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    Tobias Mennle greatest binoculars web are not available anymore.

    Thanks !!!!
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    Tobias Mennle greatest binoculars web are not available anymore.

    Looks like Tobias erased his web site.
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    Pink ocular coatings on SF oculars are gone..............

    Now they are different similar to Hi end astronomy lanthanum oculars.......a characteristic color there is no doubt. The strong green cast is gone, a side by side comparison with older models shows the different clearly, the view is less muted more clean and fresh Serial number 52883xx ZEISS...
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    Zeiss SF is almost 10 years old........

    Could a new model be expected in 2025 ? Any rumours ?
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    Thanks Leica.....3 rangefinder binoculars with me, but i will never Hunt.

    Well.....still fascinated about the Geovid Binoculars with Perger prism so now the 10x32 and the 8x56 are at home with the 10x42 that already own. Thanks to Leica store in madrid to let me try check and retry different models and brands with their stock of geovids.
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    Have I gone completely crazy ?

    Hi Gijs. I had already seen it in table number 8, there it refers to the geovid 8x42 BD, I don't know what model it is or what year of manufacture it has. Leica declares in its technical specifications a transmission of 91 percent in the new Geovid 3200.com and Geovid plus. The technical...
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    Have I gone completely crazy ?

    Apologies for my late response but I have been reviewing these geovids with my other binoculars. Mine are 3200.com as well. I have spent quite a bit of time with the geovid 10x42 comparing it to my other binoculars like the 12x42NL, Noctivid 8x42.........10x42 version was sold when buying the...
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    Have I gone completely crazy ?

    True........in this model there is nothing noticeable in the optical path
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    Have I gone completely crazy ?

    Pros, Geovid. Image more transparent and clean. More balanced color, it is very noticeable in a side by side comparison. Less CA, probably the larger focal will help. More pronounced 3D effect, greater separation between foreground and background objects. The Noctivid's image appears more...
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    Have I gone completely crazy ?

    Call me crazy for buying the Geovid 3000 10x42 for purely observation use but the Perger-Porro prism system design caught my attention. Apart from reading several articles, there is nothing better than trying it for yourself. I went to the store with my Noctivid 10x42 and ask for Geovids, NL...
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    New Zeiss binos 8x40 SFL and 10x40 SFL

    Is very interesting to see in the brochure in the picture talking about Ultra-HD Concept.....left part of the image showing green cast on the snow and pure white on the right part...... As they say..... Maximum detail visibility and color fidelity thanks to optimizations in coating and optical...
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    Swarovski NL 8x42 - First Impressions

    Henry. Talking about clarity the NL is a step forward from the EL, i agree, but the same increment of clarity can be found comparing the NL to the last production of Swarovski Habicht. I have the 10x42w Habicht made on 2021 and is the clearest cristal clean binocular that i ever used.....and i...
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    New SLC 8x42 Review by Tobias Mennle

    Both are the result of an image that has gone through an optical system, it is understood that I speak of lenses not apples and oranges
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    New SLC 8x42 Review by Tobias Mennle

    I think Tobias's opinion is very valid and as a filmaker he knows very well what he's talking about. There has to be a very strong reason why Hundred Million Dollar Hollywood movies are being shot again with old Zeiss, Cooke and Panavision lenses. Nobody wants to use flat glass anymore to tell...
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    Retrovid 7X35 a viable birding binocular?

    The optical performance of this retro trinovids is spectacular, the clarity up there with the swaro NL......better don't try them or you will buy one as i did ;)
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    Real calcium fluorite in NL binoculars?

    you're right....My mistake, recently read on roger vine's page, scopeviews, the 10.5x44 revision and it mentioned the use of fluorite
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    Real calcium fluorite in NL binoculars?

    Kowa claim on their genesis binoculars to use pure fluorite
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    Leica service on Ultravids. Upgraded optics?

    Has the color of the optical coatings changed ? Are now pale greenish instead of magenta tobacco color ?
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    Where are all the 8x32 SF reviews? After all the speculation...

    Obviously English it is not our mother language and sometimes we do not express ourselves correctly, of course there are people who are very demanding with colors and others do not appreciate them so well, in photography or checking binoculars, what is true is that Zeiss has always had a slight...
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    Where are all the 8x32 SF reviews? After all the speculation...

    I am photographer and I work with calibrated monitors and colorimeters, so thats why i believe more in reviews and photos made by authentic professionals and good reviewers than individual perception. why do you suppose that i think that all screens are perfectly calibrated ? did you have a...
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    Where are all the 8x32 SF reviews? After all the speculation...

    It matters is the tint is not exactly the same. Also comparing colors is not obvious, one needs to see pictures side by side with the same exposure and contrast and so one. Our brain adjusts the eye white balance continuously, can see differences in brightness as differences in colors, is...
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    Where are all the 8x32 SF reviews? After all the speculation...

    it doesn't matter much if it's 32 or 42, the link and photos show the color rendering for those interested
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    Swarovski NL 8x42 - First Impressions

    NL vs SF https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/ms4bfHAtxaB33QjshHWJzA
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    Where are all the 8x32 SF reviews? After all the speculation...

    NL vs SF Sample pictures from the link below https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/ms4bfHAtxaB33QjshHWJzA
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    Countdown to NL Parity?

    The only factor that limits dreams is the customer and the price they are willing to pay. If people are willing to pay € 8,000 for a bag, € 30,000 for a mechanical watch, even € 3,000 for a liter of authentic Modena vinegar, it is really difficult for € 2,500 or € 3,000 to get a dream instrument...
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