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  1. Hermann

    APM 6.5x32 APO - Some first impressions

    I got an APM 6.5.x32 APO IF a little more than a week ago. According to Markus the APM is the same binocular as the "Moon Star" discussed in detail on CN last year. After getting it set up I did some comparisons against my APM 6x30, a recent Habicht 7x42 and (briefly) a Retrovid 7x35. I didn't...
  2. Hermann

    Best wishes from Troubador/Lee

    I got in touch with Lee, and he asked me to pass his best wishes to all on the forum. Hermann
  3. Hermann

    Armour: Advantages and disadvantages

    Some posts in the recent thread on the armour used by Swarovski in their roofs argued more manufacturers might contemplate making binoculars without any armour. One of the ideas put forward was to increase the stability of the body by increasing the wall thickness of the housing making any...
  4. Hermann

    Political comments on the Binoculars and Spotting Scopes forum

    I don't like the political statements made here by some posters lately. Such comments seem me to have become more frequent in recent months, and I think they endanger the open and frank discussion of binoculars and spotting scopes. This is Birdforum, not some political forum, and political...
  5. Hermann

    The 8x32 HG-L ...

    ... is still a pretty good binocular, after all those years. Decent optics, even by today's standards, excellent build quality with very nice armour and one of the very best focusers ever. Anyone still use one? Hermann
  6. Hermann

    The Habicht 10x40 ...

    ... is still an excellent binocular. Even though it doesn't get mentioned here often. Just saying. Hermann
  7. Hermann

    In praise of small scopes

    Everyone knows bigger is better, at least when it comes to scopes. Big scopes have higher resolution, they allow the use of higher magnifications and have bigger exit pupils at low magnification making them easier on the eye. And, last but not least, some of the big scopes work with some clever...
  8. Hermann

    Question about the 30x/38x Monarch eyepiece

    I am somewhat confused about the reports of a reticle in the Monarch 30x/38x eyepiece. The Nikon catalogue doesn't mention any reticle, and and the photos of the eyepiece in the Nikon brochure on the Monarch scopes doesn't show an eyepiece with the "focus wheel" mentioned by Henry and Aotus. It...
  9. Hermann

    Magnification of handheld binoculars

    One of the questions frequently asked on this forum is which magnification works best in handheld binoculars. 30 years or ago so the answer would have been obvious - 10x was the most often used magnification by far. Later many people started using lower power binoculars, especially when more...
  10. Hermann

    Small and light scopes ...

    ... are few and far between, even though they can be really useful in many situations especially when travelling or when hiking in difficult terrain. Sure, there are some products, like e.g. the Nikon ED50 or the Opticrons, but they're all flawed in one way or another. The ED50, for instance...
  11. Hermann

    AFOV of the 13-30x and the 13-40x at different magnifications

    I'm interested in the AFOV of the Nikon zooms for the Fieldscopes at different magnifications. All the Nikon brochures I've got, dating back to 2003, only list the AFOV at the lowest magnification: AFOV of 38.5 degrees, FOV 52 at 1000m (at 13x, with the ED50). Does someone have these data...
  12. Hermann

    Frog ID (Germany)

    I guess I'm just too stupid ... And the literature doesn't really help. What's this frog? Hermann
  13. Hermann

    Durability and reliability of Canon IS binoculars

    42za wrote in another thread, summarizing some of the reservations many people have about Canon IS binoculars: Now, I don't think the need to carry some spare batteries should keep people from using binoculars that rely on batteries (after all, carrying a spare set isn't that difficult ...
  14. Hermann

    Headphones

    I do some voice recording from time to time, using my smartphone, usually in combination with a MicW IShotgun microphone. The app I'm using is Hartmut Pfitzinger's "Field Recorder", a great app once you begin to understand how it works. Took me a while though, and there's still much I need to...
  15. Hermann

    European butterflies? Any recommendations?

    Even though it's sort of OT here: Does anyone know a good app on European butterflies? With English and German names, if possible? Coverage would need to include Central and Northern Europe. Southern Europe would be nice but is not essential. I'm on Android, so I'm only interested in apps that...
  16. Hermann

    VERY light ballheads

    I'm looking a very light ballhead for my travelling/hiking setup. What I'm looking for is a ballhead I can use both on a monopod (Gitzo Carbon) and a lightweight tripod (Sirui Carbon, weight ~900 gr.), both for photography (with a lightweight camera+lens, total weight ~1,2 kg) and with a scope...
  17. Hermann

    Ultravid 8x42 BL?

    Anyone here to offer some information on the Ultravid 8x42 BL? It's still on the Leica page, but with little real information. I know it didn't get the "+"-upgrade and doesn't have AquaDura coatings. It's also apparently not "HD" (even though that doesn't really mean all that much AFAIK). I'd be...
  18. Hermann

    Bird Fair 2015?

    Just a request: As I won't be in the UK for the Bird Fair, can those who do go please post any interesting news? I'd much prefer to see the news all in one thread, not distributed over all the different manufacturers' forums. This applies not just to binoculars (and their accessories), but...
  19. Hermann

    Habicht: 8x30 or 10x40?

    I think I want another Habicht, either the 8x30 or the 10x40. I know all about the size and weight differences and so on, so that's an aspect that doesn't concern me at all. I also know about the short eyerelief of both models, and the fairly stiff focusing. No problems there. However, I want...
  20. Hermann

    Novagrade: "Standard" or "Compact" Adapter?

    Having seen Moocher's excellent results with the Novagrade adapter, I want to take the plunge as well. So far I've used the Butterfly Smartphone-Adapter DA-SR1 (http://www.orniwelt.de/products/Digiscoping/Adapter/DA-1-Butterfly-Smartphone-Adapter-DA-SR1.html). I'm not entirely happy with that...
  21. Hermann

    Question on the SV 8x32

    The only time I had a chance to try out an SV 8x32 for some time in the field was a few years ago. I can't remember when, but it must have been only a few months after their introduction. At the time I noticed quite a few things I liked, for instance the handling, but also the ease of use in...
  22. Hermann

    Zeiss HT - 2 years on

    Well, it's about two years since the HT came onto the market in some numbers, and after reading parts of that old monster thread again I began wondering how people who got the 8x42 HT or the 10x42 HT at the time now feel about their bins. Maybe now, after the heated discussions about the SF died...
  23. Hermann

    Hohe Tauern and Ötztaler Alpen in July

    I'm in the process of planning a trip to the Alps this summer. We'll be off in July, travelling via Mittenwald to the Hohe Tauern/Großglockner region, then to the Ötztaler Alpen. We'll finish in the Tessin in Switzerland. This is not going to be a "birding-only" trip (my partner would kill me...
  24. Hermann

    Question on the 10x30 IS

    I've got a question on the 10x30 IS that arose from the current thread on the 8x25 IS. I decided to open a new thread because I didn't want to derail that thread which I think focuses on some very interesting aspects on the "influence of human factors on our seeing experience", as etudiant put...
  25. Hermann

    And now for something completely different: The Habicht 7x42

    Over the years the Swarovski Habicht has received quite a lot of attention on this forum, even though it is in several ways one of the most old-fashioned binoculars on the market nowadays: It is one of the few remaining porros made by one of the major manufacturers now that Nikon has finally...
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