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  1. smurf.for.mark

    Vintage Mirador SSF 75mm ep's?

    Hi was wondering if anyone can help? i managed to pick up the above scope recently for not much money, i havnt had a scope for some years now the last being a 70mm meopta. the problem i have is it only came with one lens giving magnification of i think 40x but cant tell for sure? it is high...
  2. smurf.for.mark

    Mystery binocular

    An unusual binocular found its way to my door today. a complete mystery? id say they were 6x24. no makers marks/serial numbers can be found just what has been crudely scratched onto the prism plates. i must say iv been googling for days and yet to find another one?
  3. smurf.for.mark

    German ww2 military binoculars

    Hi, just wondering if anyone can help identify/age these? i know they are German military, likely ww2 vintage and also made by ziess? i picked them up very cheap at a carboot sale, luckily on the way to the beach for a day out and really enjoyed the view through them. they are still in good...
  4. smurf.for.mark

    modern military binoculars

    Hi, i havnt posted here for a few years but had my interest re kindled by the recent acquisition of a pair of czech military 6x30's and russian bpo 7x30's followed by a pair of Romanian IOR Valdada 7x40's and it didnt stop there! as now have a set of Serbian made zrak rd 7x40's! the czech 6x30s...
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    ussr made KOMZ 6x24's

    ussr made KOMZ 6x24's... restore or not? a few days ago i found a pair of russian (USSR made) komz 6x24 binoculars listed on internet auction site, i'de heard a few good things said about these so bid and won them for £33 including postage. first inspection showed them to be in good cosmetic...
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    just bought my first pair of cz jena's

    carl zeiss jena 8x30 multi coated that is, i have wanted a pair of these for years and allways hoped i'de pick a pair up at a boot sale thrift store or charity shopr for next to nothing but alas no luck yet. after waiting so long i could wait no more and started searching the internet auction...
  7. smurf.for.mark

    how much are they worth?

    hi, im thinking of selling my opticron imagic BGA SE 8x42's as im just not using them at all now, superb bins and they are in excellent condition with all original packaging ect. paid £360 for them a couple years ago. im thinking about selling but have no idea how much to ask for them... any...
  8. smurf.for.mark

    first light, day on the beach with 15x70 bins

    first day out of the house with the new helios apollo 15x70 binoculars. spent an hour at porthpean beach in cornwall looking out over the bay. the weather was very good today just a little chilly though so we (my girlfriend and i) decided to pop out for a bit and test my bins out. i did manage...
  9. smurf.for.mark

    does size really matter?

    just bought these along with a new 501HDV head:smoke: not the best thing for bird watching with independent focus i know, got them mainly for astronomy and long distance sea/nature watching. the binoculars are helios apollo 15x70's
  10. smurf.for.mark

    first light new scope and tripod

    had a really nice day today so bit the bullet and headed out on foot with my new tripod and new... well second hand scope. it's about an hours walk along cycle trails that take you out into old claypit country around st austell in cornwall. the tripod is a manfrotto 055xb with a 128rc head and...
  11. smurf.for.mark

    SLIK tripods?

    are these a good make? i need a tripod for a pair of 15x70 bins weighing 2.5kgs as well as my spotting scope which is a little lighter and found a slik 700DX pro with pro700DX head rated for 6kgs for £120 new. would this be a good buy and a suitable mount for such bins? allthough good manfrotto...
  12. smurf.for.mark

    large observation binoculars?

    does anybody use them or prefer them to a spotting scope for extended observation? regards mark
  13. smurf.for.mark

    meopta hermes 1 70mm scope?

    hi i just found this advertised in the local paper and bought it for £45. its in really good condition and came with fixed power 25x and 40x ep's tripod and cover. have only tested it looking at the moon but it is very sharp out to about 80% of fov, shows a little CA of axis. can anybody tell me...
  14. smurf.for.mark

    russian binoculars?

    can anyone enlighten me as to the quality of some older russian bins? the particular model im interested in merely as a collector is a BPC5 8x30 porro stamped made in the USSR. i just bid and won a pair for the princely sum of £15 and am awaiting delivery. went out on a bit of a limb as i dont...
  15. smurf.for.mark

    saw a deer today!

    took a long walk out among the disused clay pits around st austell in cornwall today with the bins and caught this little chap with my mobile phone camera! i wasnt even looking just took the phone out of my pocket to snap a few pics of the views to show my partner when i got back and looked up...
  16. smurf.for.mark

    camoflage fix for silver tripod

    i've tried several times to dull down/camoflage my old silver opticron tripod without any real success, paint wares off and tape wont work on the lower legs. anyway i had a brain wave while looking at a fishing pole cover and thought i could make fabric covers that slip over the legs and tie at...
  17. smurf.for.mark

    celestron ultima???

    hi does anyone own or could comment on the value/quality of the celestron ultima 80 and 100mm spotter, im mainly interested in the non ED version due to short funds and also more keen to buy the larger 100mm version to be able to use as a grab and go astronomy tool as well as a birding scope so...
  18. smurf.for.mark

    hello

    just wanted to say hello, im new to birdwatching so know very little about the hobbie except that i enjoy it. i just bought a new pair of 8x42 bins and a few bird identification books and have been out on a few walks but thats it so far, my girl friend has also caught the bug and we spent today...
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