anuthamutha
Active member
Hello,
Sorry for intruding on this forum but i would like to get your input on a pair of binoculars i want to buy for someone.
I do not have much experience with binoculars however I did some reseach on them on the net to get some ideas of the technologies and naming used.
The binoculars will be used by a girl, an eye wearer, mostly for birding i think - at least that's the main idea behind the selection i have made so far. I'm looking for portable binoculars, waterproof, durable, lightweight with good to very good optics and are in the 100-300$ range - looking for the best value for money.
I have settled for 8x42 designs as i have read on the net they are very good for bird watching. I'm worried that a 10 power zoom might be too much and she wouldn't be able to keep the binoculars steady - also, the 10x50 ones might be too big and heavy to carry around all day.
I have narrowed the selection down to two companies, Nikon and Pentax. I have been following some threads around here, like this one and i also have a Pentax camera and an affinity for the brand ... but i can go for other brands as well.
I have trimmed the selection down to two models from each manufacturer, one roof prism and one porro prism
Nikon: 8x42 Monarch and 8x40 Action EX Extreme.
Pentax: 8x42 DCF HRc and 8x40 PCF WP II.
I have read on this forum that the Pentax PCF WP II is good, has very good optics and it's worth the money.
I have also read that the Pentax 10x42 DCF-WPII (not on my list) is not that good but that the 8x42 version might be different (better). Does anyone know how the 8x42 DCF HRc compares to the 10x42 DCF-WPII or the 8x40 PCF WP II ?
I have also read that the focusing is slower for the Pentax binoculars - is it noticeable, do the Nikon ones focus faster ?
The Pentax binoculars have greater eye relief but i have read somewhere on the net that too much eye relief is bad as well - is this the case, is it better to stick with Nikons in respect to eye relief ?
Is the roof prism worth the extra money, does it give advantages over the porro prism ? I have noticed that the porro designs are heavier and bigger than the roof prism designs - are there any other advantages/disadvantages ?
I'd apreciate any information you can give me
If you have a recommandation i'd be happy to hear it, it doesn't have to be from these two brands, it's just that from my research on the net they seem very good optically and have good prices.
Sorry for intruding on this forum but i would like to get your input on a pair of binoculars i want to buy for someone.
I do not have much experience with binoculars however I did some reseach on them on the net to get some ideas of the technologies and naming used.
The binoculars will be used by a girl, an eye wearer, mostly for birding i think - at least that's the main idea behind the selection i have made so far. I'm looking for portable binoculars, waterproof, durable, lightweight with good to very good optics and are in the 100-300$ range - looking for the best value for money.
I have settled for 8x42 designs as i have read on the net they are very good for bird watching. I'm worried that a 10 power zoom might be too much and she wouldn't be able to keep the binoculars steady - also, the 10x50 ones might be too big and heavy to carry around all day.
I have narrowed the selection down to two companies, Nikon and Pentax. I have been following some threads around here, like this one and i also have a Pentax camera and an affinity for the brand ... but i can go for other brands as well.
I have trimmed the selection down to two models from each manufacturer, one roof prism and one porro prism
Nikon: 8x42 Monarch and 8x40 Action EX Extreme.
Pentax: 8x42 DCF HRc and 8x40 PCF WP II.
I have read on this forum that the Pentax PCF WP II is good, has very good optics and it's worth the money.
I have also read that the Pentax 10x42 DCF-WPII (not on my list) is not that good but that the 8x42 version might be different (better). Does anyone know how the 8x42 DCF HRc compares to the 10x42 DCF-WPII or the 8x40 PCF WP II ?
I have also read that the focusing is slower for the Pentax binoculars - is it noticeable, do the Nikon ones focus faster ?
The Pentax binoculars have greater eye relief but i have read somewhere on the net that too much eye relief is bad as well - is this the case, is it better to stick with Nikons in respect to eye relief ?
Is the roof prism worth the extra money, does it give advantages over the porro prism ? I have noticed that the porro designs are heavier and bigger than the roof prism designs - are there any other advantages/disadvantages ?
I'd apreciate any information you can give me
If you have a recommandation i'd be happy to hear it, it doesn't have to be from these two brands, it's just that from my research on the net they seem very good optically and have good prices.