Hey all,
Something is puzzling me. I didn't know that LEICA made binos that were thought of as "less than ALPHA Class," if you get what I mean.
I have never owned a set of Leica and I don't think I've ever even handled a set. I have been looking thru binos for the last 10-12 days in the hopes that I can get back into observing wildlife and the desire to find a local group of birders to try and learn from. I don't have a good set of binos right now though.
When looking or reading about binos, I usually don't read or even check into the products from LEICA, Swaro, Zeiss and the other binos that are widely regarded as being the best of the best, I can't afford them. I might be able to at some point in the future, but not now.
A couple days ago I just decided to look at the LEICA bino offerings and saw that they have a model that is less than $1,000, the TrinoVid 10x42 HD. I was pretty surprised at seeing that.
Is Leica simply trying to broaden their customer base by making available a set of binos that more people can afford?
Are these TrinoVid NOT considered ALPHA Binos? How do they stack up against their binos that ARE at the TOP of the heap?
I'm just curious.
I'm assuming that you would still get a fabulous bino if one were to buy a set of these...right?
Are these made in the same facilities that their other offerings that are very highly regarded are or are they made in China to reduce labor costs and such?
I'm just curious as to how these Leica Binos rate. I have read many postings about how the "low cost" Zeiss binos do not match up well to their premium optics and whether this is the case with these Leicas.
Thank you for your time and help. May you all have a blessed Christmas and New Years.
Larry
Something is puzzling me. I didn't know that LEICA made binos that were thought of as "less than ALPHA Class," if you get what I mean.
I have never owned a set of Leica and I don't think I've ever even handled a set. I have been looking thru binos for the last 10-12 days in the hopes that I can get back into observing wildlife and the desire to find a local group of birders to try and learn from. I don't have a good set of binos right now though.
When looking or reading about binos, I usually don't read or even check into the products from LEICA, Swaro, Zeiss and the other binos that are widely regarded as being the best of the best, I can't afford them. I might be able to at some point in the future, but not now.
A couple days ago I just decided to look at the LEICA bino offerings and saw that they have a model that is less than $1,000, the TrinoVid 10x42 HD. I was pretty surprised at seeing that.
Is Leica simply trying to broaden their customer base by making available a set of binos that more people can afford?
Are these TrinoVid NOT considered ALPHA Binos? How do they stack up against their binos that ARE at the TOP of the heap?
I'm just curious.
I'm assuming that you would still get a fabulous bino if one were to buy a set of these...right?
Are these made in the same facilities that their other offerings that are very highly regarded are or are they made in China to reduce labor costs and such?
I'm just curious as to how these Leica Binos rate. I have read many postings about how the "low cost" Zeiss binos do not match up well to their premium optics and whether this is the case with these Leicas.
Thank you for your time and help. May you all have a blessed Christmas and New Years.
Larry