This si my first post to Bird Forum and this might sound rather an odd request
I was wondering whether someone could offer me some advice on which bincos or monocs I should buy.
I enjoying bird watching when I can but I don't envisage doing a great deal of it
On a limited budget I quite like the sound of the Swift UltraLite 10x42. They got a very good recommendation from Better View Desired and are in my price range.
But they are twice the capacity I need - so to speak. I can only see out of one eye therefore I was wondering whether a monocular would be more suitable.
Any thoughts and recommendations would be welcomed
I have to admit that I know nothing about monoculars, but it would seem sensible not to pay for bins if you are not using half of their optical components. Monocs must surely be cheaper for equivalent specifications?
I had a Swift binoc (in fact I still have it as my reserve pair) and they were reasonably OK--a bit heavy compared with my present Opticron roof-prism 8 x 42s.
I think that Opticron are good value for money--considerably cheaper than the top-end bins and not that bad.
As always, the advice must be 'try before you buy'. Everyone is different and what suits one person will not necessarily suit another.
Good luck!
PS Welcome to Birdforum!!
Hi Samora,
Welcome to the forum. I think the main problem with monoculars is the fact that they tend to come with small object lenses (8 x 20, 10 x 25), which will not give you the sort of light gathering power as you would get from 8 x 42 binos.
Paul