Hi
I'm looking to spend some money.....ahh but not too much!? on some new binoculars. I like my old tokina 8x30's but feel its time for a treat and to keep the partner sweet I'm looking for some 8x40/2 for a specs-wearer too.
I've seen the reviews and threads for the Nikon SE but I think its a bit more than I'd like to pay. Anyone got a pair of the zeiss conquest 8x30's? What about Pentax DCF SP range?
And I'm without ideas on the 8x40's..........
so please give me your views on what can be bought for circa £300 - or should I just buy one pair of Nikons and share!! :-)
Have a look through the Nikon E II 8x30 WF (porro) - it's around the £300 mark - very wide field of view, very bright for an 8x30. My only niggle is that with me the eyepieces and the view are so wide that aligning them with the eye isn't as automatic as with the 'keyhole' effect of a narrow field of view, so I probably need to hold them a few millimeters off my glasses, not jammed right up against them as is my habit. If the URL works, details at http://www.acecameras.co.uk/asp/web...D/1/product.asp
[QUOTE=smallblueplanet]Hi
I'm looking to spend some money.....ahh but not too much!? on some new binoculars. I like my old tokina 8x30's but feel its time for a treat and to keep the partner sweet I'm looking for some 8x40/2 for a specs-wearer too.
I've seen the reviews and threads for the Nikon SE but I think its a bit more than I'd like to pay. Anyone got a pair of the zeiss conquest 8x30's? What about Pentax DCF SP range?
And I'm without ideas on the 8x40's..........
so please give me your views on what can be bought for circa £300 - or should I just buy one pair of Nikons and share!! :-)[/QUOTE]
I'm from the US and am unfamiliar with the currancy in europe.
with that said..
my backup pair to my leica 10x50BN's is the Swift 8.5 x 44 WP Binocular model 820
It's hard to find a better pair at that price!!!!!
http://www.acecameras.co.uk/asp/web...D/1/product.asp