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    Posted: September/08/2009 at 10:29
After reading about the good durability regarding the 8x43 Zen Ray ED2's I decided to take a look at the 7x36 ED2. I like the idea of a smaller pair of binoculars that would be great for bow hunting in low light.
Can someone give me the physical dimensions of this particular pair of binoculars?The listing here at http://swfa.com/Zen-Ray-7x36-Zen-ED2-Binocular-P41886.aspx does not show them. Nor does the Zen Ray home.
I ask because Rifledude found a smaller pair of 8x32 Leicas to be excellent in a small package. All the reports on the Zen Ray ED2's are favorable so far. If the 7x36 can come close to an alpha class and be quite compact, it would be an outstanding value.
 
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The one thing about the 7x36 ZEN ED 2 is that it is not compact like the 8x32 class of binoculars.  It is noticeably smaller than the bigger 43mm class, but it is just about identical to the Nikon Monarch 8x42 size wise, which is at the bottom end of the size range for the 42mm class binocular.
 
Optically it will come close enough to the alpha in many respects.  So it does seem to be a good smaller compliment to the larger 8-10x43 ZEN ED, but it is bigger than a true compact.
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Posts: 29 		  Quote Zen-Ray Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: September/08/2009 at 12:10
Originally posted by tahqua

After reading about the good durability regarding the 8x43 Zen Ray ED2's I decided to take a look at the 7x36 ED2. I like the idea of a smaller pair of binoculars that would be great for bow hunting in low light.
Can someone give me the physical dimensions of this particular pair of binoculars?The listing here at http://swfa.com/Zen-Ray-7x36-Zen-ED2-Binocular-P41886.aspx does not show them. Nor does the Zen Ray home.
I ask because Rifledude found a smaller pair of 8x32 Leicas to be excellent in a small package. All the reports on the Zen Ray ED2's are favorable so far. If the 7x36 can come close to an alpha class and be quite compact, it would be an outstanding value.
 
Doug
 
Doug, the dimension of ZEN 7x36 is 5.8"x4.8"x1.9". Thanks
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Thanks for the help Steve and thanks for the numbers Charles. Now I have something I can crunch on compared to some other binoculars I have handy.
 
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Posts: 259 		  Quote Klamath Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: September/08/2009 at 13:07
That 7x36 ZEN ED 2 is a good glass.  You really should try it.  The wide fov and the superb depth of focus from the 7x really is a formidable combination.
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