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    Help! Coatings on Victory SF being... weird?

    Ooook, another little update. I got a call from the shop that they had response from Zeiss. (They had sent them photos and a description of the case) Zeiss wrote (based on the photos) that they had never seen such an extreme difference in color in objective coatings and asked if it was...
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    Help! Coatings on Victory SF being... weird?

    I don't see any difference in color reproduction. If Zeiss decides that this is all within specs and perfectly normal, I wouldn't really be bothered too much about it, also thanks to the reassuring comments of some other folks here. I guess I'd just accept having a very quirky bino XD If they...
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    Help! Coatings on Victory SF being... weird?

    Thanks again for your answers! By the way, here are the reflections in daylight: I wanted to give all of you a little update: I happened to pass through the city where the shop I got the binos is located and decided to ask them for advice, too. They were very kind and checked some other...
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    Help! Coatings on Victory SF being... weird?

    Haha yes, windows are always dangerous for image quality. Even open windows, as inside- and outside-air can mix and create heatwaves. I checked my other binos in a dark-ish room with a bright light and albeit showing some kinds of flares and reflections, none showed perfect mirrored images of...
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    Help! Coatings on Victory SF being... weird?

    Do your SF's show the same characteristics or might my pair be faulty? Sorry for all the questions, I just don't want to bring them back if all of this stuff is normal and to be expected. Thanks again for all your helpful replies!
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    Help! Coatings on Victory SF being... weird?

    Also, looking through the tubes from the wrong side, doesn't show a perfect circle but has two "steps" (where baffles overlap?): Coincidently, (marked in blue) there seems to be a reflective surface right in the position where the bright reflections I mentioned in my previous post occur. (The...
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    Help! Coatings on Victory SF being... weird?

    Thanks for the replies, I'll ask Zeiss about the very different coating colours, I guess. It seems my bino's got heterochromia... XD There also seems to be no connection between the coatings and the ghosts: Upon further inspection of the "ghosts" I found out, that the binos apparently produce a...
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    Help! Coatings on Victory SF being... weird?

    Hi lovely bino-people! I need some help regarding a pair of Victory SF 8x42 I recently purchased. I was watching some deer in dusk, when suddenly some strange reflection occured, like some kind of ghost of some branches the evening skyglow was coming through. I could only produce it in one of...
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    Which ones are your dream binoculars?

    I think you have a point here, the "problem" might be that even low- to mid-level bins have gotten pretty decent. Simply no need to spend huge amounts of money for a pleasurable experience, especially on a product that kind of lost it's "cool"-status in the digital age. Your note about sharing...
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    The bird that made your day...

    Lately, I had this nice thing where birds appear when I want to show them to friends ^^ It all started when one evening after work (I work as a rope park guide in the mountains as a side-job), when I sat in front of the cabin with my boss and good friend, enjoying a beer after the day's work and...
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    The bird that made your day...

    That is truly heartwarming! Happy to hear the little blackbird made your bad day a little better and hope you're doing well now!
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    The bird that made your day...

    Thehe, yeah, non-birders can be quite confused by us... XD I had similar stories of reluctantly following a group away from a great birding spot... Only to randomly find great birds along the way where I wouldn't have expected them ^^ I guess if the universe decides you should see birds, you...
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    The bird that made your day...

    Wow, what a beautiful bird! Last minute luck is the best! :)
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    The bird that made your day...

    Got the idea for this thread the other day, when conditions weren't that great and I was a little bummed, not sighting anything besides some tits, the odd thrush and a little kestrel in the distance. Now, I like these birds and take great joy watching them, but this day, even those were quite...
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    Which ones are your dream binoculars?

    Where I live, I think it is not too uncommon for people to have bins (I live in the mountainous northern part of Switzerland). But, and a big BUT that is, most of them have a pair of compacts or small-ish bins they aren't too specific about when buying. They simply want something to magnify...
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