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Message: <blockquote data-quote="KISHY" data-source="post: 1857587" data-attributes="member: 87392">Hey Thanks for all your help, went for the bushnell natureview plus birdng series anyway as wanted good twlight factor (above 17.1) and exit pupil (above 5.25).  Some of the recommended bins were below this. also went to the shops and tried 8 bins and these were the most comfortable, some designs i couldn't see out of at all.It seemed to me the only advantage the other bins recommended had over the bushnell natureview were that they were waterproof and fogproof - a feature i don't need in kenya for a one off trip. Oh and by the way the bushnell natureviews are porro prisms not roof but thanks for your input whoever thot it was the other way round.The person that mentioned optics, can u clarify what u mean, are u suggesting the bushnell legend and nikon action ex series use better optics than the bushnell birding series? what exactly do u define as optics?  does this refer to lenses.  Please explain why the action ex series and bushnell legends are deemed as better than the bins i stated.  I thot it was all about field of view, exit pupil, coatings and twlight factor for a safari and as far as I can see the bushnell natureviews are better for all these things when compared to the recommended bins ie nikon action ex and bushnell legends etc as they have a wider field of view, higher twlight facto and exit pupil and are fully multi coated as oppsoed to mutli coated.Ta Thanks.</blockquote>

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