Maven 9x45 or 11x45

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Looking for some advise from those that have used both of them, is one more preferred?
 
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My problem is thinking too much.. I guess someone needs to chime in that has handled them all. I definitely want a b series.. Curious how much better their b.5 line is
 
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I haven’t ever handled the 8’s but the 11’s are really nice. I know a lot of guys that prefer 8’s but I personally haven’t used the maven 8’s. The NL 8x32 is really nice though in that magnification which know isn’t the same but I’ve personally been behind those.


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I had both the 11x45 and the 12x50 in my hands for a week. I found the 11x45 to be front heavy and larger than I liked to carry in a bino chest pack. I still use the 12x50's as my only bino a year and a half later. I returned the 11x45's. Optically I didn't find there to be a noticeable difference between the two.
 

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I've also had the 9x45s for a while. I feel no reason to upgrade after quite a few deer and elk hunts.
 

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I had the 11x45s for a while before going with something else. Carried fine in a variety of medium sized bino harnesses. Eye relief for me was fine and the glass quality is amazing for the price. I think a lot of people like the 9x45 for the wider field of view but that never bothered me with the 11s. For the record, I never handled them side by side.
 

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I had the 11’s for a few months this summer. Incredible color fidelity, superb edge to edge, and I really WANTED to love them. But they were super finicky to get focused and required a lot of fiddling to get the image just right. Then, once it was focused, it had super shallow depth of field and required constant adjustment to get focused right.

I sold them and jumped into a pair of 10x50 B6’s and am infinitely happier. The 9x is the gem of the B2 line, but I believe the B6 is the current crown jewel of all of maven’s offerings. Physically the same size as most x42 binos, wide field of view (for an x50 configuration), and unbelievably bright in low light. Plus the great color fidelity and contrast and edge to edge that the B2 has. So all the good of the B2, none of the bad, plus some extra goodies in the B6. It’s a win all the way around.
 
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I had the 11’s for a few months this summer. Incredible color fidelity, superb edge to edge, and I really WANTED to love them. But they were super finicky to get focused and required a lot of fiddling to get the image just right. Then, once it was focused, it had super shallow depth of field and required constant adjustment to get focused right.

I sold them and jumped into a pair of 10x50 B6’s and am infinitely happier. The 9x is the gem of the B2 line, but I believe the B6 is the current crown jewel of all of maven’s offerings. Physically the same size as most x42 binos, wide field of view (for an x50 configuration), and unbelievably bright in low light. Plus the great color fidelity and contrast and edge to edge that the B2 has. So all the good of the B2, none of the bad, plus some extra goodies in the B6. It’s a win all the way around.
That is the reason I made this post. I've heard the focus thing from many people, and for an odd reason I haven't heard it with the 9x45.. I've been looking for a set of used b6, closest thing is either the 9x45, 11x45 or some b.5 12x56 but I don't put binos on a tripod, but you can see just about as far as the eye can see. Just a big toss up
 

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That is the reason I made this post. I've heard the focus thing from many people, and for an odd reason I haven't heard it with the 9x45.. I've been looking for a set of used b6, closest thing is either the 9x45, 11x45 or some b.5 12x56 but I don't put binos on a tripod, but you can see just about as far as the eye can see. Just a big toss up
Even a Maven Rep told me that was the case over the phone. She referred to the B2 as a “tinkerers bino” and admitted that it’s just inherent to the design.

FWIW, I would NEVER buy the B5 as a handheld or chest bino. Way too big and heavy. If you won’t use a tripod, 10x or less is your friend. You’ll see more if you shake less holding binos than if you have a bigger mag heavier bino.

Again, buy the 10x50 B6. The perfect western hunting chest bino pound for pound.
 
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I prefer the 9x45 over the 11x45. The only place the 11x45 shines over the 9 is looking at detail during last light. So I guess depends on your use case. Most use cases will prefer the 9's.
 
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I'll likely go with those, I'm in the new mexico desert, do a little hunting in the mountains..
 
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I'm sure the 9s would be just fine, just wanted the extra to see a little farther is all. I'm going to look into the b6
 
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I have the 11*45 and they are finicky compared to my leica 8*42. The main issue is that I MUST wear my glasses for the mavens compared to the Leica. I called the company several times and we tried several things until one rep told me to keep my glasses on to see if that corrected my vision focus issue, it did. My eyesight is not very conducive to the mavens. With that said, I still have and use them in that 500-800 yard range looking for blacktails in the clear cuts.
 
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I'm sure the 9s would be just fine, just wanted the extra to see a little farther is all. I'm going to look into the b6
Spent a little time yesterday with a buddies b6 12x50 and was very impressed. I won’t get rid of my b2 but if I was in the market I would probably lean towards the b6 10x50
 

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If you’re going B2, I’d recommend the 9x45. It’s a stellar optic. I also had the 11x45 briefly and noticed the shallow depth of focus. It’s a non-issue in the 9x model.

The 10x50 B6 is also amazing. I loved that binocular. Optically it’s extremely similar to the B2, but the colors are a bit less saturated to my eye. A little bit whiter color cast. Great form factor though and almost certainly the best 10x50 in its price range.

Can’t go wrong with the 9x B2 or the 10x B6.
 
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