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    Color Fringing is normal, at least for iPhone5, according to Apple

    http://www.techradar.com/news/phone-and-communications/mobile-phones/apple-says-purple-fringing-on-iphone-5-camera-is-normal-1101188 Here is interesting part really?! sapphire lens? Is it better than the ruby lens binoculars from Walmart? ;)
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    Is price advantage of binoculars from China coming to an end soon?

    It looks like Teddy bear will be more expensive this Christmas than ever, thanks to oil price, rise of Chinese currency and rapid increase of wages of Chinese workers. http://www.businessweek.com/news/2011-05-24/teddy-bear-prices-rise-for-christmas-as-china-wages-increase.html Are we already...
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    binoculars glasses

    Has anyone tried this one yet? http://www.binoculars.com/binoculars/specialty-binoculars/eschenbachmaxdetailbinocularglasses.cfm don't know what you do with 2x magnification. ;)
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    What's your best 2009 new Binoculars?

    I may have missed some.. Bushnell Legend HD Bushnell Excursion (birding series 7x36) Kowa Genesis XD 33mm Leupold North Fork Leupold GR switchpower Nikon Monarch X Nikon EDG Vortex Kaibab Vortex Diamondback Zen-Ray ZEN ED2 Zen-Ray ZRS HD
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    Zen-Ray ZEN: another ED open bridge binoculars

    Just saw this on their mailing list. Looks like another version of Hawke Frontier ED or Promaster ELX. http://www.zen-ray.com/zen.shtml Price seems decent at $459 for 10x43. Spec copied from their website
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    blackout

    I have seen this term popping up recently. I am wondering whether we are all describing the same thing. For me, I noticed some binoculars I tried in store have extra long eye relief while the eyecup extension is not matching to that ER. As a result, I see blackout if I push my eyes against the...
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    Vortex Razor vs Promaster/Hawke

    Are there anyone lucky enough to own both Vortex and one of the new ED glass? I tried Razor in cabela store and really like it. I am wondering how it will compare to those two new comers.
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    Swarovski spotting scope: soft image above 40x

    went to a birding trip organized by the local audubon society two weeks ago. There are many nice friendly volunteers at various locations to let people use their expensive spotting scopes. I mean, very expensive ones.. Like $2500 Leica and Swarovski. I tried several them. They are very...
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    can this forum support poll? 10x42, 8x42 vs 12x50

    I for one use 10x42 waterproof roofprism binoculars for my birding trip.. Have seen many people using 8x42 and 12x50. I know the size the binoculars and their powers have been debated over and over. But I am curious to know what percentage of peopls are actaully using each format. If this...
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    integrated diopter adjustment

    I just tried one Swarovski binoculars with integrated diopter control in my local sports store. I am very impressed by that clever design. The optics is awesome too. But I don't think I can cough up $1500 for that pair. Do you guys know any other brands off the same feature for less than $300...
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