It will be interesting to try it in the hazy sunshine that is forecast for the coming days but my guess is these will be most exciting in available light viewing. I can imagine the size and weight (I'm guessing light for the format but still noticeably heavier than your typical x42) might have meant that despite the previous owner's best intentions he or she tended to pick up something smaller, like a x32 or x42 — or quite possibly found the narrow angle of view too restricting for their style of birding or whatever else they were using the bin for. I like this very nice, slightly nostalgic thread, and you all have covered in your posts almost everything that could come to my mind.

The space saving base has 4 securing bolts that must be used to attach it to a benchVertical Pillar height: 42. Perfect for viewing the great outdoors or watching your favorite opera, these binoculars are built for a superior optical design with 8x magnification for up-close viewing. The 8x50 format seems to belong to the dinosaurs, was used more often in the past, I myself had the Zeiss Octarem, back then a premium binocular.

The ultraZOOM-2 is a professional grade, zoom stereo microscope with a high optical quality, an ultra-modern stand and build quality normally only found on much more expensive systems.

Most birds aren't in your face so much now as they are in the spring/summer when I'd be using a binocular more suited to close quarters. New: A brand-new, unused, unopened and undamaged item in original retail packaging (where packaging . But when Zeiss came out with its 8x54 HT, that advantage was lost, the HT is almost the size of the UV. Here the usually larger photo-taking optics are actively corrected by a smaller guiding telescope with a second tracking camera.The most important factor in ensuring successful microscopic imaging is choosing the appropriate optics and camera for your application that gives you more data and higher image quality. The Ultravid HD-Plus models deliver an unrivaled viewing experience with a sophisticated system of baffles that minimizes stray light, ensuring rich colors, clear vision, and the sharpest detail resolution. Back when I only had the 10x42 NV (and a 10x25 Trinovid BCA that had been my only bin for years) I seriously considered getting an 8x50 UVHD+ to complement it, especially of course for the added low light performance. Initially acquaintance was a bit of a struggle but I put that down to being a predictable part of the acclimatization period for a fairly unfamiliar format. Image sharpness and viewing characteristics lift this viewfinder well above the level of the usual 8x50 viewfinder scopes.