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    Maven B3 8x30 ...

    It was your point about gapping that got me to look at it carefully. I knew I was up off my cheek with the placement I was doing against the upper eye socket, but I was able to get the glass to the same spot each time and knew the FOV there. The alternative was to not be in contact with my...
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    Maven B3 8x30 ...

    I've made a somewhat analogous mod and the Mavens are (for me) different binoculars - Steve, thank you very much for the suggestion. If others have favorite pairs of binoculars for placement but are looking to upgrade to better optics, this might be an approach that would open up more choices...
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    Maven B3 8x30 ...

    I don't fault the mavens - the viewing that morning was not as good as I thought it was. the others showed me that, essentially. that said, the 8x30 does lose fainter objects before the 8x42, of course. as far as the cost goes, there is at least one strong opinion that it ought to be less...
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    Maven B3 8x30 ...

    I apologize, I mentioned it but didn't say much more. Check with Maven - you'll need to phone in to order the modification. When I had my 8x30s made, the cost was projected to be 200 dollars additional. I mentioned this in a thread specifically about the modification, but I got very good...
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