Owing to a limited budget like many of us I have always have had to be content with low or mid range bins,however would love to know (May win the lottery and want to be ready) is there perfection out there,what would members consider the ultimate binocular and why .
In short:
- perfection is not out there, and never will be. You can't please all the people all the time.
- there's loads of threads along these basic lines (asking what are "the best" optics) on the optics forum; take a browse through, and you'll soon find what I mean. They almost inevitably end up with one of two conclusions: (a) an argument between different people who are obsessed with different bins, or (b) a pragmatic view that says something like "the best bins are the ones you get on with best".
I subscribe to the second point of view... so to answer your question, I suggest you go along to an optics retailer, or a bird fair, and try all the top end products and decide for yourself - you'll get a lot more value for your time, I think!
Probably not the answer you were expecting, but hope it's useful nonetheless.
[QUOTE=django]Owing to a limited budget like many of us I have always have had to be content with low or mid range bins,however would love to know (May win the lottery and want to be ready) is there perfection out there,what would members consider the ultimate binocular and why .[/QUOTE]
Easy!
Depending on who you ask it is either:
(a) The ones you have with you when the once-in-a-lifetime bird appears, or
(b) The ones you haven't bought yet... until you buy them, then go to (b)
Seriously, though... try as many as you can, and buy the best ones you can afford NEXT YEAR after doing more saving.
Best wishes,
Bawko