Just reflecting on the then and now and thankful for a great life. Wishing all the good things in life to everyone to ensure they are healthy, happy and safe!
Which ride (then or now) costs more? Which one is faster?
Just reflecting on the then and now and thankful for a great life. Wishing all the good things in life to everyone to ensure they are healthy, happy and safe!
Which ride (then or now) costs more? Which one is faster?
Question back. Are you looking for compact and use in relative bright light, or something larger that will "suck in" as much light as possible?
For compact and light, 8x32 is a good general purpose set. 8x42 or 10x42 a little bigger and heavier but if you are going to use them early morning or dusk, the extra light gathering would help.
Vortex Optics competes very well with the Zeiss and other top tier lines. My son got the Diamondback HD 8x32 for his field work. They are excellent and a warranty that is top too.
In comparison, for my 30th anniversary "gift" at work last year, I received a set of 8x32 Zeiss binoculars. I cannot tell a difference in performance over the Vortex set my son has. I also use Vortex rifle scopes.
Nikon makes good binoculars once you get into the Monarch line. I had a pair of the lower Prostaff ones and they lost their seal and fogged. I was able to get a full refund.
Just my $.02 and limited experience.
George
leighton w wrote:
Hey gang, since this is an optics question, so I thought it appropriate to ask on here.
Do you have any recommendations for a general purpose pair of binoculars? Brand and power would be most useful. Thanks.
What George said. 8x is great for general use. My $0.02:
I had the chance to try out a whole bunch of binoculars at an annual birding event last year, and the changes in IQ as you climbed each respective manufacturer’s line was noticeable. That pair of 8x Zeiss was sweet but at $3k a little much for our level of birding interest. Ended up with a Vortex Diamondback HD 10x42 for my wife. I still use an old but super compact Pentax 8x32 and that works great as well. I think @mazon had a $100 off the vortex a few days back, not sure if it’s still live.
Strongly suggest trying them out at a store; the handling and distance between the pupils, as well as the eye relief distance (the actual term escapes me at the moment) matters as well. And definitely get sealed and purged optics with a good warranty.
leighton w wrote:
Hey gang, since this is an optics question, so I thought it appropriate to ask on here.
Do you have any recommendations for a general purpose pair of binoculars? Brand and power would be most useful. Thanks.
I just want to be able to to look out the window when I can't quite make out what I'm looking at. For an idea of distance, we're talking anywhere from 300 feet to a couple of thousand feet. I'm going to guess 10x42 would be better at long range?
GeorgeBo wrote:
Question back. Are you looking for compact and use in relative bright light, or something larger that will "suck in" as much light as possible?
For compact and light, 8x32 is a good general purpose set. 8x42 or 10x42 a little bigger and heavier but if you are going to use them early morning or dusk, the extra light gathering would help.
Vortex Optics competes very well with the Zeiss and other top tier lines. My son got the Diamondback HD 8x32 for his field work. They are excellent and a warranty that is top too.
In comparison, for my 30th anniversary "gift" at work last year, I received a set of 8x32 Zeiss binoculars. I cannot tell a difference in performance over the Vortex set my son has. I also use Vortex rifle scopes.
Nikon makes good binoculars once you get into the Monarch line. I had a pair of the lower Prostaff ones and they lost their seal and fogged. I was able to get a full refund.
Thanks Ray, yea, $3000 is way more than I want to spend. I'll take a look at the Vortex Diamondback HD 10x42.
pbraymond wrote:
What George said. 8x is great for general use. My $0.02:
I had the chance to try out a whole bunch of binoculars at an annual birding event last year, and the changes in IQ as you climbed each respective manufacturer’s line was noticeable. That pair of 8x Zeiss was sweet but at $3k a little much for our level of birding interest. Ended up with a Vortex Diamondback HD 10x42 for my wife. I still use an old but super compact Pentax 8x32 and that works great as well. I think @mazon had a $100 off the vortex a few days back, not sure if it’s still live.
Strongly suggest trying them out at a store; the handling and distance between the pupils, as well as the eye relief distance (the actual term escapes me at the moment) matters as well. And definitely get sealed and purged optics with a good warranty.
Thanks guys for the help. I found a good site about binoculars and after some reading, and suggestions from George and Ray, I went with the Vortex Diamondback HD 10x42.
? Which one is faster
