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  1. james holdsworth

    Follow up testing Noctivid

    Get on the Maven / Tract bus and all complaints will end.;)
  2. james holdsworth

    Follow up testing Noctivid

    Why is the comparison with other flat field designs - SV, SF - when the NV is obviously much more closely aligned to designs like the HT and SLC?
  3. james holdsworth

    Follow up testing Noctivid

    I've used a few SLC's and SV's and feel the SLC has a more neutral colour, more natural optical presentation, less CA and better stray light suppression. So, for me, the SLC should be very near the top of anyone's list.
  4. james holdsworth

    Follow up testing Noctivid

    C'mon, didn't anyone get a Noctivid for Christmas?
  5. james holdsworth

    Follow up testing Noctivid

    Hey, most of those ''yanks'' actually spent most of their time on territory in Canada or on the wintering grounds in the tropics / sub-tropics. The ''yank'' portion is mostly just transit to and from their final destinations. And, yes, this post was deliberately pedantic.;)
  6. james holdsworth

    Follow up testing Noctivid

    Yeah, I contributed to that and apologize. That said, I'm getting itchy for more real world tests of a Noctivid...
  7. james holdsworth

    Follow up testing Noctivid

    The one point in which I think digital is a way forward, is as a means to replace the large and cumbersome spotting scope with some hand-held that can achieve a sharp 200 x image in as small package. After all, who wants to lug a scope and 'pod half-way round the world when you might be able to...
  8. james holdsworth

    Follow up testing Noctivid

    Oh, I agree they are coming - I even started a thread about that awhile back - it's just that I see more complexity, fragility, earlier obsolescence and increased costs just to keep up. All the same reasons I hate cell phones and digital cameras - but use both grudgingly.
  9. james holdsworth

    Follow up testing Noctivid

    A new digital binocular will be obsolete almost before release, be unserviceable and designed to fail after a few years such that the owner needs the next step up - a la iphones etc. I'll keep my antiques, thanks.
  10. james holdsworth

    Follow up testing Noctivid

    Nice review, although we can see that impressions of ''contrast'' are most certainly personal as they are all over the map for this bino.
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