During a sunny day, the compact binoculars seem to do very well. I have a good assortment of compacts, the Bushnell custom 7x26, the Pentax Papillo 8.5x21, and a Minolta 10x25 Activa FM.
My quest is to find the highest power compact that seems to have an acceptable view. I won't consider the zooms.
I am considering the Olympus tracker 12x25 or the Pentax 12x25 UCF. I wonder which has the best view?
I have discounted the high powered roofs small ones that do not have phase coating. I am hoping for a bit clearer view than that. There is the Barska, the Simmons, the Bushnell 12 or 16x32 that seems very compact, but I don't think is very productive. (This may be a mistake--)
I realize that the Steiner wildlife pro 12x30 is good offering to do the compact high powered binoculars. Since it is over 300, I wonder if I could get good quality from a reverse Porro.
Has anybody had any experience?
Thanks,
Rob.
My limited experience with compact 12x binoculars has convinced me that they are too dim, have much too narrow fields of view and are too hard to hold steady enough to get an acceptable view. For my purposes, I will stick with 8x compacts; although many people are quite satisfied with 10x.
Bob
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My quest is to find the highest power compact that seems to have an acceptable view. I won't consider the zooms.
Has anybody had any experience?
Thanks,
Rob.[/QUOTE]
Try the Brunton Epoch 10 x 25 compacts. FOV of 314 ft at 1000 yards, 9 feet close focus, amazingly bright, amazingly sharp and amazingly expensive ($750 the last time I looked). I know this is heresy, but side by side you might find them actually better than the usual alpha suspects (I did).