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Jjring replied to the thread Help Wanted Identifying Carl Zeiss Jena Deltrintem 8x30 Binoculars that seem to have no serial number.Hi, not quite sure if ebay is acting funny but I see some 8x30 labelled Carena in that ad, which might or might not have been built by...
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Jjring replied to the thread Zeiss Rainguard BGAT size.Hi, that would be Gary (garymh)... he's an optics engineer who has been or is still working for a few of the alpha vendors. I think...
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Jjring replied to the thread Recommendation for light and compact scope setup.Hi David, all the options you listed are good for their price. The Kowa 501 I tried was surprisingly good for the price, but of course...
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Jjring replied to the thread Swarovski service, again.Hi, yeah, with Swaro it seems that as soon as your bins actually get to the workshop in Absam, there's a pretty good chance that it...
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Jjring replied to the thread Monarch 82ED, a Perfect Ten.Hi, thanks for the info, Henry! As for the fixed mag Hyperion series... unlike the zoom, they are best used at f8 or above, they don't...
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Jjring replied to the thread Help Wanted Identifying Carl Zeiss Jena Deltrintem 8x30 Binoculars that seem to have no serial number.Hi, welcome to BF and congratulations to your pair of CZJ bins. I haven't found the obvious signs of fakes (and nobody in his right...
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Jjring replied to the thread The new £39 military grade monocular ..Hi, probably saw it in the banner ads here on BF... but those are whatever the targeted advertisement script of the ad partner did deem...
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Jjring replied to the thread Quality Porro 6.5x30~35 binoculars?.Hi, I hate to say it, but neither the Kowa 6.5x32 nor the Maven B3 nor the recommended Celestron 7x33 are porro pairs... The...
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Jjring replied to the thread Help picking new Swarovski binoculars.Hi, thanks, this one was unfortunately missing in my "Correct swearing in British English 101 class" ;-) Joachim
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J'Taking the p**s out of someone is much the same as 'jerking them around' or 'messing with them'. Lee
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Jjring replied to the thread Kowa TE11WZ eyepiece for TSN770/880 also for TSN-3?.Hi, no chance, the System-S or small body series are completely different and while there are adapters to convert the small body (and...
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Jjring replied to the thread Pentax 9x28 DCF LV Repair.Hi, sorry, I don't have an address for Pentax support - my Pentax pairs are so far fine... But if you don't find one, many people use...
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Jjring replied to the thread Celestron 80 w 20/60 eyepiece vs 100 w 22/67 eyepiece.Hi, first of all, welcome to birdforum! As Henry already pointed out, it is common practice to combine the same eyepiece with...
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Jjring reacted to henry link's post in the thread Celestron 80 w 20/60 eyepiece vs 100 w 22/67 eyepiece with
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Jjring replied to the thread Nikon Monarch 8x42 HG or Fujinon 8x42 HC.Hi, after having read the binomania review of the HC, I'd probably go for the HG. The reason would be the field of view...