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[WJC]

Earlier, I said I would attach my feelings about why so many are kept in the dark about things they need to know about binoculars. It's the PDF attached.

Bill

 

[WJC]

C'mon guys; share some anecdotes you've read in magazines that make you just shake your heads.

Bill

 

[Pinewood]

Hello Bill,

I always get irritated when someone writes about porro binoculars. That should be Porro. That is a signal that the author is not well informed about binoculars.

Happy bird watching,
Arthur Pinewood :egghead:

 

[bluespiderweb]

I like that one about the woman and the magazine-priceless, Bill!

Not a magazine, but I just read on Birdforum.net that Porros are dead. Must be, because it's in print! NOT!!!... if I have anything to say about it, just when I'm rediscovering how wonderful the view can be!

Barry

 

[perterra]

Hello Bill,

I always get irritated when someone writes about porro binoculars. That should be Porro. That is a signal that the author is not well informed about binoculars.

Happy bird watching,
Arthur Pinewood :egghead:

that or punctuation means very little to them.

 

[ceasar]

Hello Bill,

I always get irritated when someone writes about porro binoculars. That should be Porro. That is a signal that the author is not well informed about binoculars.

Happy bird watching,
Arthur Pinewood :egghead:

Arthur,

Do you mean as in "Ignazio Porro is dead, but are porros dead?"

I usually write "porro prism binoculars" and "roof prism binoculars" but should we be saying Porro's prism binoculars" instead?

Now my mind is all twisted up!:eek!:

Bob

 

[Pinewood]

Arthur,

Do you mean as in "Ignazio Porro is dead, but are porros dead?"

I usually write "porro prism binoculars" and "roof prism binoculars" but should we be saying Porro's prism binoculars" instead?

Now my mind is all twisted up!:eek!:

Bob

Hello Bob,

We should be writing Porro. What we say makes no difference.

Happy bird watching,
Arthur :hi:

 

[ceasar]

OK. I will try to remember to write Porro or Porros for Porro's prism binoculars in the future. In my haste I have often forgotten to capitalize the p in Porro.

Cordially,

Bob

 

[Howard220]

that or punctuation means very little to them.
__________________
Every one you meet knows something you dont!
Bill Nye

Ummm..... :eek!:

 

[bh46118]

Actually WJC corrected me on misspelling Porro once, and I've made a point to capitalize it every since. :scribe:

 

[Troubador]

I'll share a pet hate although I haven't (yet) seen it applied to binoculars.

A company puts out a press release saying that something that they have done this year is 150% of what they did last year. This could be sales of something, or the torsional stiffness of something etc.

And then this gets reported as a 150% increase on last year.

Of course the increase is only 50%.

AAAaaarrrrgghhh :smoke:

Lee

 

[SteveTS]

I guess with printed magazines that would be 15% of what they did last year ; advertising revenue, subscriptions, volume ...

In-flight or in the dentist's waiting room are about the only places I encounter magazines these days. My dentist is a photographer and archer so there maybe something on binos in her magazines, find out tomorrow.

 

[WJC]

Actually WJC corrected me on misspelling Porro once, and I've made a point to capitalize it every since. :scribe:

Did I correct . . . or point out?

Cheers,

Bill

 

[bh46118]

Is there a difference ?

Did I correct . . . or point out?

Cheers,

Bill

 

[WJC]

Is there a difference ?

From my standpoint, yes. To correct is to place yourself above someone; to point out is to share with a friend. For example: EdZ might cause me to share . . . Gordon, to "correct."

Bill

 

[perterra]

C'mon guys; share some anecdotes you've read in magazines that make you just shake your heads.

Bill

In the June 2014 Texas Sportsman in a binocular review they review the Bushnell legend ultra HD. I learned that although stiff the magnification wheel is big enough to to easily find when concentrating on looking through the glass.

Also I learned that Zeiss saved some money by having the Terra assembled in the USA instead of Germany

 

[brocknroller]

OK. I will try to remember to write Porro or Porros for Porro's prism binoculars in the future. In my haste I have often forgotten to capitalize the p in Porro.

Cordially,

Bob

in my haste i often forget to capitalize everything. it is, after all, the age of texting.... (oh, my thumbs hurt).

sent from my chinese smartphone clone

brock

 

[WJC]

In the June 2014 Texas Sportsman in a binocular review they review the Bushnell legend ultra HD. I learned that although stiff the magnification wheel is big enough to to easily find when concentrating on looking through the glass.

Also I learned that Zeiss saved some money by having the Terra assembled in the USA instead of Germany

"magnification wheel" . . . I wish my binos had one of those.

And from the sales floor at Captains:

"Ah doan zee y a main kan't geddim a 7x50 banocklar attel fittinis shirt pocket!"

I don't see why I can't get an 18-wheeler to fit in my garage. I guess it's just one of those things.

Bill :eek!:

 

[perterra]

"magnification wheel" . . . I wish my binos had one of those.

And from the sales floor at Captains:

"Ah doan zee y a main kan't geddim a 7x50 banocklar attel fittinis shirt pocket!"

I don't see why I can't get an 18-wheeler to fit in my garage. I guess it's just one of those things.

Bill :eek!:

LOL

 

[Grimnir]

"magnification wheel" . . . I wish my binos had one of those.

Hmm - would you settle for a magnification lever?

Graham