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How good is Leica's warranty?
I recently purchased a pair of Leica 12X50 Ultravids from a Leica dealer who was selling them on eBay. They were a "demo" pair, but had purportedly been kept in a glass display case and never used in the field. As such, they had the full warranty. Once they arrived, I was immediatlely... -
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Zeiss Dialyt 7x42
Hi Sancho, The last pair of these to sell on eBay was an almost pristine looking pair (darn near looked brand new) with both T and P coatings and sold for $920.00. I've seen another pair sell for over $1000 within the last year, so I'm not so sure that 700 Euros is completely out of line... -
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Removing dust from lenses
Thanks to all who responded. Steve and Howard, those were great links on the subject, and I can see there is more to this than I had suspected. Those links confirmed my suspicions that dust removal was the most important, and that deeper cleaning should be held to a minimum if one wants to...- Dean L
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Removing dust from lenses
Having tried and been disappointed with the standard blower camel hair brushes that many use for removing dust from lenses, I decided to pick up a can of compressed gas like they use for blowing the dust out of electronic components and computer keyboards. However, when I read the labels on the...- Dean L
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Upgrading from Trinovid BA to Ultravid HD
Thank you, Brock. That experience is considered and considerable. What you say makes perfect sense, and may indeed be a contributing factor. However, I mount these on a monopod for most of my birding, and I study these critters for quite some time. These big birds, like Great Egrets and... -
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Upgrading from Trinovid BA to Ultravid HD
Jerry, interesting to me that you have seen your first Canada goose coming home. I live in Arizona on a small man-made lake (pond?), and the tremendous amount of water fowl that visits every day is the thing that got me interested in birding. We've had hoards of Canada geese here on the lake... -
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Upgrading from Trinovid BA to Ultravid HD
John, as an audiophile for over 30 years, can I ever relate to your comments regarding measurement vs. sound; and I, too, have been seeing a high correlation between audio gear and binoculars as it relates to measurement vs. perception. That said, I do feel measurement of optical parameters in... -
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Monarch vs Dielectric Monarch.
Nothing like an A/B comparison, eh Brock (or was that an A/B/C comparison)? Dean -
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10x42SE vs Zeiss 10x42FL
Thanks, Spyglass. I've been watching some of the bins that you mentioned on e-bay. If I didn't have a pair of 12X50 SEs on order, I'd probably be trying to bag a pair of used FLs, though I certainly don't need them. However, if Zeiss produced a 12X50 FL T, I might be tempted to take out a... -
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10x42SE vs Zeiss 10x42FL
My guess is that both Fireform and RJM are correct. When the quallity of optics gets to the level that these two bins possess, the sample to sample variations can be sufficient to allow either brand to be superior to the other, depending on the level of excellent of each sample. Add in the... -
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Nikon SE binoculars and ED lens
Nikon 12X50 SE availability If there are any of you who have been pining for a pair of Nikon 12X50 SEs, but haven't acted because you know they have been discontinued, here's an update. As some may know, I've had a pair of these on order for over a month, and just today received another update... -
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Anyone ever used Fujinon 14X40 IS binos?
Thanks, Etudiant, though I don't know that I would call it a review as much as an impressions report. As one might discern, I'm not terribly technical, but I do see well. Ergonomics? It has all the ergonomics of a brick with a handstrap. I actually like the handstrap, however, and the bins...- Dean L
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Anyone ever used Fujinon 14X40 IS binos?
NWBirder, All I can tell you is that there was no difference in sharpness between IS being on or off. That was one of its great virtues, IMHO. In terms of overall sharpness, I didn't use anything as sophisticated as a resolution chart, but rather a Eucalyptus tree in back of my home that's...- Dean L
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Anyone ever used Fujinon 14X40 IS binos?
Since this thread died on the vine, I surmised that no one here had any actual experience with the Fujinons. So, I ordered a pair and tried them for myself. So, if you're interested, here's my assessment. First, the IS at 14X is the best I have experienced--considerably more stable than the...- Dean L
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Nikon SE binoculars and ED lens
Hi John, Sounds like you're doing great for 75 years young. I knew what you meant, but I was attempting to inject a bit of humor. I certainly hope you were in no way offended, as no offense was intended. All the Best, Dean -
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Nikon SE binoculars and ED lens
Hi Jerry, Yes, I do wear eyeglasses when viewing, and yes I did get a new prescription after my last exam. As I said, the resolution of both pairs of my binos really improved after I had that exam (and got the new prescription). The adjustment of the right diopter always comes out virtually... -
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Canon IS 18x50
Hi Rick, To be sure, I don't have an optical bench, and clearly I was rounding my measurements--No sub-millimeter accuracy here. The bins were mounted and a bright light source was placed on the objective lens side to get highly defined exit pupils. I used a metric ruler to do the... -
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Nikon SE binoculars and ED lens
Hi, Ron. Well, I've been picky as hell all my life. I guess that's another reason that, unlike John, I don't have any females lined up to hold my binos.:'D Sounds like you got a wonderful buy on those Leicas. How do they compare to the FLs? I assume your FLs might be only 8 power. Let me... -
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Nikon SE binoculars and ED lens
John, To be sure, I don't look for CA--it just shows up. Sometimes, however, my eyes seem better behaved and it's completely absent; other times not. You must be a relatively young man, John. When I was younger I might have been able to find several women interested in handling my binos as... -
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Nikon SE binoculars and ED lens
Rick, I would agree that the higher power exacerbates the IS "fuzzies", but there were other issues as well. Right now, my 10X42Ls are my favorite binos all around. Any shortcomings they have are really minor, and they have a quality of really enlarging the image while presenting a very... -
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Nikon SE binoculars and ED lens
Brock, Thanks for the slew of suggestions. I'm afraid many of those are beyond my comfort level in terms of cost. However, a Zeiss 15X56 FL might tempt me to take out a second mortgage. The Vortex line hasn't proven workable for me due to my fairly narrow IPD. I tried the 15X56 Kaibab... -
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Nikon SE binoculars and ED lens
Hi Rick. Elsewhere I have written of my experiences with the Canon 15X50 IS bins. I have tried three different pairs, and was frustrated with all three. One pair had adequately controlled CA, but the other two did not. The image stabilization was not nearly as good as on my 10X42Ls (two... -
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Nikon SE binoculars and ED lens
No, Brock, I haven't ever seen one. Maybe 12X50 SE owners will be the first to identify a new variant? I'm sure they would, but I haven't found any. Even the Swarovski 15X56 at 3 times the cost of the 12X SEs don't use ED glass, and I can see plenty of CA with them (yes, I've tried them on... -
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Nikon SE binoculars and ED lens
Yeah, Steve, that Kowa Prominar would be great, provided I was purchasing it with your money. :t: I could buy about 7 pairs of 12X50 SEs for the same cost. Dean -
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Nikon SE binoculars and ED lens
Bob and Steve, Thanks for your assessment. Yes, I am very sensitive to CA, and because of it, I only own two pairs of bins: The Nikon 8X32 SEs and the Canon 10X42Ls. Both of these have very well controlled CA, with the Canon being slightly superior to the Nikon in this parameter...