Fly Fishing Rick
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I am currently looking to get a pair of compact binoculars to carry with me while photographing wildlife but I'm struggling between 2 choices. I've been very happy with the quality and warranty of my Vortex glass in the past so I plan to stick with them. I'm currently looking at the Diamondback HD 8x28 and 8x32 models and I don't know which would be the better choice for wildlife photography. I wear glasses and I like the idea of the 8x28s because they have better eye relief(18mm vs 16 for the 8x32), are more compact, lighter, and they're about $50 cheaper. If I'm out shooting wildlife, do y'all feel that a 28mm objective is good enough for any kind of lighting conditions I'd likely be able to photograph in anyway, or do you think I'll wish I had the additional light transmission of the 32mm? I would hate to pay more for something larger, heavier, and with less eye relief for just a bit more light and FOV unless I had to. As much as I'd love to try them both out to see which fits me best that's not really an option without ordering both and sending one pair back which I don't want to do.