Hello
I’m an avid reader of the forum here and hope you can offer some advice?
I wanted some compact binoculars to take along while walking, so bought a used Nikon HGL 8x20 on a well known auction site.
When they arrived, they had loose hinges and were out of collimation.
I returned them and got a refund, even though they have now been returned to me due to the current virus restrictions.
Since, though I don’t own them, testing has made me think that the view through an individual barrel is really rather good!
I’d get them repaired if they were mine, but they’re not.
What I have gained is that I would be happy with a monocular.
Please can anybody offer advice on the quality of available monocular’s? Testing in retailers won’t be an option for quite some time.
It looks like the Leica Monovid is probably the best but how would that compare to the single barrel of an HGL 8x20?
There are much cheaper units too, in the UK the RSPB HD 8x20 or Hawke Endurance 8x25 as examples. How would they compare to the Monovid?
Size is an issue, I’d buy a Zeiss or Swarovski 8x25 if they were smaller!
Playing with the out of collimation Nikon assures me that a monocular would work for me.
Thanks
Steve
I’m an avid reader of the forum here and hope you can offer some advice?
I wanted some compact binoculars to take along while walking, so bought a used Nikon HGL 8x20 on a well known auction site.
When they arrived, they had loose hinges and were out of collimation.
I returned them and got a refund, even though they have now been returned to me due to the current virus restrictions.
Since, though I don’t own them, testing has made me think that the view through an individual barrel is really rather good!
I’d get them repaired if they were mine, but they’re not.
What I have gained is that I would be happy with a monocular.
Please can anybody offer advice on the quality of available monocular’s? Testing in retailers won’t be an option for quite some time.
It looks like the Leica Monovid is probably the best but how would that compare to the single barrel of an HGL 8x20?
There are much cheaper units too, in the UK the RSPB HD 8x20 or Hawke Endurance 8x25 as examples. How would they compare to the Monovid?
Size is an issue, I’d buy a Zeiss or Swarovski 8x25 if they were smaller!
Playing with the out of collimation Nikon assures me that a monocular would work for me.
Thanks
Steve