Loud Green Man
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Not responding to a post that fails to float your canoe?Now ... How does that ignore function work?
Hermann
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Not responding to a post that fails to float your canoe?Now ... How does that ignore function work?
Hermann
Just don't understand how all you guys get so excited about such an unimaginative and retrograde set of bins. Something that probably only compounds LEICA's lack of drive to produce a truly cutting edge instrument.
LGM
Not responding to a post that fails to float your canoe?
K
Just don't understand how all you guys get so excited about such an unimaginative and retrograde set of bins. Something that probably only compounds LEICA's lack of drive to produce a truly cutting edge instrument.
LGM
I doubt this. Leica did not see Swarovski gaining on them.It will focus down to minus 1 metre so we can see any creatures behind us.
If these new binoculars have really wide fields I can see myself getting one. If not there isn't much point for me.
The Australians should be able to buy one now as it is 4th September there.
I'd like to be the first to congratulate Leica on calculating the FOV in feet correctly.
--AP
P.S. Only the 7x35 were of some interest to me. Shame the FOV is no wider, and the 15 mm eye relief is potentially of concern for eyeglasses wearers. Whether 15 mm is enough depends on how it is measured, and on eyecup width (shorter works better if cups are narrow). I can use pocket models with 15 mm without problem, can use the 8x32 BA/BN/Ultravid with 14 mm reasonably well but with some trouble, and Zeiss 8x32 FL with 16 mm quite well. Only way to know with these for sure will be to test them. Hope, like other Leica, these are low on off-axis astigmatism. Hope, unlike most Leica, they are low on lateral CA. Close focus spec is very disappointing. Bravo on the 55 mm IPD, but such a slim bin could have done much better. Wonder about the price on the BL. I presume these will be cheap. Otherwise, why not go with the 8x32 Ultravid HD+, which is likely superior in every way?
1250 € for the 7x35 (rubber armor version I guess)...[/url]