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Attitude!
Man, these little guys have some attitude! I had seen humming birds in my backyard a number of time so put up a feeder a couple of weeks ago. One hummer staked out my back yard as his turf, sat on a twig not far from the feeder and chased all other hummers away. He was there all the time, but...- Lou H
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- Forum: Hummingbirds
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Diascope 85 vs. Swaro 80HD quick comparo.
I had an opportunity to briefly compare a Ziess Diascope to 85 a Swarovski 80 HD. At low powers, the Swaro appeared to me to lean toward the blue end of the spectrum and appeared a bit brighter with a bit better contrast, perhaps due to the cooler coloration. By comparison, the Zeiss had a...- Lou H
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- Forum: Spotting Scopes & tripod/heads
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Diascope 85 & Astro eyepieces
I tried a number of my astronomical eyepieces on my Diascope 85 after purchasing the Zeiss adapter, which comprises a sleeve that converts the 1.25” eyepiece to the inside diameter of the ocular end of the scope and a threaded ring the holds the adapter in place. The eyepiece is retained in the... -
Great Legs, Bad Head, Zhumell WDF4 tripod and head
Great Legs, Bad Head, Zhumell WDF4 tripod Paid $120 for this tripod. It's all metal and has nice sturdy legs but the head was very jerky in elevation and floppy about the azimuth axis unless the stop was tightened. It was a frustrating matter of trial and error trying to point a spotting...- Lou H
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- Forum: Tripod and Heads
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Premier 8x20 LX vs Ultravid 8x20
After having compared the LX to my Zeiss 8x32 FLTs, I was very happy with the optics, except perhaps wishing for a bit more brightness (20mm obj not withstanding). I took my Nikon 8x20 LX to a shop to compare it to an Ultravid 8x20. The Ultravid looks exceptionally classy and well crafted. I... -
8x20 Premier & Sportstar vs Zeiss 8x32 FL
I recently bought a pair of green Zeiss Victory 8x32 FLs and wanted a more compact bin for travel, biking, etc.. After reading what I could find with respect to compact bins I opted for the Nikon 8x20 Premier LX. I was hoping the Premiers would perform comparably to the Victories when used in... -
Zeiss Triple XXX Monocular 3x12B review
This is a 3x12 monocular with a plastic adapter that allows it slide into the eyepiece cup of Zeiss Victory binoculars and triple the bino’s power. It is not waterproof. At the going $320 street price it didn’t interest me sufficiently to buy one, but poking around on the Zeiss website I found... -
Comparison of 8x32 Victory and 8x30 Conquest
I have a pair of Leitz 7x42s, bought in 1990, which I love but rarely had with me when I would have liked because of their size and weight. I now have a need for waterproof binoculars and also wanted something more compact. I recently had an opportunity to spend some time with a Zeiss Conquest...