8x32 vs 8x42 Binoculars - Which is Best?

8x32 vs 8x42 Binoculars - Which is Best?

Dec 09, 2021

Continuing on with BBR’s mini “BinoWars” series in which I pit different instruments and different configurations against each other to see which is best, in today’s post I go over the most important differences between 8x32 vs 8x42 binoculars of similar quality. This will take into consideration your particular preferences and needs and therefore no matter if your interests are birding, wildlife observation, travel or just general uses, by the end, you will know which configuration is best for you. 

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Continuing on with BBR’s mini #BinoWars series in which I pit different instruments and different configurations against each other to see which is best, in today’s post I go over the most important differences between 8x32 vs 8x42 binoculars of similar quality. This will take into consideration your particular preferences and needs and therefore no matter if your interests are birding, wildlife observation, travel, or just general uses, by the end, you will know which configuration is best for you.

Size: 8x32 versus 8x42

8x42 binoculars use objective lenses that are 42mm in diameter, whilst 8x32 binoculars…. you guessed it, use 32mm lenses! Therefore, it is easy to also understand that in order to accommodate them, an 8x42 is going to naturally be a larger instrument than an 8x32.

Weight 32mm vs 42mm Binoculars

The extra material needed to make the larger lenses and chassis on the 8x42mm binocular add up and thus as well as larger, it also results in them being heavier than the 8x32mm binocular.

Image Brightness 8x32 or 8x42 Binoculars?

The larger surface area of 42mm lenses on an 8x42 means that they have the potential to “capture” more light than the 32mm lenses ones on an 8x32. 

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