I think I've managed to get my shortlist of what new bins to get down to :
Nikon 8 x32/42 HGL (or HG at the right price !)
Pentax 8 x32 ED
Opticron DBA Oasis 8 x 42
Zeiss Conquest
Anything else I should consider in this upper mid price range & does any one UK retailer stock all these so I can try them side by side please
TIA
Andrew
In the "under $1000 US" range my four favorite full sized 8x bins are:
Zeiss Conquest ABK 8x40
Meopta Meostar 8x42
Vortex Razor 8x42
Promaster Infiniti Elite ELX ED 8x42
Two that I haven't tried but I believe would well in comparison to this group would be:
Pentax DCF ED 8x43
Minox HG 8.5x43
Both of the latter have narrower fields of view compared to the previous models but should be similar quality from other optical standpoints.
See if you can find a Swift 8.5 x 44 HHS to try out. It's about $350.00 US funds. Look at it here on this US link: http://www.eagleoptics.com/index.asp?pid=1156
Bob