Product Review: The Opticron Savanna WP 8 x 30 (3 Viewers)

[William Lewis]

Hi William, good for you!

Would be interested to hear how you get on with it!

Ah don't worry, you can always blame me lol!

Regards,

Neil.

Hi Neil.

Yes I used a pair a few years back for a good couple of years but traded them in with a few other bits for some trinovid hd 10x42's but regretted it soon after. They are excellent though so thought I may as well grab one of the few remaining ones if there being discontinued.

 

[Ce2613]

Hi there, I’m a fresh owner of the savannas and while the optics are nice, the materials used are quite frankly terrible. The eye cups leave my eyes sticky and after 5 minutes of using them my throat gets sore because of the bad rubber stink. My question is.. have you experienced those issues as well and did they improve in time? At the moment I’m considering for a swap with the Kowa YFs which seem to be more refined

 

[robert kirk 9765]

Hello Everyone,

Please find a link to my completed review of the Opticron Savanna WP 8 x 30 porro prism binocular.

Product Review: The Opticron Savanna 8 x 30. | Neil English.net

I hope you find it informative!


With best wishes,

Neil.

I just bought a pair, I won't go into all the doo-dah and specs, these are cheap, £109 I paid for mine, I have others, nothing too flashy or expensive.
These are NO match for their bigger brother, The HR WP and I didn't expect them to be, My 8x42 HR WP are astonishing regardless of price or Field of view which has never bothered me, I think some people get caught up in what they are looking through rather than what they are looking at.
These are Wonderfull for what they are, clear, bright, lightweight Bins at a price that all can afford, I will recommend these wholeheartedly, not just for kids or novices but for anybody who likes nature and is on a budget which is most of us these days.
If you can afford the Alphas then I will take my hat off to you, but I cannot and these will do nicely thank you very much.
Still somewhat new to this forum so all the best to everybody, and Happy birding to you all.
Opticron HR WP 8x42
" savanna wp8x30
Minox BL BR 10x42
Enbeeco 9x45 made by Ross
Hartman Optic porlerim 8x30, 70 years old and in perfect condition (I love these)

 

[Boogieshrew]

I think some people get caught up in what they are looking through rather than what they are looking at.

You are spot on. We certainly do get caught up in that. In fact, that could be considered the essence or definition of these optics forums.

A slogan:
"BF optics forums: Getting caught up in what we are looking through." 😂

I find that what I am looking through has a huge effect on how much I enjoy looking at what I'm looking at. What I'm looking through is very important to me.

 

[robert kirk 9765]

You are spot on. We certainly do get caught up in that. In fact, that could be considered the essence or definition of these optics forums.

A slogan:
"BF optics forums: Getting caught up in what we are looking through." 😂

I find that what I am looking through has a huge effect on how much I enjoy looking at what I'm looking at. What I'm looking through is very important to me.

I could not agree more, however, I thought it was called "Birdforum" not "Binocularforum", For those plebs like myself who will never acquire and only aspire to the best binoculars we make do with what we can afford, Like the afore-mentioned Savanna 8x30, the build quality is OK, they ARE cheap, they are fussy about focus and eye placement, the eye cups work but are nasty, But the image for a £100 bin is way better than I was expecting, better than my Minox 10x42.
The joy for me is seeing something I have never seen before or not seen for a while be it a bird or hare or deer.
All the better if you have quality Optics I will concede.
I suppose the photography analogy works here, "The best camera in the world is the one you have with you" each to their own I suppose.
Whatever you see, and whatever you use to see it, have a great day and happy birding to you All.