temmie
Well-known member
I Really feel a short (compact length) binocular is more difficult to hold steady, as any rotation up and down of let’s say one centimeter will result in a much bigger tilt in your view compared to a long binocular, just like in high-mag vs low mag binoculars. I have the 8x25 and even though I can’t think of a much better compact binocular aimed at folding away very ‘compact’, on comparison with a longer length 8x30 I would always prefer the latter for the steadiness. Not for image quality, eye placement (I am a glass wearer and find the eye relief and placement very good), but for the steadiness. I bough it as a car bin / wife’s bin while travelling / Child’s bin / casual walk bin and that’s why I value the very low weight and possibility to fold it / put it in my wife’s purse / let my daughter use it without her complaining about the weight,...