Welcome to BirdForum from all the staff here. Glad the new bins are working out well.
This past week I purchased two different sets of binoculars and I must say that I couldn’t be happier. I’ve been using an el-cheapo set since someone relieved me of my Zeiss a few years back. The two are a Canon 7x42 AWP and a Leupold 10X50 Wind River Mesa. Both are waterproof and fogproof. I bought the Canon at B&H for $239.95. I bought the Leupold at my local Super Wal-Mart for $199.99. The quality of the view in both pair is excellent; I can’t say that one is better than the other. The Canon is more compact and is a roof prism type. The Leupold slightly heavier and is of the porro prism type. Both sets gave me the “WOW” factor. I have not heard a lot of talk about either, but in my opinion they both deserve serious consideration. The price is very reasonable considering they are waterproof and fogproof. Here are the only negatives I experienced: the lens covers will not stay on the Leupolds and are therefore easy to loose so when you take them off keep them in the soft case, the Canon did not come with lens covers for the objective lens. Below are the specs for both sets.
Canon 7X42 AWP Specs:
Prism Type - Roof
Magnification - 7x
Objective Diameter - 42mm
Angle of View - 7.0°
Field-of-View - (@ 1000 Yds) 368' (122 m at 1000 m)
Minimum Focus Distance - 13.1' (4.0 m)
Exit Pupil Diameter - 6.0mm
Eye Relief - 17mm
Relative Brightness - 36.0
Twilight Factor - 17.1
Focus Type - Center
Weatherproofing - Waterproof & fogproof
Tripod Socket - Yes
Dimensions - 5.0 x 6.0 x 2.0" (127 x 152 x 51mm) WxHxD
Weight - 1.68 lb (760 g)
Leuppold 10X50 Wind River Mesa Specs:
Prism Type - Porro
Magnification - 10x
Objective Diameter - 50mm
Angle of View - 5.5°
Field-of-View - (@ 1000 Yds) 289' (96 m at 1000 m)
Minimum Focus Distance - 29.5' (9.0 m)
Exit Pupil Diameter - 5.0mm
Eye Relief - 18mm
Relative Brightness - 25.0
Twilight Factor - 22.4
Focus Type - Center
Weatherproofing - Waterproof & fogproof
Tripod Socket - Yes
Dimensions - 6.5" (165mm) in Length
Weight - 2.02 lb (917 g)
Kenny
Knoxville, TN
Sounds great! Use them in good health.
Elkcub
Hi Kenny,
Welcome to BirdForum from all the staff here. Glad the new bins are working out well.