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...
