Lately I have thought about buying a new pair of binoculars.
Not that I really need it but I'll guess most of you know the feeling once you look at some nice gadgets you can really feel that"need"to get them
I'm not a "birder" or hunter but just use my binoculars from time to time when I'm out for a walk in the forrest or by the sea.
I have some trouble to justify the really expensive stuff but do appreciate good quality – both regarding build and image and comfort while using my stuff.
To draw a parallell to flashlights I could probably get by with some $10 flashlights but do enjoy my Zebralights, Fenix, EagleTacs etc and I also enjoy the build quality of my Surefires and Malkoff.
Today I have a Pentax 8x43 DCF SP. I did some research before buying it and am satisfied with it.
It has a good image qulity and feels good to use.
It has the magnification power that I like and has a long eye relief that is good since I use glasses.
Now I'm looking for something smaller that is easy to put in my pocket.
I was in a store a few days ago and looked at some models and have of course googled a lot.
What I found that I liked a lot was a Swarovski 8x25 CLpocket that was just so nice to look through, only the price was wrong.
I was more thinking something costing 1/3 or maybe up to half of the Swarovski.
There is a Pentax AD 8x25 WP that I have found on internet but it seems to be a new model and no reviews that I have found.
It does look good but have a narrower field of view and I don't know about the image quality but my other Pentax is good.
There are some Nikons and other brands but they seems to have shorter eye relief.
Some have other types of hinges and don't get that small when folded.
There are also some 8x20-8x21 (incl Leica and Zeiss) but I think I would like the larger exit pupil of the 8x25.
I am considering buying the nice Swarowski but I don't feel really good about spending the money – it is like you need a flashlight to look in your drawers and and after doing some research going for a $300 Surefire or HDS. It's a little bit overkill and you could spend the money on other fun stuff.
Any input is welcome!
Thanks
Not that I really need it but I'll guess most of you know the feeling once you look at some nice gadgets you can really feel that"need"to get them
I'm not a "birder" or hunter but just use my binoculars from time to time when I'm out for a walk in the forrest or by the sea.
I have some trouble to justify the really expensive stuff but do appreciate good quality – both regarding build and image and comfort while using my stuff.
To draw a parallell to flashlights I could probably get by with some $10 flashlights but do enjoy my Zebralights, Fenix, EagleTacs etc and I also enjoy the build quality of my Surefires and Malkoff.
Today I have a Pentax 8x43 DCF SP. I did some research before buying it and am satisfied with it.
It has a good image qulity and feels good to use.
It has the magnification power that I like and has a long eye relief that is good since I use glasses.
Now I'm looking for something smaller that is easy to put in my pocket.
I was in a store a few days ago and looked at some models and have of course googled a lot.
What I found that I liked a lot was a Swarovski 8x25 CLpocket that was just so nice to look through, only the price was wrong.
I was more thinking something costing 1/3 or maybe up to half of the Swarovski.
There is a Pentax AD 8x25 WP that I have found on internet but it seems to be a new model and no reviews that I have found.
It does look good but have a narrower field of view and I don't know about the image quality but my other Pentax is good.
There are some Nikons and other brands but they seems to have shorter eye relief.
Some have other types of hinges and don't get that small when folded.
There are also some 8x20-8x21 (incl Leica and Zeiss) but I think I would like the larger exit pupil of the 8x25.
I am considering buying the nice Swarowski but I don't feel really good about spending the money – it is like you need a flashlight to look in your drawers and and after doing some research going for a $300 Surefire or HDS. It's a little bit overkill and you could spend the money on other fun stuff.
Any input is welcome!
Thanks
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