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Recent content by pdecker

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    Quality Hiking Bin (non alpha)

    Well after all that I got the pentax 9x28's at an excellent price (I can afford to loose) and so far can't find any real reason not to be totally satisfied. In a straight comparison with my 8x30 Yosemite, the Yo's have it in terms of optics, field of view, depth of field and ergonomics but only...
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    Quality Hiking Bin (non alpha)

    Thanks guys Yes the 9x28 pentax was an obvious first choice but I've found some mixed reviews of the optics here and elsewhere (maybe unfairly) which deflated my initial enthusiasm. They seem to be a unique format but one which makes sense with the larger objectives but still being compact...
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    Quality Hiking Bin (non alpha)

    Thanks, I think the Prostaff is the same as the Travelite EX? http://www.photowarehouse.co.nz/nikon-travelite-ex-9x25cf-wp-binoculars-with-case/ If so thats another vote for the bin at the top of my current possible list. Dunc
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    Quality Hiking Bin (non alpha)

    Hi, I'm no expert and after weeks of eye strain searching these forums and looking through the limited stocked range here in NZ I'm still undecided about a good quality bin for hiking that I can afford to lose, break or get stolen by an Orc. I'm after some opinions of bins that: are $US250 or...
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