Maybe someone can advise me as to the best purchase, i would really like to make the right choice as far as viewing quality is concerned.
I am looking to buy a decent set of 12x50 binoculars for less than £200. I am interested in a set of Olympus EXPS 1 (£88) and Pentax PCF WP II (£107) Both brand new. I am really stumped as to which one is the better buy, i have been able to try out the olympus model and was very happy with it however i see that pentax have their set at only £20 dearer, and apparently waterproof instead of just weatherproof.
Maybe someone can advise me as to the best purchase, i would really like to make the right choice as far as viewing quality is concerned.
We rarely get Olympus over here.
Have had a number of requests recently for info on 12x, yet we have experts here that know every brand but could not answer. Most people do not use 12x for birds. That seems to be why we have no experts. One member wanted info on 12x Conquests by Zeiss.
http://www.birdforum.net/showthread.php?t=81916
I could only comment generally, based on 10x.
I believe the 10x and 12x porros of Nikon and Pentax are very similar. There may be other brands as well. Your best bet is to visit some stores, make some calls. They do use them for hunting and astronomy.
ended up ordering the 12x50 olympus exps 1. Favoured the olympus over the Pentax model due to reading some reviews about the focus control on the pentax being quite tight and also the ergonomic design of the Pentax model supposedly not as good as the olympus. Having had a shot of the olympus myself i was quite impressed with the viewing brightness and quality, so unless the pentax is vastly better in the optics department, which i dont think it is, I am happy with my choice. 