Paultricounty
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I agree with most of the posts here about the Habicht not being the best binoculars for birding. I think similarly like Yarrellii, that many binoculars can fall into , not the best dedicated birding binocular category. Some could say and do , that any binocular with a small objective size, not water proof, a slow focuser , even a focuser that’s to fast (Nikon gold ring comes to mind) all would or could fall into the not the best birding binoculars category. And of course what’s best for one individual is not best for another, which brings me back to the Habicht’s. I think we leave best birding binocular out of the conversation because of how individual of a choice that is.
Let’s take a look at an example given in the small porro category. The E2 is mentioned many times when the Habicht’s are brought up , and in certain ways does check a few more boxes , larger FOV (although I never felt the 8x30 Habicht was small) and a lighter focuser, but then lacks the water proofing and really falls a little short with optical pop, imo. Water proofing is another interesting conversation, we could could go into that for a few hundred posts in another discussion.
Here’s my take on the Habicht’s for birding, if chosen for that purpose , it would be the the 8x30 and the 10x40. The 7x42 can be used, and in some ways (DOF) can aid with a slow tight focuser , but the FOV is it’s achilles’ heel for birding , imo. I’d choose the 30 because the DOF which requires less focusing, and I’m more of an 7 and 8 guy in general. So if I were to say that the Habicht’s are superior to the E2, in snap, crackle pop, then the focuser is the only thing that prevents it from being an excellent birding tool.
Now I know that there are a lot of people that don’t want to buy a $1200-$1500 Binocular , and be OCD enough to send it in to have it tweaked , but some are, I did on my 7x42 and it’s marvelous, not quite as light as the E2 ,but close . I wouldn’t necessarily do it the day it shows up at the door, because it does lighten up after some use, but not to the point where most would be satisfied. That being said we have a lot of people who are not happy with their Meopro focusers and quite a few people feel that way about their Swaro SLC’s , I’ve used a few that were not to good. Users send those in all the time be smoothed out. So I would say if the only thing that is holding somebody back from buying one of these little jewels, is a stiff focuser, then buy it, see if you really like everything else about it, and the only thing you don’t like is the focuser, then that’s an easy fix.
Paul.
Let’s take a look at an example given in the small porro category. The E2 is mentioned many times when the Habicht’s are brought up , and in certain ways does check a few more boxes , larger FOV (although I never felt the 8x30 Habicht was small) and a lighter focuser, but then lacks the water proofing and really falls a little short with optical pop, imo. Water proofing is another interesting conversation, we could could go into that for a few hundred posts in another discussion.
Here’s my take on the Habicht’s for birding, if chosen for that purpose , it would be the the 8x30 and the 10x40. The 7x42 can be used, and in some ways (DOF) can aid with a slow tight focuser , but the FOV is it’s achilles’ heel for birding , imo. I’d choose the 30 because the DOF which requires less focusing, and I’m more of an 7 and 8 guy in general. So if I were to say that the Habicht’s are superior to the E2, in snap, crackle pop, then the focuser is the only thing that prevents it from being an excellent birding tool.
Now I know that there are a lot of people that don’t want to buy a $1200-$1500 Binocular , and be OCD enough to send it in to have it tweaked , but some are, I did on my 7x42 and it’s marvelous, not quite as light as the E2 ,but close . I wouldn’t necessarily do it the day it shows up at the door, because it does lighten up after some use, but not to the point where most would be satisfied. That being said we have a lot of people who are not happy with their Meopro focusers and quite a few people feel that way about their Swaro SLC’s , I’ve used a few that were not to good. Users send those in all the time be smoothed out. So I would say if the only thing that is holding somebody back from buying one of these little jewels, is a stiff focuser, then buy it, see if you really like everything else about it, and the only thing you don’t like is the focuser, then that’s an easy fix.
Paul.
Habicht is not made for birdwatching I see.
