Recent content by Simon S

Is it like this :smoke:

Just because its a Pentax don't expect much. As said above the horrid coatings give a green tint to the view, and they are not made by Pentax.

Tasco offshore? Some have a compass in and seem quite good optically.

Yes different binoculars render colour or (Color)|8.|differently to others. I have found that coatings make a shift in colour too, yellow coatings found on 70's Swifts shift the colour temp to a cool tone. Russian binoculars give a yellow view but don't let this worry you to much. You brain will...

This sounds like the Lookout model I own. Not great performer but quite usable. I think in the States they go by another name.

Your absolutely correct. I was confused by the 7x35 and was thinking of the sport king model.

Have a look at my page. The Saratoga MKII is a wide 8x40 with a slightly cool colour rendition and tight eye relief. If the binocular is haze free it will give a spectacularly wide view, not as bright as a modern Porro and soft at the edges. It also uses lower quality prisms that vignette the...

Nice to see this tread is still alive. I have not posted on here for a while, I have stopped by obsessive collecting at last. You must all continue for me though.

I have the feeling Nikon are edging away from all the Porros. The EII is in my mind a beter binocular than the SE as it has a wider FOV. The SE is brighter and has best edge sharpness but the EII is the Porro king for me.

Removing the diopter will result in a shift in focal length. I would leave them as are. A great example good find, far nicer than mine.

BilllC Its great to hear from you. I tried rocking the apple cart only to receive a few warnings from CL admin.3:-).

The worst problem with the Bell and Howell binoculars is the rock in the focus shaft. Results in focus shifting about all the time.

Well over priced. I saw those too and giggled.

Fit a washer to the field lens will act as a field stop i'm pretty sure. Or fit some zoom binocular oculars ;-)

Im confused now. Is the 704 and 748 the same binocular but one the sport king WF? That would explain the confusion i'm having.