Are the Papilio's only for close up work (1 Viewer)

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edwincjones

Well-known member

• Nov 22, 2010

• #21

for astronomy, better than naked eye

edj

 

jaymoynihan

Corvus brachyrhynchos watcher

• Dec 23, 2010

• #22

I got the 8.5x model for close-up when they came out, primarily for ants. Great for that. Regular distance viewing? Poor image quality i think.

 

Swissboy

Sempach, Switzerland

Supporter

• Mar 5, 2011

• #23

jaymoynihan said:

I got the 8.5x model for close-up when they came out, primarily for ants. Great for that. Regular distance viewing? Poor image quality i think.

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I could not disagree more with that last statement. It's clear that it can't compete with the alpha crowd. But it does very well indeed for its price, and way beyond at that. But maybe, I just have a particularly fine one. More here: http://www.birdforum.net/showthread.php?t=145183, check post #17.

 

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Kevin Purcell

Well-known member

• Mar 6, 2011

• #24

I'd agree with that.

Poor quality view is going to far but the view isn't great compared to other reverse porros I've used I think mainly due to a narrower FOV than I'd like. But usable in a pinch though if you were expecting butterflys and see an interesting bird.

Interesting though I've seen Papillo's twice on BBC shows: around the necks of a leps watcher and a dragonfly watcher. For that they excel.

 

Tero

Retired

• Mar 6, 2011

• #25

If I need an 8x reverse porro I'll get some other model. It was not spectacular. But really, none of them are. You are not getting a super view in the compact category at this price, it is an art to make the 8x20s and 8sx25s.

My current pocket bino is the Columbia 8x25 that sold out. Single hinge.