Chosun Juan
Given to Fly
Let's have a crack for the third time shall we ..... (after 1 thread was locked, and the other was unceremoniously 'disappeared')
I am finding myself uninspired by the latest optics offerings .... does this mean that I lose my bino nutter membership card ? Be banished from the optics forum ? Be forced to undergo hand contortion medical procedures ? Stump up for a Nikon MHG that offers no discernible optical or ergonomic performance increase over the mighty Zen-Ray ED3, start wearing an exoskeleton to help with the weight ? commission custom binoculars ? or wot ? Surely not give up and shuffle off to die with a 32/30mm bin ?! (too physically small for my comfort really).
I have even found myself leaving the bins in the car altogether frequently, as even the 3/4 kilo Zen is a drag around my neck, and the hubabaloo and jiggerypoo of a harness just doesn't appeal. Lately I have even noticed an increase in attunement of other senses ...
Where will I get my GAS fix ??
While I very much welcome the wide angle sharp to the edge advancements .... it's the extraneous and contrived ergonomics, and increasing weights which are - ahhhr - not so much ....
Advice ???
Without wading through the copious posts on all the new bins to see if it has been discussed, can anyone tell me what the weight of just all the glass in the optical train of the Swarovski 8x42 NL is ..... ?
(nice xray images here):-
Chosun 👧
I am finding myself uninspired by the latest optics offerings .... does this mean that I lose my bino nutter membership card ? Be banished from the optics forum ? Be forced to undergo hand contortion medical procedures ? Stump up for a Nikon MHG that offers no discernible optical or ergonomic performance increase over the mighty Zen-Ray ED3, start wearing an exoskeleton to help with the weight ? commission custom binoculars ? or wot ? Surely not give up and shuffle off to die with a 32/30mm bin ?! (too physically small for my comfort really).
I have even found myself leaving the bins in the car altogether frequently, as even the 3/4 kilo Zen is a drag around my neck, and the hubabaloo and jiggerypoo of a harness just doesn't appeal. Lately I have even noticed an increase in attunement of other senses ...
Where will I get my GAS fix ??
While I very much welcome the wide angle sharp to the edge advancements .... it's the extraneous and contrived ergonomics, and increasing weights which are - ahhhr - not so much ....
Advice ???
Without wading through the copious posts on all the new bins to see if it has been discussed, can anyone tell me what the weight of just all the glass in the optical train of the Swarovski 8x42 NL is ..... ?
(nice xray images here):-
Optical construction of Swarovski NL Pure binoculars
The newest Swarovski Optik binoculars series, called NL Pure, consists of three models that feature very wide fields of view, corrected perfectly up to the edge. What optical system hides behind such an excellent image quality? It was a complete mystery but our X-ray photos can reveal a bit more...
www.allbinos.com
Chosun 👧
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