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Does anyone know of a very good 7X binocular? I would like to get a really good one with glass no larger than about 40mm. Either porro or roof prism is fine.
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I like and use the Swaro 7x42 Porro. FOV isn't wide like some but fine with me for what I use them for. The non-armored are lighter 7x42 review
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Thanks, guys. At those prices I will watch for used.
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I thought that was a pretty good price for a Trinovid
Sell a riflescope!
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Ringman, did you turn up anything interesting?
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Ringman, did you turn up anything interesting? Not that I can afford now.
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What about the Zen Ray ED2 7x36? To me it is about the perfect size and all 'rounder ... around $400
The Nikon Action Extreme 7x35 porro is a little chunky but you get a great view through them a for abuot $120
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What about the Zen Ray ED2 7x36? To me it is about the perfect size and all 'rounder ... around $400
The Nikon Action Extreme 7x35 porro is a little chunky but you get a great view through them a for abuot $120 Thanks for the suggestion. I bought some Zen Ray ED2 7x36 and didn't care for them. So I purchased some Nikon Action Extreme 7x35 porro and compared them side by side on my optics chart and deer antlers. The Nikons were noticeably better. I returned the Zen Ray's for a refund and used the Nikons for a couple years. The center of the glass was good enough, but I want something much better. Again proving one does not get what one pays for in optics. I could use that for a signature.
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Isn't it really too bad you can't ifnd a great , reasonably price 7x35ish these days. To me that is THE perfect size. Thanks for the tip on the ED2. I bought some 8x30 ZR HD and was very happy with how bright the dielectric coatings can make newer roofs. There is still a noticeable drop off around the edge compared to porros- or at least porros I have used. I am finding the small 8x30 a little hard to steady compared to the larger 8x42's porros I tend to stick with.
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I thought that was a pretty good price for a Trinovid
Sell a riflescope! Tom, you do realize that's a brand new Trinovid... Leica released the old standby, but updated, last month in 10x40, 8x40, 7x35. It's too bad they're not waterproof (just "splashproof" whatever that is). Still, that's a lot of binocular for the price. I lusted after the 7x35 Trinovid in the early 1980's!
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Isn't it really too bad you can't ifnd a great , reasonably price 7x35ish these days. To me that is THE perfect size. 100% agreed... wish Leica made a 7x32 Ultravid.
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Isn't it really too bad you can't ifnd a great , reasonably price 7x35ish these days. To me that is THE perfect size. 100% agreed... wish Leica made a 7x32 Ultravid. Can you imagine what that would cost the seven or eight of us that want that?
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Isn't it really too bad you can't ifnd a great , reasonably price 7x35ish these days. To me that is THE perfect size. 100% agreed... wish Leica made a 7x32 Ultravid. Can you imagine what that would cost the seven or eight of us that want that? So true!
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Not waterproof--no way! I've dunked everything I own at one time or another, under power or on foot.
I imagine that old 7x35 would still look pretty dang good. Have a 8x32 BA that was bought new. It is the older single coated objective one that still gives a good accounting of itself....and its waterproof. Certainly is stout--can be utilized for self-defense. Carol uses it for birding around the house, now.
I like 7's for still-hunting in the UP in what are hills, in MI. The 7x42 Swaro Porro are dissed for a narrow FOV in a 7, but that isn't important to me for what I use them for. A 7x32 (waterproof) would fit the bill around 19oz, say, with the clarity those porros give me....:)
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