Chosun Juan
Given to Fly
LOL :t:
I guess we are all philosophers at heart here!
I'm just poking fun, although TBH it did surprise me that my actual hands on review didn't generate a single response in this thread.
Pomp - I doubt my words have settled anything. Another proverb which holds true at BF is, "opinions are like a$$&@/es, everyone's got one." Can't ever remember if that was also Russell or was it Descartes?
Here are the specs and some info on the Terra ED, I looked st them at the Shot Show very good for a low priced binocular.
http://sportsoptics.zeiss.com/content/dam/SportsOptics/usa/pdf/TERRAED_Flyer_HR_BirdingSm.pdf
Maybe it was the smell of the rubber armor?
..... Another proverb which holds true at BF is, "opinions are like a$$&@/es, everyone's got one." Can't ever remember if that was also Russell or was it Descartes?
With all the speculation, and factual sorting that has taken place on this wonderful, entertaining thread, nowhere have I seen it revealed, exactly what the prism coatings are?
We know that the lens coatings are not T*, but rather some "junior burger" version, which will suffer a bit in the contrast department compared to the Victory's - but are the prism coatings Sliver, Al, dielectric or what? Are they the full blown, you-beaut (Conquest HD dielectric type), or something much lesser "mini-me" again ??
The Zeiss websites I've looked at, don't even show the Terra ED, let alone clarify any important info like that. It looks like Zeiss's descent into Nikon-style, lumbering confusion, is just about complete.
Now that Nikon has announced the new lightweight, dielectric+ED Monarch 5 for $300, the risks of playing at this end of town with the "flagship name" are coming to roost.
The Zeiss folks will probably hate this, but it looks like Brock's "Volksbin" coined term is looking more apt. I can't even recall the last time alpha car brand Porsche trumpeted their "Volksness" ....... more like the hush, hush that surrounds that dodgy relative that nobody likes to acknowledge, seen at rare family gatherings .......
The Terra ED concept is a welcome addition for the consumer, but it seems that the tide is already on its way out, and it risks becoming a fish out of water, even before it hits the market en masse. Some here semi-mockingly dismissed this harsh market reality at this hyper-competitive segment as 'slighted snobbery' ..... others just saw it as writing on the wall
Chosun :gh:
I hope that doesn't turn into another Zeiss HT issue.
With all the speculation, and factual sorting that has taken place on this wonderful, entertaining thread, nowhere have I seen it revealed, exactly what the prism coatings are? .........Chosun :gh:
You mean with announcements of release dates followed by announcements of delays?
If that happens again, Zeiss should put up another time clock on its Website, showing how many days/hours late it becomes like it did for the HT.
With all the deep-pocketed birders on these forums, I can't imagine too many others being concerned about the release date of the Terra ED, other than me and you and a dog named Boo.
But if Zeiss promotes them properly and distributes them to non-traditional markets for Zeiss such as Dick's Sporting Goods, Sportsman's Warehouse, and yes, even Walmart, I can see these giving Nikon Monarchs and Bushnell Legends a run for the money.
I wonder if they will come in a blister pack?
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The blister pack to end all blister packs!:t: