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I have a really good pair of binos but wanted a smaller pocket pair , bought below for £69.00 and hard to believe they are so good for so little, not best for all day birding but very good when out and about with camera , I have them on a wrist strap so I can "drop" then when lifting camera to eye, they weigh next to nothing. Optically not bad at all.
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Edward -
I've been looking at Olympus binos for an upcoming trip. Can anyone tell me the pro/coms of
Olympus 8x25 WP II
Olympus 8x21 RC II WP
In think I understand the numbers (25 being brighter?)
The RCII (I think) has a roof prism, and the WPII has a Porro prism. I've read up on the prism types, and I don't know that it matters too much to me, but maybe I'm being naive.
Planned use is for travel, general wildlife and birding (casual birding).
Celeste
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The first number is the number of times magnification, the second is the size of the objective lens. The first is self explanatory and for most birders (I'm a birder first, togger second) either 8 or 10 times magnification is preferred. As to the size of the objective lens this defines both the angle of view and the brightness so (within reason) the bigger the better. The downside is that as the objective lens gets bigger so does the weight and cost increase significantly. If you were looking to buy a pair of bins as a birder I would suggest a minimum objective of 32mm or (for me ideally) 42mm.
I'm not familiar with Olympus bins but on paper the currently (this week £69 in the UK) discounted 10x25 bins sound astounding value and at that price probably hard to beat (I'm assuming they are at least competent performers!) otherwise don't ask me to recommend my brands/models as you would be looking at £2000 and above. GAS is just as prevalent amongst keen birders as photographers even if the top end models don't come close to the price of a big white!Comment
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another 5 day special on the OM system website had an email yesterdayComment
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I got my partner the 8x25 WP II binoculars as she like compacts. Added advantage they focus close for butterflies, less than 2 metres I think.
Can recommend them.
BillComment
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I, too, have those bino's. They are excellent value for money, and are very sharp.
After several years, the unfolding/rotating spectacle lip came unstuck. OK if you leave it unrotated, but then it won't fit into its bag....
I bought a pair of Hawk bino's, which are not as sharp and the Olympus ones mentioned..Comment
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The special offer Oly ones look like a bargain at that price, but they might not be available in the US. Starting from scratch I would suggest that for general travel use, 10x magnification might be a bit high and 8x might be better. Ideally if you are looking at a choice of two models it would be best to find somewhere you can see them and try them out - there might be differences in handling which would probably be more important in practical use than the difference between 8 x 21 and 8 x 25.
JohnComment
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I'm now looking at the Zeiss Terra TL Pocket Binoculars 10x25. More expensive, but on a really good sale right now at Amazon.Celeste
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