'The Big Three': NL Pure, Noctivid, Victory SF - A Brief Comparison (1 Viewer)

[Scott98]

Those who mockEd you, should themselves be mocked in turn.

You need to look for a club with a better and smarter class of member.

Thanks guys - it wasn't that bad - some of the people were a bit disgruntled and not interested in viewing amphibians.

This was a 3-4 hour walk in a local reserve. It's 10 minutes from my front door, but some of the people had traveled an hour or two with hopes of knocking a few rare birds off their lists, so they were pretty frustrated by the end of the day, it was very slow for birds.

I think it's because we had a rare period of cool weather in early summer and it reduced the amount of insects. Normally we're under attack by clouds of mosquitoes the whole time, on this day there weren't any, I have to think that's why the birds were taking the day off. I think the temp had gone in the 50's F overnight and the insects didn't hatch out.

 

[MiddleRiver]

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I don't recognize any of those binos ;-)

 

[dries1]

You can do the same with the NL as well. Btw I'm a retired italian teacher and have a low pension.

Nice view, by the way what are the black rounded objects near the binocular.

 

[dries1]

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Now we are talking about a club to join.

 

[dries1]

I was somewhat ridiculed on a recent club bird outing for getting excited about a big frog I spotted in the woods! It was a slow day for birds so my binoculars wandered off in search of something else. He was huge and beautiful, kind of beige with green highlights around his jawline. For me, it was just as good as a bird sighting. I think I'll keep those thoughts to myself next time though

Next time you are out with them, tell them you spotted a gray adder nearby.

 

[wllmspd]

The “one hand bino club”…. Yes with my canon IS, I am a member…

Peter

 

[Maljunulo]

Next time you are out with them, tell them you spotted a gray adder nearby.

Um …… not in Massachusetts.

 

[dries1]

Um …… not in Massachusetts.

I know, just a joke. They are found in Eastern Europe.

 

[Trinovid]

Nice view, by the way what are the black rounded objects near the binocular.

Looks like moose nuggets.

 

[dries1]

oh, odd to place a pic of glass with that.

 

[Trinovid]

oh, odd to place a pic of glass with that.

Moose nuggets are always a part of the Alaskan scenery, and an important part of our heritage too!

 

[Scott98]

Scat tracking is a whole hobby unto itself! It is interesting. On my dog walks the coyote scat stands out for the fur in it. If it's bigger I know the animal has more wolf in it - if it's the same size as my german shepherds I figure the wolf percentage is getting up over 50%. (the coyotes here have hybridized with wolves and wolves are coming down from Canada into this area as well)

 

[Maljunulo]

Same here in CT, with the wolves and hybridizing, probably not so many.

Measure across its nose, if the nose is <1” it’s a wolf.

 

[Ruff-Leg]

Same here in CT, with the wolves and hybridizing, probably not so many.

Measure across its nose, if the nose is <1” it’s a wolf.

How does one get close enough to wolf or coyote to slap a ruler on its schnoz? Without loss of digits?😉

 

[Maljunulo]

How does one get close enough to wolf or coyote to slap a ruler on its schnoz? Without loss of digits?😉

It helps if the wolf is dead.

 

[murmeltier]

Nice view, by the way what are the black rounded objects near the binocular.

They are roe deer (Capreolus capreolus) droppings, see the measuring tape.

 

[Will K]

No pre-digested content in this pic, but still a nice view. Taken near Windemere in Cumbria.

 

[MiddleRiver]

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No pre-digested content in this pic, but still a nice view. Taken near Windemere in Cumbria.

On my bucket list to visit UK and this is why.

 

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The “one hand bino club”…. Yes with my canon IS, I am a member…

Peter

That is a big advantage of IS binoculars that is not mentioned too often. You can use them with one hand and have a snack in the other.

 

[Trinovid]

The choice could come down to colour preference, both exterior and view in use.

Zeiss - blue logo, greenish yellow image
Leica - red logo, pinkish image
Swaro - green exterior, blueish magenta image.

That may partially explain my strong preferences for Leica, though I actually tend not to notice so much unless doing side by side usage. My Curio just seems right, unless I just finished looking through and Ultravid, in which case it's then noticeably greenish to me.