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  1. brocknroller

    New kid on the block ... Theron Questa

    Don't search for it! As Stephen Ingraham once said when he was writing for Better View Desired, if you look for CA, you may never be able to stop seeing it. But if you stumble upon it, that's a horse of a different color. A lot depends on how sensitive you are to CA. Some people are completely...
  2. brocknroller

    New kid on the block ... Theron Questa

    Mivenho, Welcome to BF, and thank you for that three-way comparison. I've only tried the M7, but I expect to try the Questa next week. I thought the M7 had a "warm" view, so I will probably think the Questa's view is "hot." Considering it was 6* last night, that might not be a bad thing. ;)...
  3. brocknroller

    New kid on the block ... Theron Questa

    Maybe the "free market" isn't as "free" as it's cracked up to be, or maybe it's "cracked" (broken). I think that's why we're seeing people with ideas and values that deviate from the mainstream gaining traction on both side of the fence. The Great Depression taught the formerly fat and content...
  4. brocknroller

    New kid on the block ... Theron Questa

    Since this is a forum for binocular users, I think it's safe bet that aside from the two store owners who post here, members are standing on the buyer's side of the counter, trying to get a straight story from a silver-tongued salesman who's working on commission and trying to sell them...
  5. brocknroller

    New kid on the block ... Theron Questa

    And even statisticians need some historical context to get their facts straight. Stats don't tell the whole story. I've been buying and trying binoculars for nearly 25 years, and until fairly recently (past 5-7 years), there have been very few roof prism binoculars in the $300-$500 range that...
  6. brocknroller

    New kid on the block ... Theron Questa

    Sounds good! Now I've just got to fill those pig's feet jars full of quarters and start pumping iron to prepare myself for the weight. Roofs, closed bridge roofs in particular, feel heavier to me than porros of the same weight. For example, the Swift 804 Audubon was 29 oz. but felt light in my...
  7. brocknroller

    New kid on the block ... Theron Questa

    Frank, Suggestion: It would be easier for those looking for your review if you started the thread with it rather than it being buried under all the opening teasers. I finally found it at post #37! I was looking for how many rotations the Questa's focuser had, which you listed as "1.25...
  8. brocknroller

    New kid on the block ... Theron Questa

    Looks like the Sightron 8x32 BS II has been jilted. Should we expect to see it for sale on eBay soon? :h?: <B>
  9. brocknroller

    New kid on the block ... Theron Questa

    Very nice review, Frank. I always enjoy your use of the Socratic method. So I shall employ it to make a point. Come hither, Plato, and let me ask a question of you. Do you think that AMD (Angular Magnification Distortion) is another name for “rolling ball” as it has been affectionately called...
  10. brocknroller

    New kid on the block ... Theron Questa

    ....Questa, NM.... Don't leave us hanging here, Frank, what's the other reason? Theron's "quest" to make the best binocular in its price range? Brock
  11. brocknroller

    New kid on the block ... Theron Questa

    Uh, oh. We could be heading for another 1,000+ post thread in three years. :smoke: <B>
  12. brocknroller

    New kid on the block ... Theron Questa

    Yes, it was that "slightly outwards angle" in your photo that caused me to ask after I saw that the angle on the Bushnell Custom's objective ring was steeper. "The angle of incidence is equal to the angle of reflection." You will notice whether or not there is an "incidence" of light...
  13. brocknroller

    New kid on the block ... Theron Questa

    Questa La Vista, baby? Lettering on objective rings
  14. brocknroller

    New kid on the block ... Theron Questa

    Yeah, I thought monsoon season would never end, but my front lawn is turning brown (good, less mowing for me). You won't have to wait long to test the wet grib on the Questar, because a storm system is heading your way. Classes start next week, and it's a Penn State tradition for it to rain the...
  15. brocknroller

    New kid on the block ... Theron Questa

    Frank, A difference you didn't mention is that it appears from your photos the Theron version of the McKinley BX-1/Prime ED binoculars has a slimmer body than Mount McKinley, maybe a bit slimmer than the Prime, too, which was one of the criticisms some people had about the McKinley, namely, it...
  16. brocknroller

    New kid on the block ... Theron Questa

    Frank, from what you, yourself, wrote in your OP, it's a clone.... "and just to save some typing for a few folks...they appear to be the same overall platform as the Zen Ray Prime HD and Leupold McKinley but with the refined 2nd generation eye ups and a smooth armor." Not that better eyecups...
  17. brocknroller

    New kid on the block ... Theron Questa

    Johnny Come Lately, The New Clone in Town There's talk on the forums; it sounds so familiar Great expectations, everybody wants to know The features described, we all seem to know them Even though they're advertised like they're something new Johnny come lately, the new clone in town Everybody...
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