From your description, I don't think so. I think you should think very seriously about returning them for replacement.is this normal?
Thanks for actually reading my review! If the physical size is of lesser concern then I can assure you, from my point of view, that the Sightrons are far superior binoculars. That's not to say the Diamondbacks are bad, as such, but they're not as nicely ordered as the Sightron SII Blue Skys. The only two advantages the Diamondbacks have are physical size and close focus. The Sightrons, to my mind, are far better binoculars in every other respect and cost about the same.I was thinking about the new Diamondback 8x32 for their unbelievable small size and close focusing...but reading the mfunnell review I was worried about the quality so...Sightron will be!!! o
I think we're in vociferous agreement here, for the most part, but I really don't believe the dioptre setting on the 2016-model 8x32 Diamondback is the problem per se. I suspected it was, for a while, but what I think is really going on is that the Diamondbacks exhibit such strong curvature of field that what seems like a dioptre problem really isn't - if you confine your view to their rather small sweet-spot. I might be wrong about that, but with my pair and after some rather exhaustive (some might say obsessive) testing, that's what I eventually decided was happening. I still find it irritating, though.(One MAJOR pain in the arse was the Vortex diopter. It was not a set once and leave affair which drove me potty.)
The qualitative difference between those Diamondbacks and my Sightrons is dramatic in the sense that I always find the view through the Sightrons relaxing and natural while the Diamondbacks always seem bothersome. That hasn't changed with experience of both.
...Mike
Size does tend to have it's own "quality" in that the smaller and lighter the binocular the more likely you are to have it with you. Only you can know your own personal trade-off between optical quality and convenience of carrying. I resolved that by spending way too much money on something different, though I've kept both the Sightrons and the Diamondbacks. The Sightrons, right now though, are with a friend who is on a trekking holiday - I gave her the choice and she went with the better view (ie. the Sightrons) rather than the more convenient size. Only you know if that would be the right call for you.[...]The problem is that it does not solve completely my doubt :C : go for the size and close focus or for the overall better quality???
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As I said before I'm now more oriented towards Sightron...but the size of the Vortex...
Again here...
Looking around I found the Kenko UltraView EX OP 8x32, that looks almost the same of Sightron...and also have read that someone state that they are the same binos manufactured in Philippines from same company.
Do you confirm that if I buy a Kenko (cheaper then SII in Europe) I will have the same quality here depicted for the astonishing SII ???
Thanks all :t: