IThe Meostar has upped the Meostar to a B1.1 Plus.....
I am assuming it is not much different from the B1.1 as the B2 is still 'off', to arrive some day far down the road.
Anyhow see or hold a B1.1 Plus yet? ...not sure if they are even in stock yet. For the money, I am sold on the Meostar line.
I came across a gentleman on one of our short walking trails here in our gated community this past Xmas eve midday who had a Meopta 8x32 B1 Plus hanging around his neck. I told him I just ordered a pair a few hrs earlier and he was nice enough to let me handle his for a few minutes. It only took a few minutes for me to realize that me ordering the B1 Plus 8x32 earlier in the day was a mistake. Optically to my eyes I could not see any difference between the B1.1 and the B1 Plus. Cosmetically the B1 Plus with it slight change in color/armor overall I did like but not it’s handling and here’s why ..... the Plus do not have those finger indentations on the backside of its barrels like the original B1 and B1.1. which I really like. They really give your hands a nice secure/comfortable feel. The Original B1 and B1.1 look more streamlined with the B1 Plus looking like a brick. I saved this part for last because I know how important the eye relief/eye placement is to so many. The spec’s between the two on paper are ... the B1 plus having 16mm with the B1.1 with 15.5mm of eye relief. The eye cup height and ocular lens size of the B1 Plus visually looked the same size as my B1.1 without actually being able to measure them at the time. Now having said this ... with my facial characteristics with my glasses having thin lenses I did notice a slight improvement with the B1 Plus having more eye relief. Whether that very small increase from 15.5 to 16mm of eye relief with the Meopta 8x32 B1 Plus will be enough for someone else I can not say. I cancelled my order of the Meopta 8x32 B1 Plus the next day. To my eyes my Meopta Meostar 8x32 B1.1 does everything the B1 Plus does and for me personally I like their handling better.Hmm, brown one looks quite good.
I noticed the eye relief on the 8x32 B1 Plus is 16mm vs 15.5mm on the B1.1... Might this also mean an eyecup redesign? I have a slight illusion they look larger on the pictures? Would be nice...the B1s' were too small for my face...
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