Hello, I´m searching an hight quality compact binocular with 3 or more exit pupil.
Zeiss, Leica, Swarorvski and Nikon only have 8x20 and 10x25, but I´d preffer 8x24, 8x25, 7x25, but with the same or very near optical quality.
What´s about Kowa 8x25 DCF, Pentax 8x25 DCF and Minox BD 8x24 BR ?
Hola, Alberto. I´ve had Leica Ultravid compacts, but sold them (although they were superb). My current favourite compacts are Opticron DBA Oasis 8x21. I find them excellent, 7.5 degree FOV (widest in a compact that I know of), and they are very sharp and contrasty. They´re not quite as petite as the Leicas, but they are rubber-armoured and feel like "big" bincoculars in the hand.
If you like reverse-porro compacts, you can get similar optical quality to the big-name roofs, for a lot less money. I´ve owned Vortex Vanquish 8x26, and currently have Opticron Taiga 8x25. Both are optically excellent, the former being waterproof with a slightly wider FOV. They are comparatively cheap.
Also recommended by other BFers, are the Olympus Tracker 8x25 and the Nikon Travelite Ex 8x25. I´ve never seen these, though.
Let us know what you get!
Alberto,
This is probably the best. I don't know if they are available in Europe. Bushnell Elite 7 x 26 Custom Compact.
http://www.eagleoptics.com/binocula...mpact-binocular
Bob
PS: It is not waterproof.