Re: [Leica] Photographing birds

["Arthur C. R. Krick" <leica@mistral.co.uk>]

Roy, 

have you checked out the Optolyth Royal 8 x 50 glasses ? Have a look if you
can find a pair near you. Had a pair traded in on a deal and was horrified
to see how good they were.

Arthur


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> From: Roy Zartarian <royzart@connix.com>
> To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> Subject: Re: [Leica] Photographing birds
> Date: 21 October 1998 12:36
> 
> I recently had the opportunity to do some birding with both my own 
> two-year-old Swarovski 10x42 and a demo pair of the Leica Trinovid 
> 8x32. I found that as far as power was concerned, the 10x did not 
> seem to offer an advantage.  At a distance where I could see a bird 
> clearly with the 10x, I could also see it clearly enough to identify 
> with the 8x.  Where I could not see a bird clearly because of 
> distance with the 8x, the 10x did not provide an improvement.  To my 
> eyes, the image of the Leicas was a tad brighter than that of the 
> Swarovskis.  Also the Leica weighed less, focused faster and provided 
> a wider field of view.  The two latter traits were especially 
> important to me because much of my birding is in wooded or brushy 
> areas where it was difficult to get on target with the higher power 
> glasses.
> 
> The upshot of this rambling is to see if you can arrange to use 
>  a pair of binoculars under "real" conditions to see how they 
> perform for you. Looking out a store window doesn't really tell you 
> much. Someone else's opinion may be helpful, but their eyes aren't 
> your eyes.
> 
> And if you haven't done so already, you might look at the Better View 
> Desired web page (http://www.biddeford.com/~sing/BVD.html) which 
> contains a lot of useful and objective information about birding 
> optics.
> 
>  Bud Cook wrote:
> 
> > This is a bit off subject but do you use binoculars in your birding
> > activities?  I have a pair of Zeiss 8X30's and a pair of Leitz Trinovid
> > 7X42's.  I'm thinking of replacing the 7X42's with a new pair of either
Zeiss
> > or Leica 10X40's.
> > 
> > Do you (or anyone else) have an opinion on this subject?  Zeiss vs.
Leica?
> > 10X40's or keep the 7X42's?
> > 
> >