These are my first binos that I have purchased that I would categorize as "really good". I have an old pair of porro prism Nikons, 10x42, and some off brand compact 8x32 that is always in my truck, just in case I need something. Well, I should have done this years ago. My Nikons are actually pretty good, I can see everything with those that I can with the Meopta, at least when the sun is high. But the sharpness and depth I am getting from the Meostars are off the charts. I live in a very flat world. Lazy eye since birth, basically only good for peripheral vision. Well, the diopter setting is fantastic. I have more than enough adjustment to almost get that lazy eye into focus. I cannot even begin to explain to you what a big deal that it is for me. That, combined with the incredible clarity/filtering that is going on and I can actually see depth for the first time in my life. At the age of 53 I am also using transition glasses. I always had to take my glasses off when using binos because it was too much trouble to try to get it all to work. So, I decided to give it the college try with the Meostars. No problem. Boy, how nice it will be to hang in a tree looking through my binos and not have to take my glasses off.
Let's talk about clarity at distance. We have a huge radio tower in my town. It is 1800 feet high. I was standing at a field on high ground three miles from the tower (Measured it on google). I could clearly see every small dish on the tower. At 2,000 feet I could read the little numbers that were tacked onto some nearby high tension power poles. I could have read the the details on the danger sign too, if I had a tripod. BTW, now I understand why you guys say that a tripod is a game changer. I will be ordering the mount tonight so I can really take advantage of these binos.
Don't know if you guys ever tried looking through your binos at something close. If not, you should. First off, the focus at 11 feet for the Meostars is legit. I spent 20 minutes watching bumble bees on flowers no more than 12 to 15 feet away. I could see every hair on their bodies, every detail of their wings. Just incredible. Like looking at a live macro photograph.
I could not find any distortion, color fringing, or anything else for that matter. Just beautifully clear and extraordinarily vibrant images. I am going to post again later as I will be heading back out in low light to see how long I can stay out there and actually see something.
Let's talk about clarity at distance. We have a huge radio tower in my town. It is 1800 feet high. I was standing at a field on high ground three miles from the tower (Measured it on google). I could clearly see every small dish on the tower. At 2,000 feet I could read the little numbers that were tacked onto some nearby high tension power poles. I could have read the the details on the danger sign too, if I had a tripod. BTW, now I understand why you guys say that a tripod is a game changer. I will be ordering the mount tonight so I can really take advantage of these binos.
Don't know if you guys ever tried looking through your binos at something close. If not, you should. First off, the focus at 11 feet for the Meostars is legit. I spent 20 minutes watching bumble bees on flowers no more than 12 to 15 feet away. I could see every hair on their bodies, every detail of their wings. Just incredible. Like looking at a live macro photograph.
I could not find any distortion, color fringing, or anything else for that matter. Just beautifully clear and extraordinarily vibrant images. I am going to post again later as I will be heading back out in low light to see how long I can stay out there and actually see something.
