Have been looking to buy a third decent set of bins as I often have my two daughters with me, but something I can also use on a dark, windy night.
Looking at quality 7x50 porros, which would you choose and why?
I realise these will not be much used amongst birders, but any advice or comment on the following would be very welcome, as would any other value-for-money suggestions?
Zeiss
http://www.swoptics.co.uk/view.asp?KEY=1548
Miyauchi
http://www.bigbinoculars.com/m750w.htm
http://www.holgermerlitz.de/miyauchi7x50.html
Fujinon
http://www.monkoptics.co.uk/Astronomy/Fuji_7x50fmt.html
Nikon
http://www.microglobe.co.uk/catalog...prism-binocular
Steiner
http://www.microglobe.co.uk/catalog...nder-binoculars
Regards
Andy
The BEST 7x50 porro in production now is the Nikon 7x50 SP Prostar.
cheers,
Rick
I don't think the Miyauchi is still available.
What makes the Prostar so superior, even after 25 years in production, is an eyepiece design that corrects both field curvature and astigmatism. That really does make the edge of the field very nearly as sharp as the center.
Why do you want a heavy, individual focus binocular? They're a pain to carry and cumbersome to use.