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Kkabsetz replied to the thread Companion pair to NL pure 12x42.With eyeglasses being a given, and you having the 12x42 NL as immediate reference and source of potential envy, I'd also first and...
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Kkabsetz replied to the thread Best marine binoculars?.We have done a fair bit of sailing in the Baltic with my brothers' sailboat, much of it in offshore and coastal racing contexts. He has...
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Kkabsetz replied to the thread SWAROVSKI AX VISIO: MY LEARNINGS IN A NUTSHELL.Canip, Thanks for an excellent summary based on real experience and not just opinionated hypotheses. On point 6, have you thought of...
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Kkabsetz replied to the thread New AX Visio 10x32 binocular.I was also told by a rep that the sectors represent rough probabilities.
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Kkabsetz replied to the thread New AX Visio 10x32 binocular.Thanks Canip, this clarifies things. Or maybe not. It would still be useful to have this data with the stored photo. GPS data is, but...
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Kkabsetz replied to the thread New AX Visio 10x32 binocular.Those bolded circle sectors is what I meant, that is how the binocular shows the probability of ID being correct. Since that information...
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Kkabsetz replied to the thread New AX Visio 10x32 binocular.Another thought/question to Per and Canip, It seemed that the information about the probability of the accuracy of the ID is lost on...
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Kkabsetz replied to the thread 16x and steady views. Sig Zulu6 16x42.Swedpat, There is definitely that risk in getting an IS bino, especially if it is a good one. A risk worth taking, though. ;)
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Kkabsetz replied to the thread Swarovski Giant Binoculars vs BTX.For birding, I prefer the BTX format. That's because of the dramatic weight savings compared with dual objectives with equal diameter. I...
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Kkabsetz replied to the thread New AX Visio 10x32 binocular.Thanks for the weight Canip. My scale gave 1340 for this sample, with battery, strap and both front and back covers, so just about the...
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Kkabsetz replied to the thread New AX Visio 10x32 binocular.Per, One more thing I'd like you to check as you have the Visio. How reliable is the compass in yours? The one I have been trying shows...
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Kkabsetz replied to the thread New AX Visio 10x32 binocular.I've been playing with the AX for a bit since I'm writing a Finnish review of it for a magazine. I won't write much here yet, but a...
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Kkabsetz replied to the thread Monarch 82ED, a Perfect Ten.It is not possible for me to answer that based on just one set of photos. Since every sample is different, there is always going to be a...
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Kkabsetz replied to the thread Monarch 82ED, a Perfect Ten.These actually look pretty good to me. There is some triangularity to the rings close to centre, but that could come from the camera and...