New "Diamondback" HD 8x42

[Macavity]

Something (long) on my 60+ bucket-list. First pair of (decent) 42mm binoculars. 🥳
Decided to somewhat "push the boat out" with these "Diamondback" HD 8x42's...
(Late Dad's (USSR) "Military Boserver"(sic!) 10x50's are a bit cheap 'n' cheerful. lol)

Mechanically very sound. Usual stuff works, as anticipated++! At least terrestrially,
these are looking really good! A tad more colour (ref. my Altair ED60 Lightwave)?
Hardly a Review, but if anyone is "wondering" - Or in the market for similar ilk... 🙂

P.S. Not had anything NEW...  Optical (Astronomical!) for a long time - I'm excited!
"You pays yer money"? So far, looking like (better than!) a "safe pair of hands"? 😎


 

[callisto]

Nice 👍

I have the crossfire 8x42's and I'm well pleased with those 🙂

[Macavity]

Not much of an opportunity to test them under stars... ☁️
But mostly looked fine... Good colour... Nice & sharp etc.

From personal perspective - Varifocal Glasses Wearer, the
Eye relief was sufficient with eyepiece cups fully retracted
during daylight! (As ever) I had some difficulty at night... I
tend to "lose" the exit pupils! lol. But, with my glasses off,
and the eye-cups deployed, it was very MUCH easier. 😉

My "specs" are "-6" & "-2" diopters, so nothing new? 🤣

[Macavity]

I DID *finally* "take them out". Under "milky" skies etc. 😏
Stars came into good (impressively colour free) focus.

The "right side focus" adjustment JUST accomodated my
(extreme) eye variance! Nice to revist the "Winter Stars"?
Orions Nebula...Pleiades etc. Leaning against house wall
revealed the satellites of Jupiter etc.  😎
 

[Neely]

On 01/09/2022 at 21:10, Macavity said:

Something (long) on my 60+ bucket-list. First pair of (decent) 42mm binoculars. 🥳
Decided to somewhat "push the boat out" with these "Diamondback" HD 8x42's...
(Late Dad's (USSR) "Military Boserver"(sic!) 10x50's are a bit cheap 'n' cheerful. lol)

Mechanically very sound. Usual stuff works, as anticipated++! At least terrestrially,
these are looking really good! A tad more colour (ref. my Altair ED60 Lightwave)?
Hardly a Review, but if anyone is "wondering" - Or in the market for similar ilk... 🙂

P.S. Not had anything NEW...  Optical (Astronomical!) for a long time - I'm excited!
"You pays yer money"? So far, looking like (better than!) a "safe pair of hands"? 😎


I've been using 10x50 mostly for hunting hogs with my AR 15 https://gritrsports.com/shooting/firearms/rifles/ar-15-rifles/ so going to use Vortex mainly for non-hunting stuff.

Really nice, love Diamondback series in general. How much did you drop for 8x42?

Edited October 24, 2022 by Neely