absolut_beethoven
Well-known member
good dude,
thanks for that blow by blow comparison btwn these two fine roofs. one area i am curious about that you did not include is 'distortion'
i've read reports about excessive pincushion in the Trinnies. according to allbinos, in the 8x32 FL straight lines start to bend at 56% out. Arek only reviewed the 10x32 Trinnie not the 8x32. In fact, there are many more 10x bins than 8x reviewed on the site, which is one reason i thought he was an astronomer or hunter.
In the 10x32 Trinnie, lines starting curving at 55% out, so not much difference there, but not an apples to apples comparison, with a smaller FOV than the 8x32, I would expect less distortion.
Anyway, interested to read your comments on the distortion (pincushion) levels on these two roofs.
The Dude (aka "The Big Lebowski")
Unfortunately the Allbinos distortion numbers are only half the picture. With all the bino comparisons I've done over the past few weeks, I honestly believe that it's more important how much distortion a bino has, rather than where it actually starts.
In other words I personally would be more put off by a bino which curved straight lines excessively, even if the distortion started 10% or 20% further out, than a bino with less distortion and hence straighter lines, but started closer in to the sweet spot.