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  1. M

    BST Explorer Dual ED 12 mm test drive

    Hi, I think you need to tell Looksharp65 rather than me. He instigated this round robin. Are you going to have a turn with the BST? Best wishes Martin
  2. M

    BST Explorer Dual ED 12 mm test drive

    Hi folks, the BST 12mm has now gone to John Fleet. PM him if you want to try it next. He hasn't hasd it long though so give him a chance to give it a propery try out. Best wishes
  3. M

    Craghoppers Kiwi winter lined trousers

    Indeed. They're the business. Toasty warm without the tightness of long johns. Can be got for just £15 at times too.
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    8x40+ Porro??

    Hi Graham and Typo, you would expect the BGAs to feel restricted and tunnel like but they're not. I have to say that I put very little stock in AFOV figures. I find them to have very little practical meaning. I have discovered that I find that some bins with narrow AFsOV feel more comfortable...
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    8x40+ Porro??

    With the winter months in mind, are you sure a porro is what you want? The focuser will stiffen up in the cold. Combined with your lack of accommodation, this could prove very frustrating. I just bought 7x36 roofs for winter use so I can have a larger exit pupil and a smaller compact size and...
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    Help with New Bins

    Hi Keith, have a look at Kay Optical's website and check out the dates of their field days. They have some in Kent. At them you can try all sorts of bins in the field and they take a good selection of secondhand stuff along too. If you contact them beforehand, they'll make sure they take along...
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    Viking MD 8x42

    I tried the 6x5x32s outside a shop once. Very nice but I didn't liek the little bit of slack in the focus wheel. Hard to find proper focus, just didn't snap to it.
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    Big eyes or bigger spotter?

    That's why I like porros. And 7x roofs give a similar impression with their greater depth of field. That's why I like them.
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    SE serial numbers

    Thank you Brock. Just curious because I tried some 505s yesterday. Very briefly. Noticed some CA right at the very edge of the view but only when I went looking for it by putting overhead cables at the edge of the fov against an overcast sky. Other than that all I can say, as many before me...
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    BST Explorer Dual ED 12 mm test drive

    Bump If nobody speaks up by Friday, I'm sending them back to the supplier. Go on, it's a good eyepiece despite its very low price. I just can't get on with it because of the short eye-relief.
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    BGA Classic 7x36 first impressions.

    I have used the BGA Classics some more today and decided they are keepers. They are really nice bins. Every criticism of them I made above was made in the harsh light of a critical study. When I stop comparing them to SLCs (most unfair) and just use them for birding like I did today all the...
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    SE serial numbers

    Hi, Question: what does a SE 8x32 serial number 505xxx signify? I've searched the threads and read too much and lost the plot entirely. Mind you, I'm not convinced anyone has the plot when it comes to SE serial numbers but all educated guesses appreciated. Thanks
  13. M

    EO Kingbird v Raven

    Brock, you are a loon! I'm glad you made it back here.
  14. M

    BGA Classic 7x36 first impressions.

    Well that sure is food for thought Steve. I shall ponder!
  15. M

    Viking MD 8x42

    Were they new or secondhand?
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    BGA Classic 7x36 first impressions.

    BGA Classics in the field I spent some time playing with the BGA Classics yesterday and today. I compared them with two other bins. An Opticron BGA WP PCAG 7x36 and Swaro SLC 7x42s. The BGA WP PCAG is an ancestor of the BGA Classic. I think two models earlier. AFAICT the lineage goes: BGA WP...
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    BGA Classic 7x36 first impressions.

    Steve, you said that I may have a collimation problem. What makes you think that? If that is the case, I should tell the seller and return them to them and tell them I'll buy them if they are serviced first. If I pay for a service ontop of what I paid for the bins then I may as well pay a bit...
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    Is there an 8x42 porro that's as good as the Nikon SEs.

    I particularly like the Kershaw Vanguard 7x50. I bet that looked space age in its day. Still does even, in a black and white sci-fi movie way. As used by Flash Gordon..............
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    BGA Classic 7x36 first impressions.

    I asked Opticron about the focuser. They told me that there haven’t been any changes to the BGA Classic since introduction so I don’t have an old one. The 540 deg is a mean based on a group of people. The serial number relates to new product sales in 2008 so my bins are 3 years old. I had a...
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    BGA Classic 7x36 first impressions.

    I received a used pair of these today. I haven't had time to try them out yet but I have noticed something odd about them. They take two full turns of the focus wheel from near to infinity but Opticrons website says they should take one and a half turns. Anyone got any idea why that would be...
  21. M

    Newly designed Audubons?

    Looks like the UK BFers will have to wait to try them. Unless we order some from the US of course.
  22. M

    Alternatives to 7x50

    We need more input from Ceasar on this, I feel. Hail Ceasar!
  23. M

    Newly designed Audubons?

    Just been looking at the pics on Facebook again. I quite like the new look. They're plain and business like but they make the old style look a bit gimmicky. Seems like they've stopped trying to look different and made a pair of porros plain and simple. What did the people in the shop say about...
  24. M

    Alternatives to 7x50

    Nice looking spec. Photos make it look like you lose quite a bit of e/r to the eye cups though. A low price 7x42 is overdue. Perhaps a sign of a 7x rennaissance?
  25. M

    Newly designed Audubons?

    They seem to have lost 1mm of e/r. From 17 to 16mm. Not good news for a glasses wearer. I want to see more porros with long e/r.
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