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  1. John from Scappoose

    Bird Food Recalls

    On April 3, 2008, I received word, researched, and posted (http://www.bornagainbirdwatcher.com/2008/04/scotts-wild-bird-food-products.html) that Scott's was ordering at least a portion of three of their wild bird food brands pulled from the shelves due to their inclusion of an EPA unapproved...
  2. Varied Thrush

    Varied Thrush

    A Varied Thrush digitally photographed using the Wingscapes BirdCam.
  3. Rufous Hummingbird

    Rufous Hummingbird

    A male Rufous Hummingbird. Image captured by a Wingscapes BirdCam digital camera on April 1, 2008 in Scappoose, Oregon, U.S.A.
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  4. John from Scappoose

    Optolyth ViaNova Binoculars

    Thanks ceasar. Yerington is about a fifteen hour drive from Scappoose and about two hours (at least) from Reno. I'll wait until I'm in Reno next then consider the trip. They seem awfully expensive for a product that gets almost no attention in the US birding press and just about as little in...
  5. John from Scappoose

    Optolyth ViaNova Binoculars

    Being here in the U.S. where Optolyth is an unknown brand, does anyone have any experience they can share regarding the Optolyth ViaNova 7x42mm or 8x56mm models? They are quite expensive but seldom are they discussed in forums or in magazine reviews.
  6. John from Scappoose

    Difference Between Leupold Bino's

  7. John from Scappoose

    Difference Between Leupold Bino's

    Thanks Steve. If I recall correctly there was an airspace between the CaF2 objective lens and the objective doublet lens. However I have not been in charge of the product for almost eight months now so it may have changed. Made in the U.S.A.? Well, I always assume that products that have "Made...
  8. John from Scappoose

    Difference Between Leupold Bino's

    Lenses truecolors, They have one total HD lens per channel and it is one of the objective lenses in that lens grouping. Adding an extra lens in a channel would have required a complete redesign of the entire optical system.
  9. John from Scappoose

    Leupold Leupold Katmai 6x32 same as Opticron Traveller 6x32?

    Focus dial position Well, the focus dial on the Traveler is forward of the bridge between the objective lenses and the Katmai has the focus dial between the eyepeice lenses. While there might be a coating difference on the prisms, I think the duck analogy applies.
  10. John from Scappoose

    Difference Between Leupold Bino's

    A few answers Sitkaspruce, Good questions. As the developer of both the original and the HD models when I was the product line manager for all binoculars and spotting scopes, as well as the birding market as a whole, for Leupold, I think I can help. (Full disclosure: I no longer work for...
  11. John from Scappoose

    Oregon Birders on the Forum

    Another Oregon Birder Annarufus, I am in Scappoose, up in the northwest corner of the state. Sauvie Island is just up the road form me, as is a lesser known great birding spot - Vernonia Lake. Ivan P, if you are visitng the Coos Bay area, might you be able to reach the location by September 1...
  12. John from Scappoose

    New Leupold Dual Power & Fouride Golden Rings

    Golden Ring HD The Golden Ring HD models should now be available from your local dealer. I hope you like them as much as I do.
  13. John from Scappoose

    Historical List of Leupold Binoculars?

    I can help Please send a note to my office e-mail at [email protected] and I will get a list put together for you.
  14. John from Scappoose

    leoplod katmai 8x32 help plz

    Katmai clarrification A bit of clarrification on the Katmai models, their prism materials, and other items of possible interest. The confusion on the prism glass is a result of a recent upgrade. The prisms are now BAK4. The roof prism is phase coated and the auxiliary prism is treated with a...
  15. John from Scappoose

    Opticron 8x32mm LE monocular

    Thanks! Thanks for the advice. I have ordered one from Orion and I am contacting the dealer in the UK for information about shipping an Opticron product to the US.
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