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Comparison of Leopold/Leica/Zeiss? (1 Viewer)
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temmie
Well-known member
@ CLRobles: IMHO, there are other things that are important about a birding binocular for the tropics except for the image quality: ruggedness, fast focus, low light performance and waterproofness. You cannot believe how fast you can slip on a wet track in some wet, hilly area, with rain dripping on the bins and that quetzal or antpitta only in view for a few seconds in a dim part of the forest understorey. A birding binocular for the tropics has to have more than a flat field and edge to edge sharpness.
You aren't supposed to drop lens cleaning solution on the eyepiece of ANY binocular. You are supposed to drop it on a suitable cleaning cloth, tissue or cotton ball and then gently clean the eyepiece with that.
Bob
kristoffer
Used Register
of course. It was just to illustrate how little moist it can handle. Ie cant flush it under the tap.
CL,
You take these arguments too seriously!
Seriously!
If you want to see good fights go onto the Bird Identification sub forum and look for the "discussions" on the identifications of photographs of perched North American Accipiters!
Bob
PS: This is not directed exclusively to you CL, but to everyone: It is usually helpful to the dialogue to keep one's tongue firmly in one's cheek when disagreeing. A touch of humor is always welcome.
You take these arguments too seriously!
Seriously!
If you want to see good fights go onto the Bird Identification sub forum and look for the "discussions" on the identifications of photographs of perched North American Accipiters!
Bob
PS: This is not directed exclusively to you CL, but to everyone: It is usually helpful to the dialogue to keep one's tongue firmly in one's cheek when disagreeing. A touch of humor is always welcome.
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spacepilot
Well-known member
Interesting. I've read some posts with people talking about using the SE's in the rain. Do they keep the eyepiece cover on whenever they are not looking through the bins? I suppose that's what you'd want to (or try to) do in the rain anyway , but if liquid can get in through the eyepieces that easily, you'd think the SE would be almost useless in any rain heavier than a lightest drizzle.
kristoffer
Used Register
It was tested in another thread, he used that soloution afaik, hence me mentioning it.
CL is a kinda silly, talking so bad about a bin he never tried. Won´t miss someone acting in that fashion here. BF is the best mannered forum I have ever visited.
CL is a kinda silly, talking so bad about a bin he never tried. Won´t miss someone acting in that fashion here. BF is the best mannered forum I have ever visited.
kristoffer
Used Register
of course. It was just to illustrate how little moist it can handle. Ie cant flush it under the tap.
Do I hear the sound of shattering glass, and do I see someone demolishing the greenhouse he sits in?
Oh. Another master sargeant who decides who is acceptable and who isn't.
Why don't you act as a role model and find the exit you are so eager to guide others to?
jaymoynihan
Corvus brachyrhynchos watcher
(He leans back on the bar, and tips his hat back)
Hey there buckaroos, lets all just settle down, nice ain easy like...we just talkin bout noclars.
Hey there buckaroos, lets all just settle down, nice ain easy like...we just talkin bout noclars.
NDhunter
Experienced observer
Kristoffer, you are the one who is out of line here. I've gained much more
from CL than I have seen you contribute.
I've really enjoyed the posts from CLRobles that I have seen in the past
few months, as an outdoorsman, he has brought a lot to this forum.
To CL: Don't let some here get to you, I agree with most of your ideas here.
You, Sir, are not alone!
kristoffer
Used Register
you pmed me, telling me to never reply in your threads, and in some ways threating me about step in your way again. And you said you had me on ignore too. Stick to your plan since you lack the wits to discuss with me, and instead turn nasty.
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3falcondude
Well-known member
If a binoculars is not air-tight with O-ring, the moisture will find its way into the body in high humidity area. It will cause internal fogging with a rapid temperature change. It will be wise to leave SE at home.
I don't post here much, but read nearly every thread. One of the things I really like about this forum is the generally very civil and polite tone, even when people disagree.
I find this thread very disappointing, and I hope all the childish bickering stops. You all are better than that, the vast majority of the time. So you disagree about binoculars - its okay, move on.
I find this thread very disappointing, and I hope all the childish bickering stops. You all are better than that, the vast majority of the time. So you disagree about binoculars - its okay, move on.
Kevin Conville
yardbirder
+1
Aw heck it's good to bicker a little once in a while! If everybody agreed on everything all the time it wouldn't be any fun. I think I will leave the SE's home. Too much risk of moisture penetration.
Dennis
