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    New 7X Bins

    New binoculars announced by Ricoh-Pentax. https://news.ricoh-imaging.co.jp/rim_info2/2023/20230413_038342.html?_ga=2.30020730.433569758.1682658660-1713785181.1682658660...
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    Eurasian Scops Owl or Pallid Scops Owl?

    Saw this Owl pair this morning (3rd February 2023) in Jaipur, Rajasthan, India. Small, slender and darkish plumage. Distinct ear tufts when alert and yellow eyes. Requesting ID help and pointers please. Arijit
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    SFL 10X30

    The SFL 10x30 is real. A friend has received a pair to test. Field 120 meters (360feet); MFD 1.5 metres (4.9 feet); Weight 460 grams (16.2 ounces). Looks small and smart (from what I saw in a photograph he shared). Arijit
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    A few days with the Pentax ZD 8x43 ED

    At the top of Pentax’s line is the ZD ED series. These come in 10x50, 10x43 and 8X43. These are not to be confused with the slightly lesser speced ZD WP series. The ZD ED series is presented as being fully waterproof (JIS 6Class), rubber armoured, magnesium alloy body, fully multicoated with...
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    Zeiss Terra ED material problem?

    There is a ‘Zeiss Binoculars Users’ group on Facebook. An acquaintance shared a photograph showing how his Terra ED broke in two. (See photo attached). He says, “Can something that’s supposed to be rugged break so easily ? This is my terra Ed which is less than 6 months old, taken very good...
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    Just another morning

    Mornings in our campus are usually good. The bird baths are filled, the chairs layed out. Just as the sun starts peeking from behind the hill, some really nice friends walk in. The tea is warm, the conversation is good, the company great. Birding keeps happening. If it isn't the Redstart, it...
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    ZDED vs ZDWP

    Binocular naming by companies is kind of crazy. Pentax is no exception. I was talking to Ricoh India’s marketing team and they said both the ZDED and ZDWP Re available- albeit at different prices. The brochure they shared shows exactly the same features of both. Phase corrected, dielectric and...
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    Courtship of Black Francolins (Francolinus francolinus)

    The Black Francolin (Francolinus francolinus), unlike its Grey Cousin, is more heard than seen. A striking bird from North and Western India, the male of the species is gorgeously coloured and most birders enjoy looking at/ photographing it call, perched on a mound, pillar or wall. The female...
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    Which Binoculars are these?

    This pair of Bins have been with me since 1994. I bought them used off a gentleman 3 years after joining service for an INR equivalent of 22 USD (1994 rates approx) They have no distinguishing mark except for ‘JAPAN’ written on the front round disc of the hinge. The two eyepieces focus...
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    Zeiss FL in 2021

    Mine are old. May be 10 years… is there a way to check the date of manufacture? Hello everyone, My old ZV 10x4mm binoculars are back after a service. I was away to Kolkata (India) for a week and came back to Jaipur last evening. The Bins had arrived, new eyepieces and all. Considering Covid...
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    Pentax Papilo 8.5X21 - user experience

    Hello everyone. I live in Rajasthan, a state in the western part of India. These are the tropics and ours is hot (read very hot), dusty place but light is more often very good, say 300+ sunny days or so a year. I am primarily a bird photographer. But I watch birds too. Amateur bird photographers...
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    White-rumped Munia - which Subspecies?

    Hello everyone, This image of a White-rumped Munia was taken in June 2015 in Kolkata, West Bengal in the eastern part of India. There were a few (6-7) WRM among a large flock of Scaly-breasted Munias feeding on grass/ sedge seeds in a marshy patch within an urban settlement...
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    Hello Eveerybody! From India

    Hi Folks, My name is Arijit. Am a forester by profession, presently working in Kolkata. I have taken up birding fairly recently. Look forward to lots of enjoyable discussions, sharing experinces, seeing great images and generally a fun birdy time. Arijit
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