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Old 22-12-2021, 10:33 PM
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Generally wide angle binoculars will cost more. This is not just because of the more sophisticated eyepieces, it also due to requiring larger prisms to accommodate the wider light cone.

Nikon make a fantastic wide angle 10x50 with wide angle eyepieces and flattener lenses. These have a 9 degree field of view. It is very expensive (more than $8200 AUD) but is considered a landmark achievement in optics and very highly rated by binocular enthusiasts.
http://www.holgermerlitz.de/nikon_wx/nikon_wx.html

At a more common affordable level there are 10x50's such as Fujinon FMT SX which go for around $1200 AUD. Or the Chinese equivalents which are $600-700 AUD. These have a 6.5 degree field.
http://www.holgermerlitz.de/fuji_rover_10x50.html

Then around the $300 AUD mark there are the Nikon and Pentax 10x50's made in China. The Nikon has 6.5 degree field but not very sharp off axis. The Pentax has a sharp 5 degree field.
https://www.cloudynights.com/topic/7...n-ex-10x50-cf/
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