dorubird
The unskilled mechanic blames his tools!
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If you are afraid of small AFOV, Habicht 7x42 is not your territory, simple like that. This is a spartan territory, this is a "insane territory"Habicht 8x30 is a pair of binoculars that I looked through and even made sacrifices to look through it, because I like it. But it is not a shame to admit that the Habicht 8x30's eye relief of 12mm is very small even without glasses. Even the Leica Ultravid 8x32 has the larger eye relief (13.3mm vs 12mm!!!). Habicht 7x42 has 14mm vs 12mm Habicht 8x30. These 2 mm make a big difference because the 7x42 has a smaller FOV and does not need an eye relief greater than 14 mm. Again it is not a shame to admit that Habicht 8x30 has a glare issue. I know this 8x30 very well! But I like 7x42 more!
What I notice about you is indecisiveness, you lack the courage to admire a pair of binoculars to the end! If you give me a Habicht 8x30 I will really learn to fall in love with it!!!! but, in a same time accepting his weaknesses, not denying them. I will not sell it and after denigrate him! For example I sold the fantastic Nikon E2 8x30, a king when it comes to FOV and smooth focus wheel, for this "insane Habicht 7x42" with very stiff focus and very small FOV. Why? Because it is fantastically convenient to see the entire FOV at a glance. And what you see inside of this extremely small FOV it is best definition, contrast and brightness! But that doesn't stop me from strongly stating that the Nikon E2 8x30 is more better when it comes to FOV and focus wheel! By the way, the Nikon E2 8x30, although it has a much larger field of view than the Habicht 8x30 (8.8 vs 7.8), has a much more comfortable eye placement than the 8x30 Habicht, but still uncomfortable compared to the more comfy Habicht 7x42 eye placement
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