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  1. mfunnell

    Sightron "Blue Sky" II 8x32

    Sadly, this seems not to have had a bump in 2022 at all. So I’ll give it one in 2023. :D
  2. mfunnell

    Sightron "Blue Sky" II 8x32

    All the same as the initial reports. Nothing much has changed - they're still very nice binoculars offering excellent value at a low price-point. And, yes, open bridge, dual hinge, then and now. I'm away from home at the moment, so don't have access to my (relatively recent) pair - but if they...
  3. mfunnell

    Sightron "Blue Sky" II 8x32

    I have some cheaper Vortex bins (think: Diamondback, not Razor) and haven't found that any I have fit my Sightrons at all, let alone well. YMMV with the more expensive Vortex options - I haven't tried, so can't say. ...Mike P.S. I find the objective covers that came with my SII BS 8x32s are...
  4. mfunnell

    Sightron "Blue Sky" II 8x32

    I find the objective covers work just fine: they appear to fit fairly securely, and I've attached them to the strap, near the strap lug, with a piece of black shoelace, to make sure I don't lose them when removed for viewing. The rainguard I've lined with successive thicknesses of electrical...
  5. mfunnell

    Sightron "Blue Sky" II 8x32

    Mine too. But I suspect it isn't quite as easy as that to change the optical formulation. As has been said in Australia "when you're on a good thing, stick to it". ...Mike in ads for a brand of fly-spray
  6. mfunnell

    Sightron "Blue Sky" II 8x32

    I've tried the new Diamondback 8x32s. The principal advantages of the Diamondbacks over the Sightron SII Blue Skys are that they're a lot more compact than the Sightrons, have a very close focus and a somewhat wider field of view. But I prefer the Sightrons in pretty much every other way. I...
  7. mfunnell

    Sightron "Blue Sky" II 8x32

    A faint glow of lume-inescence, perhaps? ...Mike
  8. mfunnell

    Sightron "Blue Sky" II 8x32

    The Sightron SII "Blue Sky" 8x32s (the ones I'm familiar with and which this thread is mostly about) are great little sub-US$200 binoculars. The Zeiss HT and SF are over-US$2,000 binoculars (and come in formats larger than 32mm). The list of differences would be extensive and, yes, might well...
  9. mfunnell

    Sightron "Blue Sky" II 8x32

    Size does tend to have it's own "quality" in that the smaller and lighter the binocular the more likely you are to have it with you. Only you can know your own personal trade-off between optical quality and convenience of carrying. I resolved that by spending way too much money on something...
  10. mfunnell

    Sightron "Blue Sky" II 8x32

    I think we're in vociferous agreement here, for the most part, but I really don't believe the dioptre setting on the 2016-model 8x32 Diamondback is the problem per se. I suspected it was, for a while, but what I think is really going on is that the Diamondbacks exhibit such strong curvature of...
  11. mfunnell

    Sightron "Blue Sky" II 8x32

    Thanks for actually reading my review! If the physical size is of lesser concern then I can assure you, from my point of view, that the Sightrons are far superior binoculars. That's not to say the Diamondbacks are bad, as such, but they're not as nicely ordered as the Sightron SII Blue Skys...
  12. mfunnell

    Sightron "Blue Sky" II 8x32

    From your description, I don't think so. I think you should think very seriously about returning them for replacement. ...Mike
  13. mfunnell

    Sightron "Blue Sky" II 8x32

    Well, if it's of any comfort, I bought mine new, quite recently (mid-2015), from Japan from an eBay seller and they are just as good as I expected. They're well into a long production run, now, so I suspect sample variation has stabilised at a fairly low rate. Of course, I can't know that -...
  14. mfunnell

    Sightron "Blue Sky" II 8x32

    Post #1212 And through and through The vorpal blade went snicker-snack! He left it dead, and with its head He went galumphing back. “And hast thou slain the Jabberwock? Come to my arms, my beamish boy! O frabjous day! Callooh! Callay!” He chortled in his joy. ...Mike
  15. mfunnell

    Sightron "Blue Sky" II 8x32

    My contribution to keeping this thread alive: I've just received a set of Sightron 8x32 SII Blue Skys. That's probably a bit of self-indulgence, as my main reason for buying them is simply to see what the fuss is about. I've not really had a chance to form a proper opinion of the view, but it...
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