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    Novel test of resolution.

    After reading on USAF charts etc I tried to think of a reproducibly small standard size of target that might be used to test resolution. And came up with the iPhone 5 retina display screen. My ATX 65 combo can easily resolve the pixels in the iPhone 5 display at minimum focus around 2.1m and...
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    8x32 SE CF compared to my other bins.

    3 days ago I received a pair of the Nikon porros... and bought them only because I've always wondered what a quality pair of porros could show me. While not exactly cheap at $499 US they're not very expensive either so I went for it. I already have: 1. Zeiss ClassiC Dialyt 8x56 B T* (West...
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    • Forum: Nikon
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    Pronounciation of birdname...

    Hi all, Would appreciate a little help with this. What is the correct pronounciation of "KOEL" - the cuckoo of south east Asia / Australia. Common Koel - Eudynamys scolopacea Is it like... 1. Coal? 2. Cool? 3. Cowel (rhyming with "vowel")? 4. Koh - Elle? Or something else? Thanks in advance.
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    Well it broke after 2 months...

    Hi all, I knew about this problem from others experience, just didn't realise it would happen so quickly. My 10x42 Ultravid's objective caps' retention strap broke today. It was the old style cap that is self retaining. A little too clever for its own good. I was mildly annoyed by the two...
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    • Forum: Leica
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    Leica Ultravid eyecup play (looseness) home fix.

    Hello all, When I got my Leica Ultravid 10x42 BR I was disappointed by one thing in particular that to me was almost unforgiveable. The right eyecup had a play of half cm or so upon rotation. I did a search on the forum and found others had noticed this also and they had taken steps of getting...
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    • Forum: Leica
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    Australian 25/12 = summer and birdwatching :)

    Australia is in the throes of summer at this time of the year and the 25th of December is spent at the beach more often than not, barbecuing pieces of animal flesh and having a swim in the 25 degree celsius water :) I always take my binoculars and ipod (with recorded bird call library!). I saw...
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    Mystery bird in Queensland Australia

    Hello all, I was strolling along a path in some grasslands and heard but could not see a bird from between reeds along a grassy area surrounding a creek. This was in metropolitan Brisbane so I can't imagine it is very exotic. I recorded the bird song with my mobile phone so it's not great...
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    Australian Field Guides

    Hello all, I've read regarding Australian field guides recently after completing my own foray into the available options. I'm a relative beginner to birdwatching and hope to refer back to this thread in due course and compare my experiences down the line with those of now. This summary will...
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    Perspective distortion illusion?

    Hi all, While viewing through some 10x42 binoculars today (Leica Ultravid) - I was looking from an angle of roughly 45 degrees to one side of a plasma tv and noticed that the vertical edge further away was longer than the side closer to me resulting in a curious reversal of the perspective one...
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    Speckles on Leica Ultravid 10x42 BR lens elements.

    Hello all, I've photographed some samples of the speckles that I described in another post that are present in my sample of a Leica 10x42 Ultravid. These are very small particles of unknown type. They look like metallic filings (almost like 'glitter' but much smaller). The photographs were...
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    • Forum: Leica
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    Help with Australian bird ID.

    Hello all, When I was at the Whitsunday Islands a few years ago there was a bird the locals called the "Cooloo". I have been unable to identify this bird in several field guides I've got of Australian birds. The general appearance of this bird was similar to a curlew and perhaps that's where...
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    Fingerprints on Zeiss 10x42 FL internal optics.

    Fingerprints on Zeiss 10x42 FL internal optics. (Picture) Hi all, Several people had posted regarding fingerprints on the prisms of their Zeiss FL binoculars. Well to my dismay I examined my sample and found a fingerprint which I have photographed to the best of my ability... Light source...
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    • Forum: Zeiss
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    Zeiss 10x42 FL buying advice.

    Zeiss 10x42 FL review. Hello all, I already own a Zeiss Dialyt 8x56 BGA T* binocular and use them for nightsky observation. I'm now after a smaller pair for more general use and a beginning in birdwatching. I've decided on a pair of 10x to make them sufficiently different from the 8x I...
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    • Replies: 24
    • Forum: Zeiss
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