The Kingfisher
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I have had a numbers of different binoculars from Nikon, Swarovski and Kowa and tried Leica Noctivid and others for longer periods..but I always keep coming back to my old Nikon stuff that I have owned since 2005-2011. Today I have a Nikon 8x32 SE and a Nikon EDG 8x42 as my binoculars. Like them very much, but with the EDG I have always had issues with both the focus wheel and the diopter. Otherwise the optical performance is perfect for me.
Now I will try/order and maybe also buy a Zeiss Victory SF V2, but I do not know if I will order a Victory with 8x42 or a 10x42 mag. Maybe I will try the 10x first?! I am thinking that I already have a couple of optical good binoculars at home, but no 10x..so that is one reason to order the 10x first. It would also be nice with a 10x when only birding with a binocular and no scope in the field. Sometimes I just take a binocular for a walk in different environments (both thru open water/ocean and in a forest in the same day). So it is tempting to order the Victory 10x42, but the 8x42 has some very strong points over the 10 (better FOV for instance).
Now I will try/order and maybe also buy a Zeiss Victory SF V2, but I do not know if I will order a Victory with 8x42 or a 10x42 mag. Maybe I will try the 10x first?! I am thinking that I already have a couple of optical good binoculars at home, but no 10x..so that is one reason to order the 10x first. It would also be nice with a 10x when only birding with a binocular and no scope in the field. Sometimes I just take a binocular for a walk in different environments (both thru open water/ocean and in a forest in the same day). So it is tempting to order the Victory 10x42, but the 8x42 has some very strong points over the 10 (better FOV for instance).
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