Folks,
I'm sure the question has been asked a thousand times before but i really am confused by the choices and terminology used.
I've recently started watching nature, primarily deer which means alot of time spent at dawn and dusk. I need a decent pair of binoculars but am on a limited budget.
Now i've read good reviews on the Minox HG 8x43 BR 'Made in Germany' which falls into my budget (£600 pounds sterling) but have since found Minox APO HG 8.5x43 BR binoculars for a similar price. What's the difference and which is better for my needs?
Also, is there another set which is 'better' or more suitable for my needs?
I'm grateful for any advice.
Welcome!
You'll surely get plenty of advice here... great website.
My thoughts are that MINOX has terrible nomenclature.
Marc,
I fall into the camp that has been confused with the Minox terminology over the years. In this case I believe the primary difference is that the APO version uses ED glass in the objective design while the regular HG does not. Both are excellent binoculars. I have tried one of the HG configurations and found it to be excellent minus the narrow field of view (compared to other manufacturer's models of similar configuration). I believe they also somewhat rectified that issue with the APO HG version.
As for other suggestions I am not sure what is available in your neck of the woods. One that I commonly seen suggested more often than not is to look in the used/demo market for one of the Alpha models from Zeiss, Leica, Nikon or Swarovski. You can often find their previous flagship models (Trinovid, Ultravid non-HD, EL or HG) at very reasonable prices.