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    Choosing pocket binoculars

    Why did you go for Mountain instead of Wild Nature? The strap? The colours? The case?
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    Choosing pocket binoculars

    Is there a reason why you went with Mountain? I didn't really like the strap coming with the Wild Nature. I think a cord/string is more comfortable. I want to add the CL 10x25 one day and am now considering Mountain as well.
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    Choosing pocket binoculars

    I tried the Leica UV 8x20 last saturday and was not really overwhelmed. The optics were nice of course! The FOV felt a bit restricted and the eyecups were to small for my liking as well. The Curio 7x21 was a little nicer in almost every except, except for the lower magnification. They had two of...
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    Choosing pocket binoculars

    I have considered the 8x30 e2 and still do (a little). However, the thing for Absams wears doesn't let me go. Besides, my very first pair of binoculars (I was 10 or 11 I think) does really look like the Habicht 8x30. So there's also a lot of nostalgia and sentimentality:
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    Choosing pocket binoculars

    Why do you prefer the 7x42 over the 8x30? The glare resistence? The longer eye relief?
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    Choosing pocket binoculars

    I have the NL 10x32. Stated weight is 640g. However, when I put in on a scale without eyecups/straps, etc. I measure 675g. When walking with family (small children etc.) and birding isn't my main purpose, I would like to have something lighter around my neck. The Habicht 8x30 should be around...
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    Choosing pocket binoculars

    I want to add the Habicht 8x30 too, someday. You both say buying a 20/21mm makes more sense? I get that... @Rg548 Did you pull the trigger yet? Have you bought an Habicht already?
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    Choosing pocket binoculars

    I have had the newest CL 10x30 and this one was very good in handling glare. You have the CL 8x30, right? How do the CL 8x25 and the CL 8x30 compare regarding glare?
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    Choosing pocket binoculars

    What is your opnion when comparing the CL 7x21 with the CL 8x25: Can I say that the CL 8x25 is the big brother of the CL 7x21? It's a bit heavier, has a bit more power, the AFOV and the exit pupil are about the same. It's just a bit bigger. Or do you see more difference in the optics? For...
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    Choosing pocket binoculars

    That sounds very good too. Thanks for your advice.
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    Choosing pocket binoculars

    That sounds really good. :)
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    Choosing pocket binoculars

    An UV 8x25 would have been very nice: still lightweight for a 25, but less finicky than a 8x20...
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    Choosing pocket binoculars

    Thanks! Those concerns are very important to me as well. Both are obtained with the SW 8x25 as well imo. Bigger DOF with the 7x21 makes the 7x21 even easier I can imagine (less focusing) as well as the bigger FOV (although the AFOV is a bit smaller).
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    Choosing pocket binoculars

    So if size and weight matters, I should take a 7x21 or 8x20. However, when that doesn't matter that much and comfort and the optics are more important, shouldn't I take a 8x25 instead? If have kind of dismissed 10 power, so 7 and 8 power are still in te the run. >3mm exit pupil has my...
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    Choosing pocket binoculars

    En résumé: UV 8x20: a very good compromise: very good optics, although the FOV is restrictive, 8 power, really pocketable Curio 7x21: a very good compromise as well, although I would prefer 8 power. 3mm exit pupil is nice though! UV 10x25: still compact and light, considering it has 25mm...
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    Choosing pocket binoculars

    That's why a lean towards 8 power instead of 10 power, although I am a 10 power fan. The curio ticks almost all the boxes, expect that is it 7x instead of 8x. :) The Curio is still a very nice contender: 3mm exit pupil and it is really pocketable. The eye relief of the CL 8x25 and 10x25 is 17mm...
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    Choosing pocket binoculars

    Thanks for you input. According to te specs the eye relief of the UV 8x20 and the UV 10x25 should be the same? It should be 15 mm for both bins. Well, the first weeks I was wuite happy with it. But it has got a cheap feeling. The hinges are a bit loose for my liking. But not loose enough to...
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    Choosing pocket binoculars

    I have tried the CL 10x25 before and liked it! So I will like the CL 8x25 as well. I am sure. They are only a bit large and heavy for a pocket, but hanging on the neck or bandolier style, that is no problem at all! A bit of a heavier/bigger pair of pocket binos are more comfortable too hold as...
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    Choosing pocket binoculars

    You are right about that! I want the best optics in the best package. Especially with pocket binoculars, because they are more finicky. I definitely have to try them all before I pull the trigger. The Ultravid 8x20 or 10x25 are good contenders!
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    Choosing pocket binoculars

    Thank you Mike! I am still (after a couple of months) a bit unsure what I want... I will consider the Trinovid too. Although The Ultravid supposes to be better. I want the optics as good as possible, otherwise I will regret it. I think the weight isn't really a big issue, because I will mostly...
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    Choosing pocket binoculars

    Thanks! I didn't know about this Bynolyt Seagull 8x25HD that it is so good and that it has light transmission of more than 92-93%! When I look to your tests, I notice that the smaller binoculars tend to have higher transmission than stated and larger binoculars lower that stated. The CL 8x25 for...
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    Choosing pocket binoculars

    Maybe the people with experience with pocket binoculars can help my deciding which one to buy. I recently bought the Terra 8x25, just to test if pocket binoculars are for me. Now I think: yes! I like the format. Sometimes the NL 10x32 is a bit too heavy/bulky, especially in cases when bird...
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