TRACT TORIC 8x42 UHD Binocular - Featuring Schott HT Glass for Superior Low-Light Performance and Edge-to-Edge Sharpness. Provides Excellent Eye Relief and a Wide Field of View.

I received the Tract Toric 8x42 today and I must say I am very impressed. I have only had a chance to use it for about 6 hours but I did take it up in the mountains and compared it under different lighting conditions to my Swarovski 8x32 SV. I agree with everything jgraider says about it. This is the only mid-priced binocular that I have ever tried that I wanted to keep.First of all the build quality is way beyond any mid-tiered binocular I have seen. This binocular is alpha-level quality and made in Japan. Nothing looks cheap on this binocular.Eyecups-These eyecups work very smoothly and there is no slop in them like most mid-priced binoculars. These are alpha-level eyecups and maybe even better than some alpha's. The rubber that meets your eyes is very comfortable and almost perfect in size like a Swarovski.Focus Mechanism- Not too hard and not too easy. Perfect in tension both ways and the perfect speed. The focus is very Zeiss SF like. Excellent.Ergonomics- The ergonomics are great and the armour appears very quality. This binocular is much sleeker and more comfortable in the hand than say a Zeiss Conquest HD or a Maven.Optics- The optics are neutral with no color cast. It is a very bright sharp view with about a 70% sweetspot and the edges are very good with very little fall off in sharpness. It almost seems like an SV but you do notice a little fall off in sharpness at the edges. There is no RB feeling which is nice. Flare control is excellent. Much better than my little SV. I tested it at extreme angles and it showed hardly any flare under bright sunny conditions. It performed much better than say my Habicht 8x30 W did for flare. The transmission on this binocular must be high because it is very bright under low light conditions. The 8x32 SV does have a bigger FOV but the FOV on the Toric does not seem that small in comparison. I compared it to a Conquest 8x42 HD and I will have to agree with jgraider in that it is slightly brighter and sharper to my eyes also. I really like my SV 8x32 but it is really nice to use a binocular that controls glare better like this one.Size and weight- I weighed it on my scale at 26 oz. and the dimensions were surprisingly not that much bigger than the 8x32 SV as the pictures show. So this is a nice compact and relatively light 8x42 binocular.Overall- This is the best mid-tiered binocular I have ever tried and I am very picky but I just can't find anything wrong with it. You have to get your own case but it comes with a nice strap, tethered objective covers, and a nice rainguard. This binocular is really a bargain at $650.

These are far and away the best binoculars you can buy in this price class. They are super sharp, great color, great low-light images. Excellent feel in the hand, balanced, solid and grippy. The focus wheel is perfect - smooth and without any slop. The eyepieces raise and lower smoothly and stay where you want them. I compared these to Svarovskis and couldn't see much of a difference - any difference, to be honest. Tract's pricing model cuts hundreds of dollars of middle-man profit out of the picture. I called the company - was put through straight to one of the owners and was treated as a valuable and appreciated customer. Don't waste your time - as I did - testing a dozen other models. You will never regret buying these. They have a new Schott glass version coming out this month.

Researching binocs, looked at many different pairs. Decided on these Tract Toric 8x42s. Arrived securely packed (2 day Prime). Well built, attractive binocs. Easy to use, very bright, sharp, clear optics. Happy with purchase.

I'm completely obsessed with getting the best, reasonably priced binos for deer hunting here in the thick Indiana wooded thickets and fields, especially for the minutes around dusk and dawn when most deer are active. I bought the Tract Toric 8x42 to hopefully displace my current king of low light hunting, my 8x42 Zen Ray Prime HDs i've used the last 2-3 years. I've had a progression of bino's over the last 10 years, Leupold Yosimetes 10x30, Leica 10x20 b, Steiner Merlin 10x50 (poor low light), leupold cascades 8x42 (or arcadia, whichever was cheaper; great performance for the price). Fujinon 7x50 poseidons (best low light, horrible exterior fogging in the cold), nikon 7x50 night owls (too narrow field of view), Sig Zulu 3 8x32 (a hair less low light performance than 8x42 binos). Important characteristics start with low light performance, resolution, contrast, price, field of view, depth of field (how much in focus at once), stability and comfort, and end with included accessories. Binos that cost $100 no longer cut it for me, then $250 (used), then i was looking what could beat my Primes (demo samples - $500). The Torics have great reviews on the forums about how they beat out Zeiss Conquest HDs, Meopta Meostar B1, Vortex Razor HD, etc.; so i bought them to see how they compare.The Tracts have many, many similarities to the Primes; exactly the same low light performance, resolution and contrast (excellant). They are the exact same size (see photos) and have similar weights (within maybe 3 oz?). The armor texture is the same, and feel of the focusing wheels are the same. The Tract has a smaller field of view than the Primes, and it is noticeable (7.2 v. 8.1). The Tracts seem to have a smaller depth of field, which means your really have to zero in on the focus, and only things at the same distance away will be in focus. The smaller ocular on the Tract Torics,as compared to the Primes, means they are more comfortable on the bridge of my nose. The Primes do suffer from blackouts in the image because the eye cups don't extend far enough away for people who don't wear glasses. I usually have to space the primes a quarter inch away from my face to avoid problems. The Tracts have correctly proportioned eye cups to avoid that problem.I strongly suspect the Tract Torics and Prime HDs were build on the same production line with almost the exact same chassis, same hinge, same focusing mechanism, and different rubber armor. The glass and coatings have to be identical, as both have identical images, contrast, resolution, glare reduction capability, and the portion of the field of view that is in focus is almost 95% in both. The Tracts have the smaller ocular, no field flattening lens (i'm not sure i noticed any difference), and a slightly different optical formula that reduces their field of view. I assume the chromatic aberration control is similar, but I try not to look for that in binos (once you see it, you will always see it in subsequent binos - i prefer ignorance on this one topic).All of the characteristics of the Tract Torics make them fine binoculars, but they are not better (for my purposes) than my Zen Ray Prime HDs. The lack of a carry case bothers me some, but it's more about the mediocre field of view that kills these. Once you use good 8.1 degree field of view glasses, it's hard to go back. The Primes retail for $609, and these cost $46 more for a couple less features. I don't have any relation to Zen Ray, or Tract. My first gen leupold acadia 8x42 (or cascades?) and Sig Zulu 8x32 both give 95% of the performance of my Primes and cost me a third as much. It truly is a case of diminishing returns as you go up the optics ladder, and I'll try anything that gives me a real edge while hunting.

There are binoculars with wider view angle, lighter and smaller. However, these Tract Torics do not disappoint. I trust them to serve me well for many years.