Maven B.2 9x45 and 11x45 - Odd binocular magnifications? (1 Viewer)

[chill6x6]

Great review Canip! I agree with you! I had some 9X45s in 2016/2017. I thought they were fantastic binoculars. Built extremely well. Great optics and smooth focus. The ONLY issue I had with them was they were a little heavy and I bought an SV 8.5X42 after and used them more SO I sold the Mavens. I've really had sellers regret ever since. So the picture below is showing from left to right...Maven B.2 9X45, Zeiss HT 10X42, and SV 8.5X42.

 

[Steve C]

In response to a question posed by Canip in the OP, yes I do feel that the 9x45 Maven is an excellent bridge between 8 and 10x glass. I know that depth of field is supposed to decrease as power increases. I understand the arguments for why this is the case. However much I read and agree with these proclamations, my eyes keep telling my brain a different story. According the the input my brain gets from my eyes, length matters at least as much as magnification. Also a flat field seems to help. So does a wide fov. My Maven 9x45 has the best depth of field of any binocular I own, that includes a 1968 version of the Swift Audubon 8.5x44 and a couple of 7x50 porro binoculars. It also has a wider fov than the specs give it credit for. They say 367", while all three I have measured register 405'. Yes they are long and somewhat heavy in comparison to their mostly Schmidt-Pechan contemporaries, but the B2 along with an 8x30 M 3 will do me perfectly for whatever time I have left. I have lots of other binoculars but these two matter most.