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ZEISS DTI thermal imaging cameras. For more discoveries at night, and during the day.

Recent content by matt green

  1. matt green

    Excellent service from Hawke

    Thanks for the reply, yes will give it another go and hope the Issues get resolved! In the meantime it’s back to the faithful old monarchs!! Matt
  2. matt green

    Excellent service from Hawke

    Mind if I ask what exactly the issue was with your focus, mine (8x42 Ed x) have a fair bit of slack in the focus and ‘wandering diopter’ issue, sent them off to hawk once already but who ever inspected them couldn’t find any issues and returned them, the shop I purchased them from couldn’t...
  3. matt green

    Swarovski el 8.5x42 fp bag suggestions?

    Thanks Pat The Billingham is undoubtedly a nice option, had something similar a year or two back for the Leica noctovid but just a bit more than I was looking to spend, I suspect swarovski have discontinued the fieldpro bag and expects folks to stump up the premium for the functional side bag...
  4. matt green

    Swarovski el 8.5x42 fp bag suggestions?

    Looking for a travel bag for the above, I believe the size I need is a large but seemingly these have all sold out everywhere or been discontinued altogether? Anyone know of a suitable alternative from other brands, the bag for the Zeiss sf looks quite sturdy maybe even superior to the...
  5. matt green

    The difficult £400-£700 range?

    Thanks for all the replies, the opticron and Zeiss models do spark some interest as I’ve looked through both and been impressed with the view and build especially the Zeiss, though I can’t quite recall which had the better optics..might have been a very, almost inperceptable match. I’m a little...
  6. matt green

    The difficult £400-£700 range?

    So, with regret I’m back on the hunt for some bingos in the above price bracket..not bonding with the Hawke frontier Ed x I purchased a few months back, problems with glare, insufficient eye relief, floating diopter and rough focus have sealed their fate! I‘m curious to enquire what night be...
  7. matt green

    Ed x frontier focus consistency?

    Thanks, yes I tried that and kinda worked but then after the binoculars had rested for a while the stickiness returned, almost as if the lubricant had set or semi dried out! Recieved the bins back today with the cover note simply saying returned, unusual as my last message from hawk said no...
  8. matt green

    Magnification sweet spot for loupes/hand lenses?

    Thanks, yes good point regarding use! Typically I’m looking at things in the hand, often times insect folk choose to land about my person while scrambling through woodland glades or grassy fields etc and nice to put the birding to one side and enjoy watching a shield bug or spider etc crawling...
  9. matt green

    Magnification sweet spot for loupes/hand lenses?

    Apologies! See edit, I should have typed ‘handle’ Matt
  10. matt green

    Ed x frontier focus consistency?

    Edit.. After being examined and compared to other samples it is of the opinion that there is no fault with the binoculars, strange as every other sample I’ve tried and owned were flawless..my sample felt like junk! Basically can’t be bothered for such a trivial matter I guess, Matt
  11. matt green

    Magnification sweet spot for loupes/hand lenses?

    What’s your preferred option for general nature observation? Recently been carrying a plastic hand lense around in my pocket whenever I go for a walk, nothing flash but for a 5x bottle glass lense in a plastic handle it does produce a nice bright sharp, easy on the eye image of beetles and such...
  12. matt green

    Expected Delays to Repairs by Swarovski Absam later this year

    Any recent updates regarding delays to repairs and servicing etc, may be interested in a used field pro but weary of buying used if long delays are likely in the event of needing a general service etc? Matt
  13. matt green

    Ed x frontier focus consistency?

    Looking for other user opinions on the frontier focus tolerances, been using a newly purchased 8x42 Ed x for the past month or or and my particular example has the roughest focus I’ve yet seen on this model..I tried a few samples of the frontier before purchase and previously owned a 10x42 and...
  14. matt green

    Leica’s design sense…

    The noctovid 8x42 I briefly owned were flawless, beautiful looking binoculars in olive green and a joy to use. In a moment of madness I passed them on to explore a lighter alternative, if funds allowed I’d replace them without hesitation! Everything about them oozed quality engineering. The...
  15. matt green

    Tick id

    Thanks Yes, a little delving and image searches does seem to be more mite..closest match I’ve found so far is the clover mite, still going to give my legs a thorough check after wading through long grass! Matt
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