AlanFrench
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I first saw the Papilio binoculars soon after they were introduced, back when Pentax came to the Northeast Astronomy Forum (NEAF). I was never quite convinced to buy a pair, but have been reconsidering the idea. This year I found a dealer at NEAF who had them.
The "floor" model was awful, with two fields that overlapped only by about 50% on close objects - in other words, exhibiting exactly the problem the moving objectives were designed to prevent. A fresh pair was removed from the box, and it had the same issue, but to a lesser degree.
Does anyone have a recent pair and what are your experiences with them? Is my memory wrong about how well the Papilio nicely eliminate the overlapping fields on close objects?
Thanks, and clear skies, Alan
The "floor" model was awful, with two fields that overlapped only by about 50% on close objects - in other words, exhibiting exactly the problem the moving objectives were designed to prevent. A fresh pair was removed from the box, and it had the same issue, but to a lesser degree.
Does anyone have a recent pair and what are your experiences with them? Is my memory wrong about how well the Papilio nicely eliminate the overlapping fields on close objects?
Thanks, and clear skies, Alan