[wisb] Re: Binoculars...8x vs. 10x...what do you like and why?
- From: Seth Cutright <ferruginous.hawk82@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: cajunbirder@xxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 25 Apr 2011 20:17:06 -0400
Hello All,
For what it's worth: I had the Stokes Vortex 8x42 for a while. Then
upgraded to the 8x42 Nikon Monarch in 08. Those work good but seemed
to lack something after a while. Last year while hawk counting I
found I wanted something more or a little better. So I checked out
the Eagle Optics Ranger. I got the 10x42 SRT.
I really like them. They give me more power to see distant raptors,
and seem clear then the Monarchs...not that the Monarchs are bad
binoculars....but these just seem like a step up from them. Then for
the price (low to mid price range I would say.) The other things I
like about these are, as in the description, the weight of them are
really nice....maybe even lighter then the Monarchs...holding them
feels good...field of view is good. Then and probably a really nice
thing is that you can still close focus them ~5 feet for a 10
power...now that is great and probably equal and maybe better then
even some 8 power ones... So I can use them for flying birds, but
still look at close small warblers and other birds...and inside 5 feet
probably don't need bins.
The only problem with them that after a year the little long-thin logo
sticker that says Eagle Optics on it fell off.... couldn't believe it
:-)
That said EO will fix problems with them if they come up. So that is
great, and they are in the state so even easier to fix if needed.
-Seth Cutright
Derby Hill
Mexico, NY
On Sun, Apr 24, 2011 at 7:30 PM, john romano <cajunbirder@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I think the width of the field of vision is a lot more important than the
> power. I have both
> 8 x 42 and 10 x 42 Stokes Vortex Bins - The 8 x 42's have a noticably wider
> field of vision making it much easier to locate all the small birds fliting
> around in the tree branchs, scrubs and grasses. Therefore I find I use the 8
> x 42's with the wider field of vision almost exclusively.
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> John Romano
> Madison Wis
> --- On Sun, 4/24/11, ewbirdingwi@xxxxxxx <ewbirdingwi@xxxxxxx> wrote:
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> From: ewbirdingwi@xxxxxxx <ewbirdingwi@xxxxxxx>
> Subject: [wisb] Re: Binoculars...8x vs. 10x...what do you like and why?
> To: wisbirdn@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Date: Sunday, April 24, 2011, 3:32 PM
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> Addition to my comment about the 10x42's. I really strongly recommend going
> to a place like Eagle optics and try several binoculars before purchasing
> any. Each person has different preferences like close focus or distant focus
> etc. They will let you try any that you want. It really is a personal
> choice. The 10x42's just aren't as hard to hold steady as they used to be.
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> Wyleen High
> Amherst, Portage Co
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Wayne & Susie <wsrohde@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: miloloki <miloloki@xxxxxxxxx>; Wisconsin Birding Network
> <wisbirdn@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Sun, Apr 24, 2011 12:13 pm
> Subject: [wisb] Re: Binoculars...8x vs. 10x...what do you like and why?
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> Since 2000, I've had the Swaro 8.5x42 EL bins, and love 'em!
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> I like the optics, mechanics and ergonomics.
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> As far as magnification goes, I prefer something in the 8-8.5x range.
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> Anything below doesn't magnify as much as I want; anything above makes me
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> susceptible to hand shake. Plus the light gathering (exit pupil) is a bit
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> better with the 8.5x than the 10x bin.
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> Just my two cents!
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> Wayne Rohde
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> Longing for warblers in Walworth, WI
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