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    Leica Ultravid 8x20, Nikon 8x30 E II or 8x30 Habicht?

    Every so often I get the urge to go find one. They're about as high on the lust meter (for me anyway) as binoculars can go. But then I think ... wait, if you look at it rationally, it's a single-coated binocular with a decent, but not outstanding 130m at 1000m field of view, and I have an 8x32...
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    Leica Ultravid 8x20, Nikon 8x30 E II or 8x30 Habicht?

    I used to own a Jenoptem 8x30W (NB. if multi-coated it'll likely be very late 1970s or newer) but have never tried a Habicht of that vintage. Reviews, incidentally, differ as to the quality of the latter. My brother tried one of the old 10x40s in an optical shop in Vienna and his verdict was...
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    Leica Ultravid 8x20, Nikon 8x30 E II or 8x30 Habicht?

    The fact that d***o was able to find "tons of warblers" in February in Colorado tells you everything you need to know about his birding "knowledge".
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    Leica Ultravid 8x20, Nikon 8x30 E II or 8x30 Habicht?

    To some extent it's nostalgia. I was able to try the 8x30 Habicht a few years back and nice though it was, I distinctly preferred my 8x32 FL. It was interesting to try it out, but I didn't feel it offered anything over the FL optically. If you require binoculars to withstand hard use in the...
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