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    I think there is more to it than the bigger exit pupil and longer eye relief. It is the optical design of the SV 8x32. The SV 8x32 was...
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    Hi Beth, The pre-SV ELs circa 2009-2011 have all the SwaroSuperDuper coatings, but they don't have is the field flatteners and click...
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    brocknroller replied to the thread nikon se 10x42.
    Here's an old pair of Nikon 4x40 Galilean binoculars, so perhaps 4x50 wasn't a typo.
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    brocknroller replied to the thread nikon se 10x42.
    I actually have a pair of Galilean binoculars, the view is so narrow its like looking through the wrong side of the binoculars. The...
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    Hi Beth, Good to see you are doing well. NJ got hit hard by the pandemic, and some of my relatives were laid off from their jobs. I...
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    brocknroller replied to the thread Do I want an EII 8x30?.
    Will, Nice line-up! Looks like you have the best of both worlds (porros and roofs). What strikes me looking at your top down photos of...
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    brocknroller replied to the thread Do I want an EII 8x30?.
    Despite being a sixtysomething (who used to watch thirtysomething on TV some 30 odd years ago), when I compare the views through the...
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    brocknroller reacted to Ivydwg's post in the thread Do I want an EII 8x30? with Like Like.
    Agree on the fogging issue with the EII's. Not ideal in the damp and soggy British weather I have found. But when it's warm and the...
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    brocknroller replied to the thread nikon se 10x42.
    4x50 binoculars? Is that a typo? I don't think even my cat's pupils will open to 12.5mm. The first binoculars I remember looking...
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    brocknroller replied to the thread nikon se 10x42.
    In the unit I have, it would be both. The magnification is Yes, that's what I meant above although it can also mean Action Extreme. It...
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    I had the MC 804 Audubon and currently have the FMC version. The latter has better contrast, which is not only better for birding but...
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    brocknroller replied to the thread nikon se 10x42.
    Nice collection. I also have the 8x E2 100th Anniversary edition. It has the best mico-contrast and sharpness of all my bins. I can see...
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    brocknroller replied to the thread nikon se 10x42.
    I missed your earlier post about them. It sold more quickly than I had expected. I thought he might have to repost it with a "Make...
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    brocknroller replied to the thread nikon se 10x42.
    I've owned the 10x42 SE, and I've tried the 10x42 SLC HD (first version with the two colors and shorter close focus). 10x42 SE PROS: --...
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    brocknroller replied to the thread nikon se 10x42.
    There's a 10x42 SE selling for $995 on eBay.
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