortably cool.