Which should I buy??
I am on the lookout for a good pair of compact binoculars and am having some trouble finding a reliable source of reviews. I can find plenty of reviews for 30mm + bins but little for the small stuff.
What I am after is a genuinely useful pair of small binoculars for general use (I have a pair of Swarovsky EL bins for serious use) so I want something smaller/cheaper that will still give top quality results. I am quite taken by the Swaovsky 8 x 20s, brilliant for their size and I can get a pair V cheap, but I would like to know are there others I should be looking at?
I am not brand sensitive, what I want is a top quality view within the limitations of a small (ish) pair of bins.
Any input from experienced users would be appreciated.
Thanks!
8x20 Nikon premiers.
You really only have 4 choices at 8 x 20. Leica, Zeiss, Swarovski and Nikon. All are expensive. The Nikon's are the best buy in this class. Pentax, however, makes a very small reverse Porro Prism 8.5 x 21 which you might consider. It also has very close focusing ability. It costs a bit over $100.00 US funds. And the Opticron 8 x 25 also gets outstanding reviews as does the Olympus 8 x 25. Both are reverse porros but are visibly larger than the 8 x 20's which can fit in most shirt pockets. (I have a Zeiss 8 x 20 Victory in the pocket of the Golf Shirt I am wearing right now. An 8 x 25 reverse porro won't fit there.)
Bob