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  1. jaymoynihan

    Monovid 8x20 monocular

    This is a 8x20 monocular of very high optical quality. It's FOV is 6.3 degrees. Eye relief is 15mm. Close focus is 5.9'. Close focus with its auxilliary close focus lense is 8"-10". I do use both hands when using the monovid. 1 to hold the monovid, and 1 to focus it. Now, hand vibration will...
  2. jaymoynihan

    Review by 'jaymoynihan' on item 'Yosemite BX-1 8x30'

    These are the second generation of the Yosemite porro, deemed the BX-1. The only difference i am aware of between it and its predecessor is that this one has close focus, rated at 11', and for me in practice, 9'. FOV is about 7.5 degrees. Also the armor on the porro prism housings has a...
  3. jaymoynihan

    Yosemite BX-1 8x30

    Low price porro prism with for the price, usable, quality optics.
  4. jaymoynihan

    Review by 'jaymoynihan' on item '8x32 Golden Ring binoculars'

    As above, my pair, purchased new, is the HD model. I have rated this pair as an "8", simply because i rated my Nikon 8x32 SE as a 9. The above description in comparison to the SE is accurate to my eye. There is little I can add to the above. The control of chromatic abberation is very good...
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    Review by 'jaymoynihan' on item 'Papilio 8.5x21'

    REVISED from 2008, 09/07/2011: I recently purchased a pair of Pentax's Papilio 8.5x21 Binoculars. My areas of primary interest include animal behavior, specifically of American Crows, and of ants. I hoped the glasses could do both in a pinch. The Papilio's ($110-139, USD) are marketed primariliy...
  6. jaymoynihan

    Papilio 8.5x21

    a compact, extremely close focus binocular.
  7. jaymoynihan

    Review by 'jaymoynihan' on item '8x32 Superior E'

    I got a pair of these a few months back. Instead of just stating again how excellent they truly are, just assume I repeated all the good comments listed above. :) I am one of the lucky eyeglass wearers that does not have the black-out problem. No black-outs, view while panning also great, no...
  8. jaymoynihan

    Review by 'jaymoynihan' on item 'Audubon 828 HHS'

    I would essentially say the same as Scryeball\'s fine description. Have been using these off and on (with other binos) for about 2 months. I will add that color correction is good also. They are not quite as sharp as the porroprism Swift Audubon models, but in actually field use, that does not...
  9. jaymoynihan

    Review by 'jaymoynihan' on item '8x30 BGAT'

    I purchased the 150th Anniversary version in January 2007. My binoculars are Zeiss (7x42 classics), Leica, Swifts. This 8x30 is very similar in optical "feel" to the 7x42 model, but not as bright. If you are a fan of the 7x42 classics, and its "easy view".:t:
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