How is the legroom on the 520? I noticed a lot of the smaller and mid size machines really cramped my legs after a while due to limited leg room to stretch my leg.
I am still wearing my wool parka and pants from LLBean that I bought probably 20 years ago. They are warm and quiet. They get heavy when wet but thats to be expected for wool. I don’t think you can beat wool for its warmth.
Is the improved belt design that big of a difference from the previous generation? I just picked up a Metcalf bag when they were closing out the previous generation, and I am very happy with it. Not sure I can justify, jumping to the new generation.
I made a similar change and went from the EL to a conquest, and to be honest I am very happy with the change. The glass is definitely not as nice as the EL’s are but the performance to cost ratio makes the most sense for me. I don’t feel like I am giving up too much by using the conquests.
How do you find the eye relief on these binos? I wear glasses and sometimes it is tough to find a bino with good enough relief to make them work for me.