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    News from Leica

    Thanks Vespobuteo. I wonder how 'Made in Portugal' it is. 100%, 50% or? I ask, as information on websites is often inaccurate, e.g. re. Canon IS binoculars, and I take possible Japanese input on the Trinovid seriously. Not that it matters. The FOV is smaller in 10x42 than the HD Conquest...
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    News from Leica

    Are the spikes in the viewers eyes or the binocular? A smaller field of view with less sharp edges suggests a simpler eyepiece and maybe prisms? For me, large, at least fairly good, field size is near the top of my requirements. Does it say 'Made in Portugal'?
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    News from Leica

    Sunny here today but minus 5C this morning. Wind 1 kn. very few clouds. Jupiter and moons, Saturn and Venus great this morning in 18x50 IS. Just saw Saturn ring gap. My eyes not as good as they used to be. Didn't use a Leica, though.
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    News from Leica

    Yes, the Turist 20x50 has excellent central resolution. There is also the 10x30. And various other small similar spotters. How is your C8 modified? I had a Pentax 100mm f/12, which was amazingly good. P.S. Steiners and maybe Chinese copy in 3rd photo? 12x40?
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    News from Leica

    Hi Kees, 8-24x40 scope maybe? I didn't realise people still send messages in bottles. Nice to hear that.
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    News from Leica

    Hi Kees, Welcome. At least one is not black - the opera glass. Is there a scope at the back or maybe a doubler? Ham Radio? P.S. I used to throw used lemonade, Corona, bottles with metal clasps and rubber seals from the end of Herne Bay pier, 1.5km. in the 1950s. They took 40 days to reach...
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    News from Leica

    I find the earlier Leica 12x50 dioptre system very troublesome indeed in the dark. However, I need to set to 1/8th dioptre and can detect 1/16 dioptre changes. The traditional dioptre rotation on the right eyepiece is very much more accurate. For young viewers with plenty of accomodation it may...
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