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    Swarovski Service Is Superb!

    I have an SLC 7x30B, made in 1998. This is the early waterproof model, which like the 8x30 was fitted with simple coated optical glass to seal the objectives. Unlike all the 8x30s I handled, the 7x30, or at least mine, has a butter-smooth focus. I like it for its compactness and easy, if...
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    Swarovski Service

    After 6.5 years of heavy use, my 8x32 EL developed some faint internal haze. SONA asked me to send it in, and they performed "warranty service" on it. I got it back yesterday, and I am sure that the optical performance is better than when I bought it. It never seemed to "snap" into focus, but it...
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    Nikon to supply SE eyecups

    This may not be the last word. However, I just received another e-mail from Nikon Sport Optics. The factory in Japan is going to supply some SE eyecups. All of us SE owners can breathe a sigh of relief. It would be a disaster for any of us to have to retire one of the greatest binoculars ever...
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    Nikon SE eyecups--a lesson in pathetic Nikon customer support

    This topic has come up a few times and I thought I would share my recent experience attempting to locate eyecups for my 8x32 SE. I began asking Internet retailers early this year about eyecups, and though many had them on their sites, none of them had them in stock. In February I ordered some...
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    Review of 8x32 EL

    I know everybody is eagerly awaiting a new model from Swarovski. For the meantime, I have posted a review of the 8x32 EL in the equipment review section.
  6. J

    Canon SD700 IS Digital ELPH Canon SD700 IS Digital ELPH

    Canon SD700 IS Digital ELPH My principal interest in digiscoping is documentation of fleeting views of rare migrants and vagrants, rather than aesthetic shots of residents. To date I have done all digiscoping hand-held with Nikon Fieldscope III ED. I have shot through the zoom lens at 20X...
  7. J

    eBay Warning

    I'm sure that nobody who is a regular contributor to the forum would fall for it, but some of you will have noticed a number of Swarovski ELs offered for as little as $500 on eBay in the past two weeks. The person posting the listings is asking buyers to contact him directly at various e-mail...
  8. J

    Vortex Stokes DLS vs Leupold Golden Ring

    Maybe somebody else noted this and I missed it--I've been away from my computer for two weeks. Mike McDowell of Eagle Optics (and a contributor to this forum) posted a very good review 11 June on his personal blog, comparing these bins. Check it out...
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    Zeiss 8x30 ClassiC--Any comments?

    Hi, All I am interested in hearing comments from those who have owned/used Zeiss 8x30 ClassiC. I rarely see comments on this binocular, and BVD never reviewed it, as far as I can tell. I recall Leif commenting that it displays little or no CA, but other than that I know nothing about its...
  10. J

    Ultravid 7x42 vs FL 7x42

    I was able to compare these binoculars side-by-side today. A year ago I described my comparison of Ultravid (both 7x42 and 8x42) and Nikon SE 8x32, which I have owned for more than four years. The Ultravid 7x42 was the first roof-prism binocular I had tried that was brighter than the SE and...
  11. J

    Allergies to rubber eyecups

    I recently began to exhibit an allergic reaction to the rubber eyecups on Leica Ultravid. This is manifest as an inflamed area under my eyebrows, where the eyecups contact my face, usually after one or more very long days of birding. I have never had such a reaction to either my older Leica...
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    Leica, Nikon, Swarovski, Zeiss 8x20

    I own Leica 8x20 and have used it almost daily for four years. It is a great performer for its tiny size, but it flares quite badly when viewing anywhere near the sun. This is obviously annoying when using it early or late in the day. I would like to know from those who own Zeiss Victory, Nikon...
  13. J

    Fake Zeiss Jenoptems

    I have read with interest the many comments about the Zeiss Jenoptem on this forum, particularly about the 8x30. I wonder if anybody else has found this article about fake Jenoptems. It is well founded and well illustrated. This is on the personal website of Holger Merlitz, who has also...
  14. J

    Defective Coolpix 4500--Common?

    I recently purchased one of the many "factory refurbished" Nikon Coolpix 4500s offered on eBay by clearing houses in New York state. These are offered by several retailers as "salesmen's samples" or "factory demo" cameras. All come with a 90-day warranty, and a buyer has the option of...
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