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Recent content by pat mitchel

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    URGENT HELP WANTED

    there is a glue called "E6000" which has shown for me to have good adhesion if the surface has been cleaned, in addition to the fact that it exhibits long term durability. It appears to be available in the UK. Contact cement if applied sparingly on a cleaned surface can be used in that...
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    Are there dealers who offer measuring of eye pupil size?

    assuming that the eye loses the ability to dilate/contract, would not a larger exit pupil still offer an "easier" view (eye placement) WRT to the bino)? Pat
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    A complete disassembly and analysis of the ridge structure binoculars

    Thank you very much for the detailed, organized disassembly of the roof prism binoculars. Much appreciated , Pat
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    Japanese 10x50s - JB/JE era and later?

    The Cadillac supreme compares favorably to the only German bino I have , a Zeiss oberkochen 10x50 (which happens to be slightly dim and lower contrast - even after the prism cleaning, lens element cleaning). They are both short of ER- worse in the Zeiss than the Caddie but have a decent field...
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    Japanese 10x50s - JB/JE era and later?

    Ok, I'll throw out a couple names- Bushnell custom 10x50 7deg, not much eye relief, tank like build (the 2 I have must have been used by hunters , both beat to crap and optically/mechanically excellent). Cadillac Supreme 10x50 7 degree, both of these BTW are BaK4 prisms, optically excellent...
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    Product Review: Oberwerk SE 8 x 32 ED.

    Oberwerk recently changed the limited warranty to original owner to 5 yrs (from 2 yrs) https://oberwerk.com/oberwerk-limited-warranty/
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    Binoculars for a 5 year old - recommendations please

    The 8mm figure would not be at noon on a sunny day for a kid, it should be stopped down a bit, no? At night I can see the advantage of a larger pupil. I had my eyes dilated in my late 60's for an eye test and I had to wear 2 pairs of sunglasses to get home in the late morning sunny day. Even a...
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    Binoculars for a 5 year old - recommendations please

    interesting new offering from Opticron UK https://www.opticron.co.uk/our-products/binoculars/discovery-sp-binoculars Pat
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    Binoculars for a 5 year old - recommendations please

    no- I simply checked the vortex bantam which is marketed for kids and it has an IPD range of 51- 69- the average adult is approx 65mm IPD. Many of the older classic porro binoculars achieve small IPD's . The child has never gone to the optometrist? The binocular need to fold together or...
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    Binoculars for a 5 year old - recommendations please

    you might want to check the IPD on the child as it appears at that age, they may have some growing to do per google AI "The typical interpupillary distance (IPD) for a 5-year-old child falls within the range of around 41 to 55 millimeters (mm). " Quite small Good Luck!, Pat
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    How do I fix my binocular's diopter?

    the part on the left side of the picture with the thread? that Has a black section that attached to the center focus mechanism? That's actually 2 separate parts, the top portion turns clockwise and CCW to effect the diopter movement the top parts should turn smoothly clockwise and comes out the...
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    How do I fix my binocular's diopter?

    Maljunulo: Thanks for that will edit Regards, Pat
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    How do I fix my binocular's diopter?

    Ok, a couple things to do before the reinstall of the eyecup. Does the turret underneath the eyecup rotate with some resistance, albeit slowly when turned by hand? If so, it's probably good in that the diopter grease hasn't lost all it's flexibility when the grease dries out. Clean off the area...
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    Overlapped image for first 3-5 seconds only

    What's the diameter of the eyepiece that's a limiting factor for you?
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    How do I fix my binocular's diopter?

    yes they do "jewelers screwdrivers" or precision screwdrivers. Sometimes found in eyeglass repair kits. something like this...
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