dries1
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After looking for a new SE 8X32 for a while, I just struck gold from a fellow forum member here, who I won't mention unless he does. He is a true gentleman, a pleasure to communicate with and one I will keep in contact with.
After doing a 16 hour shift on a pipeline job, I came home with two packages on the front stoop. My SE had arrived! The other package I will communicate on later.
WOW I am very impressed with this glass, I brought out my EII BB new 821XXX serial and my 8X32 HGs 201XXX and after filling my feeders took in the view. Only dark eyed juncos and some common sparrows were present. The area behind my split rail fence contains some holly and white pine with needles on the ground surface along with the leaves from nearby oaks and maples. The area is sloped so it provides shelter for birds.
The SE is everything that many here have said it to be, great contrast and detail, It is brighter than my HGs and about the same brightness as the EII - which is the most recent production. I get no kidney beaning with it nor with the EII or the HG. The FOV is similar to the HG which really has a 8 degree FOV. The EII, well over the top here.
The color rendition is slightly different for me in all three glasses, with the SE and EII very similar and the HG having a more pronounced affinity for red. All three suppress glare very well and the area of my backyard will test this very well with light traveling through the branches of the pines.
The SE has the lead with respect to detail slightly over the EII and here the HG lags a bit behind. This may be that it has a flat view whereas the others are porros with a 3D view.
I am new to roof prisms, and have always used porros in the past and used to their grip. With the SE and the EII I can see more texture on debris on the ground or on a bird, not sure if a roof can provide that. I have to say however the HG is from 2002 or 2003, so likely behind in coating technology (lower level of brightness) and compared with other roofs they really do have a flat view, not semi flat but flat.
The SE is built well and even though it and the EII are not waterproof, I work outside and sometimes have to work in the rain, I am not going birding in the rain period- so I will not have to worry about them.
I am still impressed with the HG 8X32, its shape feels natural to me, I believe to this day Nikon has not built a more durable and well constructed roof, yes it is a bit heavy at 715 grams, (compared to the EII 575 grams, and the SE at 630 grams) but after handling heavy porros hensoldts 10X50s and my CJZ 8X50 s it is light.
I am extremely pleased with my new SE and it will provide many years of pleasurable viewing. Both the SE and the EII I feel will be with me for life. I will also keep the hgs since they provide a different view, flat, and under heavy light give me a nice wide FOV with detail. Also for the price these days it is a no brainer.
Have a great day all, I will address in another post today of a used bino purchase which I received...
Andy W.
After doing a 16 hour shift on a pipeline job, I came home with two packages on the front stoop. My SE had arrived! The other package I will communicate on later.
WOW I am very impressed with this glass, I brought out my EII BB new 821XXX serial and my 8X32 HGs 201XXX and after filling my feeders took in the view. Only dark eyed juncos and some common sparrows were present. The area behind my split rail fence contains some holly and white pine with needles on the ground surface along with the leaves from nearby oaks and maples. The area is sloped so it provides shelter for birds.
The SE is everything that many here have said it to be, great contrast and detail, It is brighter than my HGs and about the same brightness as the EII - which is the most recent production. I get no kidney beaning with it nor with the EII or the HG. The FOV is similar to the HG which really has a 8 degree FOV. The EII, well over the top here.
The color rendition is slightly different for me in all three glasses, with the SE and EII very similar and the HG having a more pronounced affinity for red. All three suppress glare very well and the area of my backyard will test this very well with light traveling through the branches of the pines.
The SE has the lead with respect to detail slightly over the EII and here the HG lags a bit behind. This may be that it has a flat view whereas the others are porros with a 3D view.
I am new to roof prisms, and have always used porros in the past and used to their grip. With the SE and the EII I can see more texture on debris on the ground or on a bird, not sure if a roof can provide that. I have to say however the HG is from 2002 or 2003, so likely behind in coating technology (lower level of brightness) and compared with other roofs they really do have a flat view, not semi flat but flat.
The SE is built well and even though it and the EII are not waterproof, I work outside and sometimes have to work in the rain, I am not going birding in the rain period- so I will not have to worry about them.
I am still impressed with the HG 8X32, its shape feels natural to me, I believe to this day Nikon has not built a more durable and well constructed roof, yes it is a bit heavy at 715 grams, (compared to the EII 575 grams, and the SE at 630 grams) but after handling heavy porros hensoldts 10X50s and my CJZ 8X50 s it is light.
I am extremely pleased with my new SE and it will provide many years of pleasurable viewing. Both the SE and the EII I feel will be with me for life. I will also keep the hgs since they provide a different view, flat, and under heavy light give me a nice wide FOV with detail. Also for the price these days it is a no brainer.
Have a great day all, I will address in another post today of a used bino purchase which I received...
Andy W.
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