Devil in the Detail
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Thank you everyone for your helpful replies.
Both pairs arrived earlier this morning and I’ve had a chance to put them through their paces and right off the bat the Zeiss were immediately a much more comfortable viewing experience.
I’ve spent the last couple of hours toing and froing between them both, trying had to like the Leica’s more because of their wonderfully small dimensions, looks and case.
At the end of it all I just couldn’t find a comfortable viewing position even when fiddling with them to get the right eye placement with any ease. The Zeiss are also brighter, not much difference between the Nikon Monarch M7 8x30 and the Victory’s in that department. The Leica due their smaller objective lens are naturally dimmer…. It is very dull and grey outside as well.
The sharpness in the centre of the field goes to the Zeiss but towards the edges the Leica takes it by a hairs breadth. The Zeiss really do feel much like a 8x32, eye placement is easy as it suits may facial profile perfectly I can also operate them with ease one handed, a very important factor for me.
I think I’ve found the perfect binocular for my situation it’s tact sharp, much sharper than the Nikon’s throughout the FOV, I could pick out tiny individual rain drops on leaves some 50 meters away, I could also pick them out with the Leica’s, but not the Nikon’s.
Sadly the Leica’s will be returned I think the build quality is a notch up from the Zeiss but the awkwardness for me rules them out.
Both pairs arrived earlier this morning and I’ve had a chance to put them through their paces and right off the bat the Zeiss were immediately a much more comfortable viewing experience.
I’ve spent the last couple of hours toing and froing between them both, trying had to like the Leica’s more because of their wonderfully small dimensions, looks and case.
At the end of it all I just couldn’t find a comfortable viewing position even when fiddling with them to get the right eye placement with any ease. The Zeiss are also brighter, not much difference between the Nikon Monarch M7 8x30 and the Victory’s in that department. The Leica due their smaller objective lens are naturally dimmer…. It is very dull and grey outside as well.
The sharpness in the centre of the field goes to the Zeiss but towards the edges the Leica takes it by a hairs breadth. The Zeiss really do feel much like a 8x32, eye placement is easy as it suits may facial profile perfectly I can also operate them with ease one handed, a very important factor for me.
I think I’ve found the perfect binocular for my situation it’s tact sharp, much sharper than the Nikon’s throughout the FOV, I could pick out tiny individual rain drops on leaves some 50 meters away, I could also pick them out with the Leica’s, but not the Nikon’s.
Sadly the Leica’s will be returned I think the build quality is a notch up from the Zeiss but the awkwardness for me rules them out.