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  1. Yarkho

    10x42 MeoPro Air HDED vs 10x42HD Meostar B1 Plus - it's on!

    That depends. Sounds like 10x42 would do you a better service in birdwatching, but please try before you buy. 8x42 is better for astronomy, might be slightly better if you are used to it, and also has slightly better, and almost perfect, edge correction.
  2. Yarkho

    10x42 MeoPro Air HDED vs 10x42HD Meostar B1 Plus - it's on!

    The Air focuses in the opposite direction and indeed is a bit slower. Neither bothers me, but then when focusing a MeoStar I always think "wow this focuser is nice".
  3. Yarkho

    10x42 MeoPro Air HDED vs 10x42HD Meostar B1 Plus - it's on!

    Spent the work break looking through both MeoStar B1+ HD 10x42 and MeoPro Air HD 10x42. Could not see a difference in center sharpness when hand-held. I would have to get very picky to find a difference, most probably when night sky viewing from a tripod, examining edge sharpness, star spikes...
  4. Yarkho

    10x42 MeoPro Air HDED vs 10x42HD Meostar B1 Plus - it's on!

    Went to Meopta yesterday to pick a replacement pair for the MeoPro Air 10x42. The warranty claim was accepted, with Meopta even providing (and paying) for parcel pickup of the old pair and transport to the lab. The new pair is good, no noticeable optical issues. The rolling ball effect is more...
  5. Yarkho

    10x42 MeoPro Air HDED vs 10x42HD Meostar B1 Plus - it's on!

    If the B1+ had HD glass, that would be my go-to binocular. The Air 8x42 is great, but I have to use glasses for infinity (long-distance viewing and astronomy).
  6. Yarkho

    10x42 MeoPro Air HDED vs 10x42HD Meostar B1 Plus - it's on!

    I have to say I rehalibitated the B1+ 8x42 recently. CA depends on eye placement and I found a comfortable position where it is much reduced. Went out yesterday evening for wildlife and instead of an owl ended up watching noctilucent clouds, beautiful sight of wispy structures with no CA. The...
  7. Yarkho

    10x42 MeoPro Air HDED vs 10x42HD Meostar B1 Plus - it's on!

    My MeoPro Air 10x42 has a problem right out of the box in the right barrel. Sharpness is lower, uneven, and towards 4 o'clock non-existent. Star testing revealed significant coma in the affected part of the FOV, along with some slight horizontal mis-collimation between the two barrels. Meopta...
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