I have owned a pair of Optolyth 10x40's Alpins since 1990 and after looking through most people's binoculars - they all seem a million times better/brighter and clearer than mine!!! (Old eyes getting tired now and need a boost!!!!!)
Now ready to buy a new pair, ideally don't really want to spend £900 on a pair!!! and wondered if anyone can recommend out of all the latest bins, which would be the best for me. I am looking for lightweight (ish) and definately want them to be waterproof. I know you need to obviously need to try them out, but it would be very helpful if someone can recommend some to me please? I have tried the Nikon HGL's (think I have got that right) but did not like the shape of those!
Best Wishes Penny
Hiya Penny
Trouble is, in my opinion there isn't really anything spectacular in the £300 - £600 price range..
I recently settled for some secondhand Leica trinovids (8x32BA) and would probably struggle to find an 'as good' or better image in a new binoc under
around £500 ish.
I've always liked the Opticron 8x42 DBA oasis though they haven't really done great in mag reviews (but they're always guff anyway!!), I think they cost around £559 and are nice and lightweight roofprism, also the swarovski 7x42
SLC's (£659 if you shop around) are very nice but also quite big and heavy.
You're well placed to try different models at Cleyspy and Infocus..
Matt
have a look at the minox range ,they are quality ..