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<blockquote data-quote="Sid Post" data-source="post: 2037996" data-attributes="member: 8907"><p>I am in my mid-50's and live in rural East Texas. When COVID is over, I hope to restart my travels which are usually two-weeks to the Pacific Northwest, Atlantic Northeast coast, Canada, National parks, etc. I also hope to spend more time along the Texas Gulf coast on 'three day weekends'. I like to watch wildlife graze and to a lesser extent birds, and ships going into and out of ports. I'm not much of a plane spotter though I've been known to occasionally watch planes land and take off in scenic places.</p><p></p><p>In larger binoculars, say 12 power give or take a little bit, what are the better options for what I want without totally breaking the bank? The <a href="https://cameralandny.com/shop/leica-ultravid-12x50mm-hd-plus-black-40097/a20f63e0-acea-0133-e4fe-00163e9110c0?variation=1200509" target="_blank">Leica Ultravid 12x50mm HD-Plus</a> is running right now at $2K but, I wonder about Swarovski options which seem to get better general reviews for the EL's, and I wonder about the steep price increase for NL's and being only 42mm. Then there is Zeiss which seems to be top-notch and generally a lot more expensive than similar options from Leica and Swarovski.</p><p></p><p>Based on my other post, I should note I wear glasses but, that didn't seem to be a huge factor. Also, being older with smaller pupil dilation can be an issue but, even at 8 power, I think I'm well served with 50mm or 56mm objectives.</p><p></p><p>Initially, I'm thinking I want 10 power but, with some Minox 8.5x43's I think there is a lot of logic to step up to 12 power though I wonder about hand shake and general use without a tripod. Even big 10's and 8's are likely a similar size and weight so, maybe I'm overthinking the weight and the hand shake issue without a tripod.</p><p></p><p>In the $1,000 to $2,000 range is best but, the most expensive option is replacing something that didn't live up to expectations and needs. $3500 isn't realistic and I wonder about the performance trade-offs in sub=$1,000 bins.</p><p></p><p>What am I overlooking? </p><p></p><p>TIA,</p><p>Sid</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Sid Post, post: 2037996, member: 8907"] I am in my mid-50's and live in rural East Texas. When COVID is over, I hope to restart my travels which are usually two-weeks to the Pacific Northwest, Atlantic Northeast coast, Canada, National parks, etc. I also hope to spend more time along the Texas Gulf coast on 'three day weekends'. I like to watch wildlife graze and to a lesser extent birds, and ships going into and out of ports. I'm not much of a plane spotter though I've been known to occasionally watch planes land and take off in scenic places. In larger binoculars, say 12 power give or take a little bit, what are the better options for what I want without totally breaking the bank? The [URL='https://cameralandny.com/shop/leica-ultravid-12x50mm-hd-plus-black-40097/a20f63e0-acea-0133-e4fe-00163e9110c0?variation=1200509']Leica Ultravid 12x50mm HD-Plus[/URL] is running right now at $2K but, I wonder about Swarovski options which seem to get better general reviews for the EL's, and I wonder about the steep price increase for NL's and being only 42mm. Then there is Zeiss which seems to be top-notch and generally a lot more expensive than similar options from Leica and Swarovski. Based on my other post, I should note I wear glasses but, that didn't seem to be a huge factor. Also, being older with smaller pupil dilation can be an issue but, even at 8 power, I think I'm well served with 50mm or 56mm objectives. Initially, I'm thinking I want 10 power but, with some Minox 8.5x43's I think there is a lot of logic to step up to 12 power though I wonder about hand shake and general use without a tripod. Even big 10's and 8's are likely a similar size and weight so, maybe I'm overthinking the weight and the hand shake issue without a tripod. In the $1,000 to $2,000 range is best but, the most expensive option is replacing something that didn't live up to expectations and needs. $3500 isn't realistic and I wonder about the performance trade-offs in sub=$1,000 bins. What am I overlooking? TIA, Sid [/QUOTE]
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