Hello.
I'm looking to invest in my first "decent" pair of binoculars. (By "decent" I mean as good as I can get for around £150 - £180 max)
I've had a look around and managed to get a few catalogues:
Bins which have caught my eye so far:
RSPB Waterproof Binocular 8x42 £160
Viking Vistron 8x42 £160
Bushnell H20 8x42 £125
I can also get these binoculars in 10x42 size for not much more , would this be a better idea?
I should also mention I'm a spectacle wearer (short sighted) so anything else I should consider?
Thanks in advance
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Brian
With 10x the effects of hand tremor are more exagerated, also the FOV gets smaller as well as eye relief. That is the reason 7x and 8x are so popular. My "bogstandard" 8x42 are the viking vistron. Chinese engineering a but on the "rough and ready" side, the optics are good for my puposes. The CA on the vistron is almost impercetable, for a roof prism I was very impressed.
[QUOTE=Peter_Perfect]With 10x the effects of hand tremor are more exagerated, also the FOV gets smaller as well as eye relief. That is the reason 7x and 8x are so popular. My "bogstandard" 8x42 are the viking vistron. Chinese engineering a but on the "rough and ready" side, the optics are good for my puposes. The CA on the vistron is almost impercetable, for a roof prism I was very impressed.[/QUOTE]
I had been looking at those Viking Vistron bins - they seem to have the largest "eye relief" which I assume is a benefit for spectacle wearers?
Good to hear from a happy user.
cheers
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Brian