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  1. mfunnell

    Is there a CL 7x21 Curio in my future?

    I am wondering this because I’m thinking I might have good use for optically excellent but truly pocketable bins, to go with travel plans I’ve locked in or am making (multiple trips, mostly here in Oz but also NZ). I’ve “ummed and aahed” about the Zeiss Victory 8x25s. Lots of people say many...
  2. mfunnell

    The 'joys' of online ordering (10x40 SFLs)

    To take advantage of the post-Christmas sales, I ordered myself some Zeiss 10x40 SFLs at a good price. Yes, self-indulgent (it's not like I have a shortage of binoculars ;)) but something I was looking forward to. I ordered them last week, they were (supposedly) delivered last Friday - and I...
  3. mfunnell

    Questions about rubber armour on Zeiss FL models

    My questions are from general interest - not out of any sort of concern. I am lucky enough to have three Zeiss FL model binoculars - a quite recent 8x32FL bought new a couple of years ago, a 10x56FL bought 2nd-hand and a just-acquired 7x42FL. The 7x42s are an older pre-Lotutec model, while the...
  4. mfunnell

    Maven B.3 6x30 first impressions

    I recently acquired a set of Maven B.3 6x30 binoculars and thought I should provide my impressions. Before I get started I'll note a few points: I have other, very nice, compact bins with higher magnification, so with these I was specifically interested in lower magnification. This was...
  5. mfunnell

    New (2016) Vortex Diamondback 8x42

    I've been using a set of the new (2016 model) Vortex Diamondback 8x42 binoculars for a few weeks now. In the early part of this I also had access to the old model and so am in a position to make a few comparisons with that one as well. I've found the new Diamondback 8x42s to be decent enough -...
  6. mfunnell

    New (2016) Vortex Diamondback 8x28

    I've been using two pairs of the old-version Diamondback 8x28s for while now, one having spent most of it's time as the glove-box bins in my car and the other being the go-everywhere bins I've been throwing into whatever camera bag I'm taking with me. Because of this I was interested to see...
  7. mfunnell

    New (2016) Vortex Diamondback 8x32

    As I noted in another thread, Vortex has released new models in most or all of their Diamondback line. I pre-ordered a couple of pairs, in 8x28 (to compare with my old-model Diamondback 8x28s) and in 8x32 (to further my ongoing quest to find an inexpensive and compact 8x32 I actually like)...
  8. mfunnell

    Sample variation

    I've been thinking about sample variation - of both binoculars and binocular users. What prompted me was thinking about my Zeiss Terra ED 8x42 bins - a model that is sometimes liked, quite often criticised and seldom really loved around here. Yet I really, really, like mine. Love 'em? Maybe...
  9. mfunnell

    Kowa BD 10x42 XD Prominar review at Allbinos

    In case you missed it: http://www.allbinos.com/index.php?test=lornetki&test_l=301 No personal interest, but they say nice enough things about the binoculars: ...Mike
  10. mfunnell

    Vortex Diamondback updates

    It looks like Vortex is revamping its Diamondback binocular line-up. B&H Photo is advertising the new models for pre-order with availability mid-April 2016. The specifications have changed and it seems they will be available in both green and black. I've no other information, nor any...
  11. mfunnell

    Opticron 10x50 Discovery WP PC - 1st impressions

    I decided I wanted ("needed" would be too strong a word) a set of 10x binoculars to supplement my assorted lower-magnification bins. I didn't want to spend a lot of money because I think lower magnification suits me in most circumstances, with 8x being a nice compromise for general usage (while...
  12. mfunnell

    Injured Rainbow Lorikeet

    Over the last few days I've had a rainbow lorikeet (frequent visitors around here) spending a lot of time in the grevillia in my front yard. The bird appears to be injured but recovering. I've not interfered, because the poor thing does appear to be recovering (and I have checked with a friend...
  13. mfunnell

    Diamondback 8x28 oddities

    ...diverted from http://www.birdforum.net/showthread.php?t=311261 That's good advice - which I've taken. I've worked the mechanism, and it seems OK. If it is mis-assembly of some sort (and I'm inclined to think it might be) then it seems solid mis-assembly. (Does that make it better or...
  14. mfunnell

    Thanks to the forum: Terra EDs just what I was after

    Having arrived here while trying to research binoculars, I think it's only polite to say "thank you" to those of you (pretty much all of you who have been regular posters over the last few years) for guiding my research to a successful conclusion. Having almost no knowledge of binoculars...
  15. mfunnell

    Hello from Oz

    G'day to all on the forum. I came here on a kind of sideways path (I was researching binoculars and the site came up in a search), then thought I'd stop and have a look around. Despite entering via the side door, I am interested in the birdlife here in Australia (some of it quite colourful)...
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