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Anyone know the practical FoV of a pair of human eyeballs? IMO, this should also be the practical limit of any magnified lens system. If the porn industry has taught us anything; total immersion is where it's at.

New guy alert . . . I have a dumb question, and I will apologize in advance if the joke is on me, but I don't understand why this obviously very knowledgeable reviewer of optics is always shown wearing sunglasses while viewing through binoculars. I'm guessing this might be a bit of...

Update: Nikon USA confirmed they will attempt a repair of my binoculars, and as long as I state it specifically in writing on the repair form, they will return my exact pair to me regardless of whether or not they can fix my issue.

Hello from MI, A happy owner of a pair of Nikon EDG 7x42 binoculars here. Mine are the open-bridge design, but I don't know if that's significant in any way. I'm writing because I have found that my pair seem to exhibit some unintentional drift in the diopter position. In other words, I can...

Thanks again for all the insights, gentlemen. I have a lot think about, and I'm starting to realize I'm not as clever as I thought. Everything I'm pondering has been tried before, and there are good reasons it isn't more commonplace. Decisions, decisions . . .

Thanks again for all your insight and help. I understand your point on the 77mm Kowas, but if I'm going to spend the money, I want the best. I like the 88mm because I want the Fluorite, and I want the larger exit pupil. With your help finding the Kowa 884's focal length (500mm), I am now able...

That seems like a great idea. I didn't realize it was so easy to use 1.25" eyepieces. Do you happen to know what specific eyepieces would give me the lower magnification that I'm looking for? In other words, do you happen to know the focal length of the Kowa 884? And I assume the final...

Hello from Michigan I'm new to this forum, and fairly new to birding. I have caught the fever however, and I'd like to start investing in some better equipment. I'm in the market for a spotting scope. I've narrowed it down to the Kowa 884 (although the Meopta S2 82 HD was a close second). I...

West Michigan birder over here. I'm hoping to take full advantage of the resources available on this site before dropping my hard-earned money on expensive optics. I'm a sponge, ready to soak up all this knowledge! Cheers!