Viking merlin ed 8x32 or Zeiss Terra ED 8x25 (1 Viewer)

[Reli]

Hi all,

I like bird/wild life watching (mostly when hiking) and I would like to purchase a pair of binoculars but I am finding hard to decide ( a lots of options out there). I am willing to spend around £200 - £250 max if that is enough to get me a good pair of binoculars.

I found the following in offer and I am hoping if you can help to decide.

Viking merlin ed 8x32 - £150
Zeiss terra ed 8x25 - £205

Which one is better value for the money.

Cheers

 

[Foss]

Hi Reli,
24 hours + on your post and no one has chimed in. Unusual! Perhaps a modified version of your post will help:
I like bird/wild life watching (mostly when hiking) and I would like to purchase a pair of binoculars but I am finding hard to decide ( a lots of options out there). I am willing to spend around £200 - £250 max if that is enough to get me a good pair of binoculars. Any suggestions?

 

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I would get the Hawk Frontier ED X 8x32 at your price point.

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[Reli]

Thanks for the reply.

That was my first choice before I found this offers.
I do like the hawke but I thought that for over £100 less I would get better value for the money binoculars.

 

[Reli]

In the end I bought all three bins to see by myself which one I would like to keep.

I was quite impressed with zeiss Terra ED 8x25, was a lot better than viking merlin and above all was nearly as good as hawke frontier ed x 8x32 which had better fov and the image was a little bit clearer but, for me, I don't think it is worth the extra £100. So I decided to keep the zeiss.

So far I am pleased with my decision, I keep it with me all the time.

Thanks

 

[Upland]

Great. You used the method to decide!

 

[LucaPCP]

I use the Zeiss Terra 8x25 for hiking and biking and I am very very happy with it.