hopster
Well-known member
Hi all
I have seen some very enthusiastic reviews here and elsewhere about the Aurora 8x42. I looked through a set myself and compared with Zeiss VP 8x25 and Swaro CL 8x30; swapping between them carefully over a 20 minute period. The lack of CA over most of the image was comparable to the Zeiss (perhaps not quite as good) and certainly better than the Swaro. It was easier to to look through than either, presumably nice big exit pupils, and with very nice colour and contrast. The actual one I used had a very stiff and rough focus wheel - bad enough that I think it may have actually been faulty and I have also seen this mentioned a couple of times.
My question here is how does it compare optically to the established competition; either the slightly more compact models which might be direct competitors such as the Zeiss SFL 8x40 (at twice the price) or the really top models from Zeiss and Swaro at 3 times the price. Is anything given away to these? I would assume so but diminishing returns would suggest not much.
Anyone with direct comparative experience of these models are encouraged to share their opinions please.
M
I have seen some very enthusiastic reviews here and elsewhere about the Aurora 8x42. I looked through a set myself and compared with Zeiss VP 8x25 and Swaro CL 8x30; swapping between them carefully over a 20 minute period. The lack of CA over most of the image was comparable to the Zeiss (perhaps not quite as good) and certainly better than the Swaro. It was easier to to look through than either, presumably nice big exit pupils, and with very nice colour and contrast. The actual one I used had a very stiff and rough focus wheel - bad enough that I think it may have actually been faulty and I have also seen this mentioned a couple of times.
My question here is how does it compare optically to the established competition; either the slightly more compact models which might be direct competitors such as the Zeiss SFL 8x40 (at twice the price) or the really top models from Zeiss and Swaro at 3 times the price. Is anything given away to these? I would assume so but diminishing returns would suggest not much.
Anyone with direct comparative experience of these models are encouraged to share their opinions please.
M