I wish UPS would get here. I have to sign for those suckers so it it wasting my day. I guess Eurooptic's thinks there might be some porch thiefs around here.
I wish UPS would get here. I have to sign for those suckers so it it wasting my day. I guess Eurooptic's thinks there might be some porch thiefs around here.
In the SF Bay Area they're a terrible pest.Dennis, there are porch thieves everywhere,
I find the 15x SLC to be much easier and much more fun to use than a spotting scope. For quick ID's I often carry a 2.5x 'doubler' that gives me a 37.5 x 56 telesope.
George
That is what I was thinking after I spent some time with a few others with scopes, I was looking at the Meopta 15X56 and with a doubler a great set up, would also be a nice astro set up in the back yard.
A.W.
George. What spotting scope do you like?Well, the doubler set up kind of works, but a top class 65 mm spotting scope at 37.5x or 44x (same exit pupil size as 37.5x56) is clearly better: brighter and more contrasty and thus with greater apparent sharpness, especially when light is not so good.
George
I would imagine. Check the Youtube videos of the guys that set out booby trap exploding packages on the porch to catch porch thiefs and then they film it for Youtube. They are hilarious.In the SF Bay Area they're a terrible pest.
George. What spotting scope do you like?
[email protected] said:In low light it has a "light Intensifier" effect in that the view is actually brighter through the binocular than with your own eyes.
Enthusiasm for a new bino is nice and long may you enjoy it, but for the SLC to be brighter than the naked eye would need a light transmission of 103-105% minimum, which would be a neat trick even with AK prisms and on the whole seems unlikely.
Lee
Terrific reviews but I am already chuffed with a giant pair of Meoptas and am waiting for a titchy pair as well.Don't you get that "effect" in low light with bins? I do, looking into a dark forest you see nothing much more than black with the naked eye, but with bins the view lightens up and it appears brighter (and more detailed).
Enthusiasm for a new bino is nice and long may you enjoy it, but for the SLC to be brighter than the naked eye would need a light transmission of 103-105% minimum, which would be a neat trick even with AK prisms and on the whole seems unlikely.
Lee
Don't you get that "effect" in low light with bins? I do, looking into a dark forest you see nothing much more than black with the naked eye, but with bins the view lightens up and it appears brighter (and more detailed).
Don't you get that "effect" in low light with bins? I do, looking into a dark forest you see nothing much more than black with the naked eye, but with bins the view lightens up and it appears brighter (and more detailed).
Exactly. With the 8x56's at dusk last night the view "appeared" brighter through the binoculars looking into the woods. Almost a "light intensifier" effect. I have never noticed that before with any binoculars. Usually the brightness appears the same or dimmer than what I see with my eyes. Even as it got darker and darker I would try my Canon's and then the SLC's and the Canon's were just done and them I would pick up the SLC's and the woods were just lit up. I guess that is why they use an 8x56 for low light owling and hunting and such.Don't you get that "effect" in low light with bins? I do, looking into a dark forest you see nothing much more than black with the naked eye, but with bins the view lightens up and it appears brighter (and more detailed).
Chosun. If you don't believe my review believe his. He is a respected reviewer and I don't think his heart is aflutter!I think the "impression" of brightness is very hard to separate from greater resolved detail due to magnification. This is the basis of the Twighlight Factor = sqrt ( magnification * objective diameter ).
For the 8x56 this works out to be 21.2
Relative Brightness is a function of the EP (squared) = 49
I think Dennis's heart might be all aflutter too much to give an objective view ....... o
Chosun :gh: