looksharp65
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Thanks for the review Lee :t:
I have one since a couple of years, and I wrote a review too.
http://www.birdforum.net/showthread.php?t=251175
While I own and have owned other high-end binoculars, the Meostar is the one I tend to bring most often. It is very sleek, which gives plenty room for my thumbs underneath. That is pretty much the opposite of the 10x32 FL I had, which is chubbier and more complex with regard to thumb placing. The Nikon HG 10x32 was also a bit awkward, and the Minox HG 8x33 was not as good as the Meostar. Despite my big hands and its small size, it fits perfectly.
The focus knob has loosened up with use and is considerably less tight than the EDG or the E II. It is still not my main choice for warblering, but it is more than OK.
The AFOV is very good, and with my spectacles it works exactly as you described. Without them it does not work very well, just like you described.
My only gripe with it is the colour rendition, and to some extent the CA. It is decidedly yellowish, and very similar to my old man's Zeiss Classic 10x40 albeit a wee bit brighter.
It is very obvious when looking at Blue Tits, whose blue caps look dull and greyish. That's when I miss the contrasty, punchy colours of the EDG and the EII. Frankly, the Vortex Fury is better, and so is the ZR 7x43.
Still, this is the binocular I'd buy again in a heartbeat. It is indispensible for me.
//L
I have one since a couple of years, and I wrote a review too.
http://www.birdforum.net/showthread.php?t=251175
While I own and have owned other high-end binoculars, the Meostar is the one I tend to bring most often. It is very sleek, which gives plenty room for my thumbs underneath. That is pretty much the opposite of the 10x32 FL I had, which is chubbier and more complex with regard to thumb placing. The Nikon HG 10x32 was also a bit awkward, and the Minox HG 8x33 was not as good as the Meostar. Despite my big hands and its small size, it fits perfectly.
The focus knob has loosened up with use and is considerably less tight than the EDG or the E II. It is still not my main choice for warblering, but it is more than OK.
The AFOV is very good, and with my spectacles it works exactly as you described. Without them it does not work very well, just like you described.
My only gripe with it is the colour rendition, and to some extent the CA. It is decidedly yellowish, and very similar to my old man's Zeiss Classic 10x40 albeit a wee bit brighter.
It is very obvious when looking at Blue Tits, whose blue caps look dull and greyish. That's when I miss the contrasty, punchy colours of the EDG and the EII. Frankly, the Vortex Fury is better, and so is the ZR 7x43.
Still, this is the binocular I'd buy again in a heartbeat. It is indispensible for me.
//L
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