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    The Inspiration for NL's Shape

    I figured it was basically an euro stylized evolution of the shape seen on the Maven B2 with A-K prisms. **** I have not been able to hold either. Just a mental note while passing by bino pages.
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    A few notes...Maven B.4 15X56

    Thanks for the very interesting report. I have long been thinking of trying the 15x56 format. Naturally, I greedily want the SLC HD but this seems to be such a heavy oddball niche sized format that I am afraid to buy that deeply without any real life experience. Does anyone have the ability...
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    Is there a a little more bright, wider FoVd & neutral color Toric for <=$1000?

    I would just find a used HG. I really like the overall package it provides. I recently tried one outside at a birding store and promptly went home and sold a bunch of stuff and then went back and bought it. It gave me an acute and severe case of the "need it nows." I have had a small handful of...
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    Maven B3 or MeoPro HD as a 10x30ish format test?

    Boy, the Zeiss FLs sure seem to make an impression on you guys that have seen them. I will probably order a demo from Maven then..it feels less shady to return them if it doesn't work out since they boldy offer the demo option and even give you a return label. I am a little worried that they...
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    Maven B3 or MeoPro HD as a 10x30ish format test?

    Jremmons, I briefly had a 10x42MeoPro HD...they had a smallish sweet spot but good color and a very sharp center. Also, the overall field as you say was not sharp to the edge as you say but it was large enough to make me not feel boxed in. I liked them well enough except for the thick squarish...
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    Maven B3 or MeoPro HD as a 10x30ish format test?

    Hello, Despite traditional warnings against 10x30/32 bins I am wanting to try a pair. I am curently using a 8x32 Zeiss Conquest and a 10x42 SLC HD. For some reason I cannot shake the idea of merging them into a 10x32. I like power, I move around a lot, and my interest in being out after dark...
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    Eye relief in 10x42 SLC and EL?

    They work, and that is why I got them to begin with. Yet over time I have come to realize I am not really a fan of "that" low of magnification and smallish apparent viewing angle. I simply looking for something of reasonable quality with a bit more in these two areas that also works with my...
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    Eye relief in 10x42 SLC and EL?

    Thank you, All. Maybe I would be best served by the 8x42 SLC since it has more eye relief than the 10x42 and it seems that the SLC line actually has more eye relief than the ELs. Getting the eye relief to where I don't have to take my glasses off to the see the whole field of view is currently...
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    Eye relief in 10x42 SLC and EL?

    A popular vendor lists them as 16mm for the SLC and 20mm for the EL. Can any of you experienced users confirm that this a valid real world difference and not just a way of gently pushing the SLC down into the "lesser" level while promoting the EL flagship image? We all know that sometimes...
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    Meopro HD 8x32 vs Conquest and Kowa options

    This post will not reveal anything new but will be another voice of confidence and confirmation. I have been using the new Conquest HD 8x32 pretty hard for several days. There is almost nothing subperb or exemplary about them but they seem to rank between a B+ to an A- in almost every area and...
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    Steiner Commander XP 7x30

    I would say the autofocus part is marketing bull hockey. That probably relies on both the lower 7x power and the porro offset to give a great depth of view which they are trying to pawn off as a Steiner exclusive feature. It is not, at least as far as I know and I have owned similar 8x30 Steiner...
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    Meopro HD 8x32 vs Conquest and Kowa options

    Thanks peatmoss and jremmons, The main reasons I went with Zeiss was the strap lug placement and hopes of a bit bigger sweet spot and a hair better glare control. Harsh and low light is often present in my excursions. I did not trust the different rings of focus I had read about in the kowa...
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    Meopro HD 8x32 vs Conquest and Kowa options

    Order placed. I guess at this point between the HD and my HT I would have to grin and bear it if I were accused of being a Zeiss fanboy.
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    Meopro HD 8x32 vs Conquest and Kowa options

    Do you find the focus speed detrimental to obtaining perfect focus? I am a bit of a focus twiddler/tweaker and as such I tend to like slow wheels with a speck of resistance.
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    Meopro HD 8x32 vs Conquest and Kowa options

    Cycleguy, I publicly confess that I am not enjoying my HT as much as I should. It turns out that I spend more time fussing and worrying about them being damaged or stolen than I anticpated. They are also a bit large and heavy. I have moved from 10x50 to 8x42 and apparently on my way to 8x32...
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