Forum: Tripod and Heads
Tuesday 7th May 2013, 01:03
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Forum: Nikon
Sunday 28th April 2013, 23:39
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Replies: 22
Views: 1,008
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Forum: Nikon
Sunday 28th April 2013, 19:17
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Replies: 6
Views: 488
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Forum: Nikon
Sunday 28th April 2013, 04:04
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Replies: 6
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Forum: Nikon
Sunday 28th April 2013, 01:47
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Replies: 22
Views: 1,008
I've been a bit confused about Nikon warranty...
I've been a bit confused about Nikon warranty policies, but as far as I can figure out, Nikon in the US has 2 policies that both apply to their sport optics: a 25-year warranty that applies to...
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Forum: Spotting Scopes & tripod/heads
Wednesday 24th April 2013, 16:05
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Replies: 12
Views: 798
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Forum: Spotting Scopes & tripod/heads
Wednesday 24th April 2013, 15:08
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Replies: 12
Views: 798
Annoyingly, the weight specs on the site are...
Annoyingly, the weight specs on the site are given with the stay-on case (2400 g, or abt. 5.3 lb), making it impossible to compare exactly with the weight specs for other spotting scopes...
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Forum: Spotting Scopes & tripod/heads
Wednesday 24th April 2013, 14:43
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Replies: 12
Views: 798
Oh OK, just found...
Oh OK, just found it:
http://sport-optics.pentax.co.uk/en/spotting-scopes/PR-80EDA_Eyepiece_XL8-24_Zoom_Kit.html
Hmmm... zoom has 110' @ 1000 yd. at 20x... still kind of a mediocre field at the...
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Forum: Spotting Scopes & tripod/heads
Wednesday 24th April 2013, 14:32
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Replies: 12
Views: 798
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Forum: Tripod and Heads
Thursday 18th April 2013, 23:10
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Replies: 5
Views: 548
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Forum: Tripod and Heads
Wednesday 17th April 2013, 03:50
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Replies: 0
Views: 301
New Manfrotto Fluid Head
The MVH500AH:
http://www.manfrotto.us/product/8709.31708.22801.0.0/MVH500AH/_/Lightweight_fluid_video_head_with_flat_base_%285kg_payload%29
Says it is replacing the 701HDV. Slightly heavier,...
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Forum: Kowa
Tuesday 9th April 2013, 17:40
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Replies: 9
Views: 1,005
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Forum: Tripod and Heads
Thursday 4th April 2013, 00:33
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Replies: 14
Views: 1,185
Didn’t notice this thread until just now, or...
Didn’t notice this thread until just now, or would’ve chimed in earlier.
I have never tried the Novoflex head, but I use a very lightweight ball head for my ED50 that I am very happy with- the...
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Forum: Spotting Scopes & tripod/heads
Tuesday 2nd April 2013, 19:46
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Replies: 30
Views: 1,719
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Forum: Spotting Scopes & tripod/heads
Tuesday 2nd April 2013, 16:32
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Replies: 30
Views: 1,719
Zen-Ray Prime HD scope
Hmmmm.... The specs appear to be identical to the old one... Nothing on ZR website yet.
http://www.cameralandny.com/optics2/zenray.pl?page=zenray_prime_hd_25-50x82
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Forum: Kowa
Friday 29th March 2013, 20:57
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Replies: 1
Views: 369
TE-9Z eyepiece on Kowa TSN-883, 884 scopes?
This post by Kimmo Absetz,
http://www.birdforum.net/showthread.php?p=2636819#post2636819
in the thread on the new 25-60x Kowa zoom, got me thinking: just wondering if anyone on the forum might’ve...
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Forum: Kowa
Thursday 14th March 2013, 00:19
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Replies: 43
Views: 6,012
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Forum: Binoculars
Monday 28th January 2013, 23:59
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Replies: 21
Views: 1,550
Yes, well and intelligently written and thought...
Yes, well and intelligently written and thought out, with obvious and very welcome attention paid to what someone considering a birding optics purchase would want and need to know about the products...
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Forum: Zeiss
Sunday 27th January 2013, 17:53
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Replies: 1,569
Views: 140,629
Hmmm, the HT is now sounding to me like it's...
Hmmm, the HT is now sounding to me like it's clearly slower than one would want for getting on fast-moving, small birds at closer distances. It's a bit odd that, if the HT and the FL were really...
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Forum: Zeiss
Saturday 26th January 2013, 16:16
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Replies: 294
Views: 22,541
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Forum: Zeiss
Saturday 26th January 2013, 15:57
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Replies: 1,569
Views: 140,629
Troubadour, thanks for the report.
For...
Troubadour, thanks for the report.
For comparison, here is what I got for my 8x42 FL:
From closest focus to 6m: a hair less than 2/3 of a full turn of the focus wheel
6m to infinity: 1/4 of a...
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Forum: Swarovski
Saturday 26th January 2013, 15:20
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Replies: 16
Views: 1,109
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Forum: Leica
Thursday 17th January 2013, 22:27
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Replies: 87
Views: 7,972
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Forum: Leica
Thursday 17th January 2013, 16:50
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Replies: 87
Views: 7,972
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Forum: Kowa
Tuesday 15th January 2013, 17:58
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Replies: 43
Views: 6,012
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