u/Feeling-Bluebird8413

Looking for first hand views of Swarovski NL Pure 8x32 vs 2nd gen Companion CL 8x30, preferably from people who’ve used both. Pros and cons etc, which one do you prefer, are the NL’s worth nearly double the price? I’m torn between the two. I don’t want to buy the Companions only to get buyer’s remorse and wish I’d gone for the NL’s.

Most of my birding is done in fair conditions so low light performance isn’t a major concern, although it’s still nice to know they will perform ok.

Many thanks.

Hi, I’ve recently received a pair of Nikon HG 8x42 binoculars as what I hoped would be a significant upgrade from my cheap £50 pair. I bought them new off the London camera exchange website.

I hoped that these would be a significant upgrade from my cheap pair given that they were nearly £1000 but while the image is noticeably, significant brighter and sharper, the chromatic aberration is actually worse.

Is this normal for these bins? I’m considering sending them back.