I made a terrible mistake buying a pair of Leica Ultravid HD+ 7x42. Before, I was happy with my Pocket Victory 8x25, or Ultravid 8x32 HD+... yes, they required each the proper technique, aligning them just so and holding them against by brows so, but they really delivered beautiful images... Before, I could choose which binoculars to take and enjoy the incredible industrial design of the 8x32... or the light weight of the Victory Pockets...
Now instead, I am so addicted to the 7x42 that I can hardly bear to use anything else. The view is so easy, so immediate, and the DOF larger, so I can find the birds much faster ... they are perhaps the only binocular where it's worth to scan the canopies even before having located the bird by naked eye.
Today I went hiking with a long lens, and to be light, I carried my 8x25 Victory Pocket. Once I thought they were great, but now, how I missed my 7x42.
So you have been warned. If you enjoy many different binoculars and you like using one for each occasion, do not get the Ultravid 7x42 HD+. It will spoil everything else.
Now instead, I am so addicted to the 7x42 that I can hardly bear to use anything else. The view is so easy, so immediate, and the DOF larger, so I can find the birds much faster ... they are perhaps the only binocular where it's worth to scan the canopies even before having located the bird by naked eye.
Today I went hiking with a long lens, and to be light, I carried my 8x25 Victory Pocket. Once I thought they were great, but now, how I missed my 7x42.
So you have been warned. If you enjoy many different binoculars and you like using one for each occasion, do not get the Ultravid 7x42 HD+. It will spoil everything else.