Thread: Midget binos

Who here uses a 10x30 or 10x25 size bino and do you find them lacking much over a "full size" 10x42 bino? I'm thinking of replacing mine and could maybe save a few grams at the same time by going to a compact.

Originally Posted by Ryan_Songhurst

Who here uses a 10x30 or 10x25 size bino and do you find them lacking much over a "full size" 10x42 bino? I'm thinking of replacing mine and could maybe save a few grams at the same time by going to a compact.

I using 8x25 Swaro CL Mountains (latest Pockets)
They come in 10x too

Fantastic - fit into top shirt pocket - at daylight today I had a Thermal in right hand and them in left hand on neck strap and so easy
Watched 10 Deer too
Would have only seen prob 4 without Thermal as locator.
Just a head sticking up over Pine cutover stumps - then Bino

Have got Leica 10x25 Trinovid Pockets - not as good as the 8x Mountains

You get sick of them after a few hours glassing

Originally Posted by Brian

You get sick of them after a few hours glassing

That's what I thought could be problematic I reckon could end up with tired/strained eyes really quickly?

@Shearer seems to like his.

Personally, I couldn't bring myself to give away the extra FOV. Suspect you would lose a bit more than you think in low light, too.

Depending what country you in mostly
Open tops and Alp Thar hunting etc - no
Pulling out to scan a slip in Ruahine or Tararua type terrain - pockets perfect !!

I use the pockets more than the Alpha's but I ain't walking open Tussock/tops etc
Horses for courses

I have the swaro 10x25 pockets. They are great where weight and bulk are concerned. More scanning required due to field of view, but you can’t have everything.

What would you do about your bino harness then Ryan, and all your extras you stuff in it? Do AGC make a small harness for say the 10x30 CL Swaro's?

Originally Posted by Mathias

What would you do about your bino harness then Ryan, and all your extras you stuff in it? Do AGC make a small harness for say the 10x30 CL Swaro's?

Why would you need a "harness"
They fit into a top shirt pocket

Originally Posted by Mathias

What would you do about your bino harness then Ryan, and all your extras you stuff in it? Do AGC make a small harness for say the 10x30 CL Swaro's?

You'd just have more room for more shit to make up for the weight savings

Originally Posted by Nibblet

You'd just have more room for more shit to make up for the weight savings

More room for the Kestrel I want to buy haha

Originally Posted by Ryan_Songhurst

More room for the Kestrel I want to buy haha

$20 off aliexpress will get you a cheapie anemometer which does a pretty good job. Unless you really need the ballistic functions on your wind device, and not your smartphone?

Originally Posted by Ryan_Songhurst

More room for the Kestrel I want to buy haha

Na surely that's not heavy enough though?

I've got a pair of those 8x25 mountains due to arrive during the week, hopefully they're the goods. My normal binos are a bit gritty in the adjustments after falling in a glacier river. Silt everywhere.

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I've got 8X30 Kahles and its not exactly "midget" to me. I'd really like say 7x25 for a lot of North Island hunting, as it was really good carrying 8X 21 in my shirt pocket for Many years. The 8×30 is So much better in resolution and low light its not even the same sort of device.

A mate has 10x42 geovids and they do have an edge in brightness and resolution. The bigger optic is oversize even "giant" but is superior if you're a big strong man with a big credit card prowling the south island tussock. ��

Originally Posted by StrikerNZ

$20 off aliexpress will get you a cheapie anemometer which does a pretty good job. Unless you really need the ballistic functions on your wind device, and not your smartphone?

Truth be told I only want the Kestrel for doing load development and working out initially how a given load will perform at a given temp/pressure/wind speed. Other than that yeap I have the $20 special off aliexpress and my watch to use whilst hunting