Hi.
I will be visiting Costa Rica soon. Along with my regular camera gears, I want to carry one binocular as well. Not just for me to see general wildlife, but for my 9 years old too.
I don't want more weight to carry, to I was not looking for 42. Possibly 8x30 should be good enough. Initially I was looking at Maven. I read good reviews about it.
B.3 - 6x30 / 8x30 / 10x30 [Maven 8x30 - $550]
Then I read some more posts and someone suggested Pentax -
https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1113229-REG/pentax_62002_8_5x21_papilio_ii_binocular.html [Pentax Papilio II 8 x 21 - $99]
I am not well educated in binos, so seeking help here. Trying to learn reasons of 5x price. As far as I understood here are some differences I could find -
Is my understand correct here? Please advice.
Thanks
I will be visiting Costa Rica soon. Along with my regular camera gears, I want to carry one binocular as well. Not just for me to see general wildlife, but for my 9 years old too.
I don't want more weight to carry, to I was not looking for 42. Possibly 8x30 should be good enough. Initially I was looking at Maven. I read good reviews about it.
B.3 - 6x30 / 8x30 / 10x30 [Maven 8x30 - $550]
Then I read some more posts and someone suggested Pentax -
https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1113229-REG/pentax_62002_8_5x21_papilio_ii_binocular.html [Pentax Papilio II 8 x 21 - $99]
I am not well educated in binos, so seeking help here. Trying to learn reasons of 5x price. As far as I understood here are some differences I could find -
- Pentax will not be that great in low lights because of small aperture of 21, while Maven has 30, so that will be better. If I am not going out much in late evening, will it matter for me?
- Pentax is not weatherproof, but that is not big deal for me.
- 8x is same in both. From both binos, I can see similar image magnification of the subject.
Is my understand correct here? Please advice.
Thanks