Lol, I'm so tempted to recommend 12x42 NLs for the "Can you recommend a binocular for a 5 year old?" question.The comment section of the article sounds like a typical thread on Bird Forum.
Hello Dries1,Does this sound familiar?
Any discussion of best binoculars (quality/value) that doesn't include Maven or Tract (direct to consumer brands) is worthless. We have one of each and they are better than anything else in their price range. I know, I checked them all. My Tract 8x40s regularly wow highest end binocular users for 1/3 of the price. Our Maven C.1 8x40 far outshine all the usual suspects, Vortex, etc. Customer service with Maven and Tract have both been top notch. I wasted so much time with these kind of articles in the past!
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It's a good one nonetheless! Hope you have a great holiday season dries.Dennis for the record It was not I who recommended tracts or maven, it was a post in the comment section in the article.
Just to make that clear.
No way! I think spectacle wearers do see more CA for some reason.Speaking about reviews, on CN they are now saying that the Maven 10X56 is better than the Nikon WX, laughable.
They slammed the Tract 12.5X by a guy who wears thick glasses and always sees CA. I am beginning to feel that folks with glasses see CA more often when viewing and now leads me to read reviews by those who do not wear glasses.
Roger Vine the exception, but not some of the clowns on CN.
It's very possible especially if they have polycarbonate lenses. When I used my glasses with poly lenses for the first time I noticed CA looking up at a telephone pole (no binocular). A bird landed on top and I looked up and saw CA on the side of the pole. This was coming out of the eye place wearing my new glasses. Plus the bino has to be aligned properly with your eyes while wearing the glasses or you'll see considerable amounts of CA (from my experience).No way! I think spectacle wearers do see more CA for some reason.