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BBabyDov replied to the thread Swarovski service, again.I am curious if they asked for the serial number on your Els or had you already registered them? Why do I ask? I had an opportunity...
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BBabyDov reacted to Mikewander's post in the thread Can a binocular have too big of a FOV? with
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This thread seems rather silly. Why not say 'should all humans be forced to wear horse racing blinkers from birth' if seeing too much is... -
BBabyDov replied to the thread Swarovski quick lock System in use?.The only advantage to the FP system that I can see is it may make it easier for some people who need to switch back and forth between a...
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BBabyDov replied to the thread Can a binocular have too big of a FOV?.I do understand, your not liking the NLs flat FOV because our unaided eyes don't see with a flat sharp view. But when it comes to...
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BBabyDov replied to the thread Can a binocular have too big of a FOV?.I appreciate the exceptionally wide FOV of my 8x42 NL with its flat, sharply in focus field. While the center of the field always is...
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BBabyDov reacted to Gijs van Ginkel's post in the thread Does the Head Rest help on the NL 8x42? with Like.
On the cloudy nights binocular forum, one of the participants has published theoretical and measured resolutions of different binoculars...
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BBabyDov reacted to John Cantelo's post in the thread Is it really worth buying an NL 8x42? with Like.
I've got a pair of 10x42 NLs rather 8x42s and for me what makes the biggest difference is not the optics which, if I'm brutally honest...
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BBabyDov reacted to willisoften's post in the thread Help picking new Swarovski binoculars with Like.
Fittings arrived by post this morning. Clearly a Time Lord working in Swarovski!
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BYes, buying the NL is worth every Cent.
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BYou will be blown away after your cataract surgery. I was 75 when mine were done, and to be able to see like a twelve-year-old at 70+...
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BBabyDov replied to the thread Is it really worth buying an NL 8x42?.You only live once. I am 77 years old and about a year away from needing cataract surgery. Otherwise, thank G-d, I am healthy. I had...
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BBabyDov reacted to [email protected]'s post in the thread Is it really worth buying an NL 8x42? with Like.
Those are superb questions, Chosun! I don't believe the NL has an optical box as far as I know. I have had the Zeiss HT, many Swarovski...
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BI cannot speak for you but I bought one to test it and expected to return it: I've never be crazy about "heavy" binoculars as I prefer...
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BBabyDov reacted to [email protected]'s post in the thread Is it really worth buying an NL 8x42? with Like.
I think the NL is a big move up from the SLC and I don't think $2K is that much to own one of the best binoculars you can buy. If you...
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BBabyDov reacted to Chosun Juan's post in the thread Is it really worth buying an NL 8x42? with Like.
I think the only way of any validity for you is to compare them side by side in the viewing situations you usually find yourself in, or...