I want to take up birding as a hobby and was interested in knowing more about the various binoculars out there. I stumbled onto birdforum.net a few weeks back and have not looked back since. I have been following the various discussions about binoculars, and in a matter of a couple of weeks have read through hundreds and hundreds of posts and reviews on this site. I never knew I could immerse myself quite joyfully in inane discussions about birding optics. Very weird indeed. Many thanks to the experts on this forum from whom I have learnt a lot in such a short time.Terms that were totally alien to me like CA, FOV, Eye Relief, Exit Pupil and Twilight factor aren't so alien anymore.
I was looking to buying an 8x porro to kickstart my hobby and read reviews on Bushnell Legacy WP, Nikon Action Extreme and Celestron Nature. After reading this Sightron thread I noticed that there is a Sightron SII WP 8x42 porro with a high FOV 470@1000.
http://www.sightron.com/index.php?action=view_document&did=1201816362&cat_id=9&id=85
It has Multi coatings (not fully multi-coated). See, that’s another term I learnt from here. Amazon lists it for $85. I’d like to know if anyone has used it or would like to comment on the specs.
Name SIIWP842
Magnification 8x
Object Diameter 42
Eye Relief 17.1
Fov 470@1000yds
Weight 29
Finish Black Rubber
Exit Pupil 5.25
Minimum Focus 18
Coatings Multi
Relative Brightness 27.5
Twilight Factor 18.3
Prism Type Porro (Bak4)
Waterproof Yes
Thanks
I was looking to buying an 8x porro to kickstart my hobby and read reviews on Bushnell Legacy WP, Nikon Action Extreme and Celestron Nature. After reading this Sightron thread I noticed that there is a Sightron SII WP 8x42 porro with a high FOV 470@1000.
http://www.sightron.com/index.php?action=view_document&did=1201816362&cat_id=9&id=85
It has Multi coatings (not fully multi-coated). See, that’s another term I learnt from here. Amazon lists it for $85. I’d like to know if anyone has used it or would like to comment on the specs.
Name SIIWP842
Magnification 8x
Object Diameter 42
Eye Relief 17.1
Fov 470@1000yds
Weight 29
Finish Black Rubber
Exit Pupil 5.25
Minimum Focus 18
Coatings Multi
Relative Brightness 27.5
Twilight Factor 18.3
Prism Type Porro (Bak4)
Waterproof Yes
Thanks