Weights, Body Design & Dimensions of a selection of full sized 8xbins:
  Weight Design Chassis Length Width Height
Hawke Vantage 8x42 19.6oz / 556g Top Hinge Polycarbonate 5.8in / 14.7cm 5in / 12.7cm  
Carson RD Series 8x42 21.8oz / 617g Open Bridge Polycarbonate 5.8in / 14.7cm 5.3in / 13.5cm 2.2in / 5.6cm
Celestron Nature 8x42 DX 22.2oz / 629g Single Hinge Polycarbonate 5.3in / 13.5cm 4.9in / 12.4cm 2in / 5.1cm
Helios Nitrosport 8x42 22.3oz/ 633g Open Bridge Polycarbonate 5.7in / 14.5cm 5.3in / 13.5cm 2.2in / 5.5cm
Bresser Pirsch ED 8x42 22.4oz / 635g Open Bridge Polycarbonate 5.7in / 14.5cm 4.8in / 12.2cm 2.0in / 5.1cm
Hawke Endurance ED 8x42 23oz / 652g Top Hinge Magnesium 5.6in / 14.2cm 4.9in / 12.4cm  
Hawke Nature-Trek 8x42 23.5oz / 665g Open Bridge Polycarbonate 5.6in / 14.2cm 5in / 12.6cm 2.2in / 5.7cm
Celestron TrailSeeker ED 8x42 23.5oz / 666g Single Hinge Magnesium 5.5in / 14cm 4.9in / 12.4cm 2in / 5.1cm
GPO Passion ED 8x42 23.6oz / 670g Single Hinge Magnesium 5.7in / 14.5cm 5.1in / 13cm 2.2in / 5.6cm
Eagle Optics NEW Ranger ED 8x42 23.6oz / 670g Single Hinge Polycarbonate 5.8in / 14.7cm 5.1in / 13cm 2.2in / 5.6cm
Tom Lock Series 1 8x42 23.6oz / 670g Single Hinge Polycarbonate 5.7in / 14.5cm 5in / 12.6cm 2.1in / 5.3cm
Celestron Granite 8x42 ED 24oz / 680g Open Bridge Magnesium 5.8in / 14.7cm 4in / 10.2cm 2in / 5.3cm
Opticron Imagic BGA VHD 8x42 24.2oz / 686g Single Hinge Magnesium & Polycarbonate? 6in / 15.2cm 4.9in / 12.4cm 1.9in / 4.8cm
Hawke Frontier 8x42 ED X 24.4oz / 692g Single Hinge Magnesium 5.5in / 14cm 4.8in / 12.3cm  
Hawke Frontier 8x42 HD X 24.4oz / 692g Single Hinge Magnesium 5.5in / 14cm 4.8in / 12.3cm  
Levenhuk Monaco 8x42 24.4oz / 694g Single Hinge Polycarbonate 5.5in / 13.9cm 5.3in / 13.5cm 2.2in / 5.7cm
Viking Osprey 8x42 24.5oz / 695g Top Hinge Magnesium 5.7in / 14.5cm 5.1in / 13cm  
Athlon Argos 8x42 24.6oz / 697g Open Bridge Polymer Composite 5.7in / 14.5cm 5.3in / 13.5cm  
Eagle Optics Denali 8x42 24.6oz / 697g Single Hinge Polycarbonate 5.7in / 14.5cm 5.1in / 13cm 2.2in / 5.7cm
Pentax 8x43 DCF ED 25.2oz / 714g Single Hinge Magnesium 5.7in / 14.5cm 5.0in / 12.7cm 2.1in / 5.3cm
Hawke 8x42 Sapphire ED 25.7oz / 730g Top Hinge Magnesium 5.5in / 14cm 5.1in / 13cm 2in / 5.1cm
Opticron Verano HD 8x42 26oz / 739g Open Bridge Magnesium 6in / 15.2cm 5in / 12.7cm 2.2in / 5.7cm
Minox BL 8x44 HD 26.1oz / 740g Open Bridge Polycarbonate 5.9in / 15cm 5.1in / 13cm 2.1in / 5.3cm
Tract Toric 8x42 26.4oz / 748g Single Hinge Magnesium 6in / 15.2cm 5in / 12.7cm 2.2in / 5.6cm
Snypex Knight D-ED 8x42 26.8oz / 760g Open Bridge Magnesium 5.5in / 14cm 5.2in / 13.2cm 2in / 5.1cm
Snypex Knight ED 8x42 26.8oz / 760g Open Bridge Magnesium 5.5in / 14cm 5.2in / 13.2cm 2in / 5.1cm
Snypex Profinder HD 8x42 26.8oz / 760g Open Bridge Magnesium 5.3in / 13.5cm 5.24in / 13.3cm 2.1in / 5.4cm
Levenhuk Sherman PLUS 8x42 27.5oz / 780g Porro Polycarbonate 5.6in / 14.2cm 7.5in / 19.1cm 2.4in / 6.1cm
Fujinon HC 8x42 27.7oz / 786g Single Hinge Polycarbonate 5.5in / 14cm 5.1in / 13cm 2.1in / 5.3cm
Eschenbach Trophy D 8x42 ED 27.7ozs / 786g Top Hinge Magnalium 5.6in / 14.2cm 4.9in / 12.4cm 2.3in / 5.8cm
Swarovski EL 8.5x42 29.5ozs / 836g Open Bridge Magnesium 6.3in / 16cm 5.2in / 13.2cm 2.4in / 6.1cm