vkalia
Robin stroker
I am in need of a stop-gap 10x42... I'm going to buy a Leica HD eventually (perhaps by Dec or so) to go with my FL 8x32s, but for the interim, I need an inexpensive 10x42 to tide me by.
After I get the HDs, I am going to use these binos for rough use, on my wildlife photography tours and workshops (bouncing around on a dusty jeep for 8 hrs/day is heinously rough on my gear: and I'm not subjecting the Leicas to that).
I like a bright, wide, sharp view showing a lot of detail. Not bothered too much by CA, and absolutely indifferent to pincushion or barrel distortion.
The Zen Ray ED3 is one option (have the original ED 8x42s back from the days when they first made a splash here on BF).
But as much as possible, I'd like to keep this to under $300. My bino budget has been through the roof recently (the FL 8x32s, the Nikon LXL 8x20s both joined my stable this month), and between my bino and my bike-related expenses, I need to maintain sanity with my spending. That being said, if $350-400 is going to be noticeably better, I'll spend it... but I'd like to avoid it, if I can.
The Atlas Optics 10x42 ED is another option - I have the 7x36 version of this which I like a lot, and if the 10x42 is comparable, that would be a good option. Especially as this clocks in at the $300 price point.
Anyone use the Theron Wapiti? Or have any recommendations for a 10x42 equivalent of the Sightron?
TIA,
Vandit
After I get the HDs, I am going to use these binos for rough use, on my wildlife photography tours and workshops (bouncing around on a dusty jeep for 8 hrs/day is heinously rough on my gear: and I'm not subjecting the Leicas to that).
I like a bright, wide, sharp view showing a lot of detail. Not bothered too much by CA, and absolutely indifferent to pincushion or barrel distortion.
The Zen Ray ED3 is one option (have the original ED 8x42s back from the days when they first made a splash here on BF).
But as much as possible, I'd like to keep this to under $300. My bino budget has been through the roof recently (the FL 8x32s, the Nikon LXL 8x20s both joined my stable this month), and between my bino and my bike-related expenses, I need to maintain sanity with my spending. That being said, if $350-400 is going to be noticeably better, I'll spend it... but I'd like to avoid it, if I can.
The Atlas Optics 10x42 ED is another option - I have the 7x36 version of this which I like a lot, and if the 10x42 is comparable, that would be a good option. Especially as this clocks in at the $300 price point.
Anyone use the Theron Wapiti? Or have any recommendations for a 10x42 equivalent of the Sightron?
TIA,
Vandit
and the Diamondback in 8 x 42. They are very much alike in construction, maybe even made in the same factory, but the Diamondback has a 30'wider FOV @ 1000 yards. I have no experience with the Atlas.
