Cameras and Lenses

Help - advice needed on compact binos

I am looking for some advice please. It is my Father's 60th Birthday soon and I would like to get him a good pair of compact binoculars.

He does alot of birdwatching and wildlife watching as well as walking so it is important that the binoculars are lightweight. I have been looking at Steiner Safari Pro 10x26 as well as Bushnell powerview 16x32.

Any views as to which of these would be better (I am confused as to why the 16x32 ones are cheaper than the 10x26 as I would expect them to be better, is it the name??)

I am not fixed by these so if you think that there is better around for around £100 I would be interested in knowing.

Any advice would be great, I want to get him something that he will really love!

There are a lot of threads about compact binoculars on this site. It really depends on how muchyou want to spend and how small/light you want the binos. I would strongly recommend maximum 8x; more is less.

Pretty much anything is better than 16x32. Try 8x25.

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