It's just typical of the sort of nonsensical and illogical statements that he always makes...... don't break your head trying to understand, most of us have been down that road and have given up!!
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Are the Swarovski NL 8x32s the best birding binoculars? (1 Viewer)
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lilcrazy2
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I guess you didn't understand my previous post where I said flip flops are for your feet and not for postingIf the shoe fit's wear it!
Paultricounty
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Funny thing about this , is I’ve been only reading BF for almost ten years, but never registered or posted. I have multiple reasons for participating more but I won’t bore anybody with the details. Dennis was one of the reasons I registered to post, there was so many contradictions on his posts on specific binos that I had to ask others , what’s the deal.It's just typical of the sort of nonsensical and illogical statements that he always makes...... don't break your head trying to understand, most of us have been down that road and have given up!!
Isnt that great, Dennis was the inspiration for people like me join BF, and now you all have the pleasure of reading my posts, haha haha 🥴
Paul
james holdsworth
Consulting Biologist
There is more to this than just nonsense contradiction….we all see it but would get tossed for actually articulating.
wdc
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We can always try! Let's articulate..
I've been active on the forum for about 5 years.
I also lurked for awhile, and then read through about 10 years of posts. One character stood out because he consistently played dumb to get attention, intentionally irritated other folks, and bought and sold binoculars in the manner of a used car salesman. The forum was more or less a vehicle for him to brag about and advertise his current product, then sell it, to fund his next product, whether on this forum or elsewhere. His pronouncements and opinions were all over the map, because each binocular had its own sometimes contradictory qualities with one(s) he'd already sold. So nothing he said had much value because it was primarily in the service of advertising/bragging about something he was soon going to sell. He apparently had very little field experience using his binoculars to provide much insight based on actual use, preferring instead to quote from the spec sheets, or provide links to reviews that bolstered the stature of his product. He did engage in civil behavior from time to time, but it, unfortunately, has always proven to be temporary.
That's my take on what's been going on for well over a decade ;-)
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wdc
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Its not that hard. After 5 years, if I get booted temporarily, no big deal. Just calling it as I see it. There's plenty of useful info and folks here, but there's also the persistent 'noise' of certain individuals that tend to take over from time to time.
wdc
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May be! ;-)
An excellent summary of the "problem"!! I am afraid that he thrives on our responses and reactions to his ridiculous and ever changing views. And all the time he remains civil in his comments his not going to be chucked out the forum. The best solution would be for everyone not to react to his posts and to ignore him in the hope that he can find his entertainment somewhere else. Unfortunately that is never going to happen - there are always going to be newcomers who don't know his history and others (me included unfortunately!We can always try! Let's articulate..
I've been active on the forum for about 5 years.
I also lurked for awhile, and then read through about 10 years of posts. One character stood out because he consistently played dumb to get attention, intentionally irritated other folks, and bought and sold binoculars in the manner of a used car salesman. The forum was more or less a vehicle for him to brag about and advertise his current product, then sell it, to fund his next product, whether on this forum or elsewhere. His pronouncements and opinions were all over the map, because each binocular had its own sometimes contradictory qualities with one(s) he'd already sold. So nothing he said had much value because it was primarily in the service of advertising/bragging about something he was soon going to sell. He apparently had very little field experience using his binoculars to provide much insight based on actual use, preferring instead to quote from the spec sheets, or provide links to reviews that bolstered the stature of his product. He did engage in civil behavior from time to time, but it, unfortunately, has always proven to be temporary.
That's my take on what's been going on for well over a decade ;-)
) who sometimes just can't just let some bizarre comment/opinion go by unchallenged.Paultricounty
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That was a glaring , killer response that 99% of birders would agree 🫢An excellent summary of the "problem"!! I am afraid that he thrives on our responses and reactions to his ridiculous and ever changing views. And all the time he remains civil in his comments his not going to be chucked out the forum. The best solution would be for everyone not to react to his posts and to ignore him in the hope that he can find his entertainment somewhere else. Unfortunately that is never going to happen - there are always going to be newcomers who don't know his history and others (me included unfortunately!
Paultricounty
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Which part the drinking or the goats? If you were referring to the drinking, the giveaway was the delirious comments and replies, if it was about the wide FOV binos, I know you like goats. 😂🙏🏼✌🏼.
Not 'unfortunately', but 'fortunately'.and others (me included unfortunately!
It is possible such comment to be interpreted as an authoritative real information when is not.
Maybe that is how nature protects it. Nobody will mess with it.
Not in our neck of the woods. We run guides and the law out of here.
The edges on Meostar are actually pretty sharp, and it has a 8 degree FOV, but it feels wider than the SFL 8x40. Meostar's are superb glass for the money.
The NL 8x32 has a bigger FOV and sharper edges than the Meostar 8x32, but actually the optical quality is pretty close. It is amazing how changing the eye cups can transform a binocular. I wish you could change eye cups on other binoculars. For example, put some bigger diameter eye cups on the compacts.
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WJC
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"A wise man speaks when he has something to say; a fool speaks when he has to say something." — PlatoNot 'unfortunately', but 'fortunately'.
It is possible such comment to be interpreted as an authoritative real information when is n
We can always try! Let's articulate..
I've been active on the forum for about 5 years.
I also lurked for awhile, and then read through about 10 years of posts. One character stood out because he consistently played dumb to get attention, intentionally irritated other folks, and bought and sold binoculars in the manner of a used car salesman. The forum was more or less a vehicle for him to brag about and advertise his current product, then sell it, to fund his next product, whether on this forum or elsewhere. His pronouncements and opinions were all over the map, because each binocular had its own sometimes contradictory qualities with one(s) he'd already sold. So nothing he said had much value because it was primarily in the service of advertising/bragging about something he was soon going to sell. He apparently had very little field experience using his binoculars to provide much insight based on actual use, preferring instead to quote from the spec sheets, or provide links to reviews that bolstered the stature of his product. He did engage in civil behavior from time to time, but it, unfortunately, has always proven to be temporary.
That's my take on what's been going on for well over a decade ;-)
I've been here longer than most. But it was only after attempting to correct some of Dennis' comments that I really learned the score. Originally, I couldn't figure out if he was an inexperienced 13-year-old, an over-experienced 93-year-old, or just a fellow in desperate need of attention and was willing to suffer the slings and arrows of others on BF to get it. It is really sad in so many ways.
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WJC
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it’s important to learn when to stop arguing with people and just let them be wrong.
I learned to back way off with Dennis when I learned that he felt himself more astute than the optical engineers of SPIE or the professors of cognitive studies at MIT. As with most observers with erroneous opinions, I went the extra mile to create a graphic to illustrate that NO, he does not always KNOW what he sees.
