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    Nikon 8x32 HG L –*broken rainguard

    A few days ago the rainguard of my Nikon 8x32 HG L broke into two pieces, rendering it even more difficult to use than it was before. See attached photo. The crack started at one end and quickly spread to failure over a few days of use. I have a fractionally narrower than average...
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    Is the premium ~200 g binocular dying? (8x20)

    Zeiss and Swarovski have dropped their 8x20 models, notionally replacing them with 8x25 models of much greater weight and bulk. If recent history is any guide, where these two go, the entire industry follows (sometimes gasping for breath). For now, Leica does offer the Trinovid and Ultravid in...
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    Nikon SE Porros –*similarities and differences

    Nikon SE Porros – similarities and differences I have a Nikon 8x32 SE that lives up to its reputation as a fine and practical instrument. I’m wondering how the 10x42 compares, especially in regard to being able to compensate for my myopia (slightly over –6D) at infinity. The 8x32 can (barely)...
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    Help identify Jobst Brandt’s binocular

    Jobst Brandt was a birder among other notable things to me (pioneering cyclist in his native California, noted mechanical engineer, online curmudgeon, hero). In this photo with his brothers, he has a binocular around his neck. But which one? The photo must have been taken between about 2006...
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    Zeiss Dialyt 7x42 B/GA Classic – focusing direction?

    When focusing from a nearby object to a faraway object, which direction (from the user’s perspective) must the focusing ring be turned? Although the direction presumably doesn’t matter in itself, I am used to binoculars that go clockwise. If the Dialyt 7x42 goes clockwise too, I’d be...
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    Nikon EDG 10x32 eyecups: why unadjustable for spectacles wearers?

    If there is one aspect of binoculars that consistently disappoints me, it is the eyecups. You’d think eyecups would be easy after designing a fiendishly complex optical system, but manufacturers mess up in all sorts of ingenious ways. My latest disappointment is the EDG 10x32. The eyecups are...
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    Swarovski SLC 7x42 roofs: model history?

    Hello, all. I haven’t paid much attention to the Swarovski SLC 7x42 over the years. It was always too heavy, I thought. But I’m reconsidering that now, since the SLC 7x42 goes for relatively sane sums of money on the used market, by alpha standards. The more I look at those prices, the more...
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    Strategies for choosing several binoculars with strengths that complement each other?

    Has anyone given much thought to the topic of owning two or more binoculars? Clearly it would be more elegant to have a single versatile binocular that serves all of your needs. I suspect most of us started like that. Hopefully some of us remain there. However, after a while you might come to...
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    Used Nikon SE: what to look for?

    Hello all, Despite my criticism of the Nikon binocular range a few years ago, right here on this forum, I now find myself considering the purchase of a used 8x32 SE. I've noticed several used examples with severely distorted eye-cups. I've also noticed forum threads complaining about the...
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    Have Nikon given up competing with the big three?

    I ask because it's been years since they did anything significant in binoculars. The hallowed SE is optically excellent but you're out of luck unless you want 8, 10 or 12x power with an exit pupil around 4 mm. None of them are waterproof, they're of less than bombproof toughness, and the...
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    Optical arrangement of Bushnell Legend 8x42 roof-prism binocular? (And a rant.)

    'Evening ladies and gents, I recently ordered the Bushnell Legend 8x42 roofs as a Christmas present for my father, whom I suppose would be best described as a casual birder. He has long wanted a decent binocular, and as he particularly enjoys walking in the rain, a waterproof roof-prism design...
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