Hi Bob, I have a set of the Olympus10 x 25 RC IIs. Love 'em! Also known as "Outback." They too are bright and rubber coated, and exceptionally clear. Rubber eye cups that roll back for eyeglass wearers.
keith whaley [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > Rob, > > I recently bought my wife a Pentax DCF 8*42 HRII. They are considerably less > expensive than the DCF 8*43 SP and waterproof too. Close focus is the only apparent > difference. See the Pentax USA site to compare 3 models side by side. > > I really like the brightness of the binoculars. The 8*42/43 and 10*50's are great > on brightness and long eye relief for eye-glasses wearers. > > Regards, Bob S. > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > > Thinking about the DCF 8*43 SP which replace the 'old' 8*42 WP. The > > WP's were said by some to be amongst the finest binoculars in the world. > > Anyone have any experience of the SP's? They are supposed to be > > brighter, smaller, lighter and focus closer! > > > > Also, in the more compact arena does anyone have any suggestions? I > > don't think I will go for any of these because the brightness is likely > > to be much poorer, but may eventually got some as a second > > pair...
