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edwincjones
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what is left?
recent Terras and HTs
time to upgrade the old IS
maybe they listened to posts here and coming out with a new 7x42-doubt it
digital binoculars
just something to get my money
edj
recent Terras and HTs
time to upgrade the old IS
maybe they listened to posts here and coming out with a new 7x42-doubt it
digital binoculars
just something to get my money
edj
edwincjones
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personally, I hope that it is something different,
not just more of the same-will little variation
edj
not just more of the same-will little variation
edj
edwincjones
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10-20x60IS
let's use those new patents
edj
let's use those new patents
edj
David in NC
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Remember Henry dropped hints about a possible 7X
NDhunter
Experienced observer
The IS binoculars may be a nice advancement, but do birders use a 10-20 power binocular ?
I think not.
Jerry
stereotruckdriver
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This, I would certainly take a hard look.
Then my wife could use the sv?
Having a hard time hooking her up with good glass.
Tired of trying the cheaper models she just gets frustrated.
If she would just use regular glasses maybe the problem would be solved?
I don't wear glasses when using binoculars so my frustration is building.
Bryce...
edwincjones
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well, I use a leica duovid 10+15x50 for shore birds
sometimes 10x is just not enough
edj
NDhunter
Experienced observer
Well, you just answered your own question, if it works for you then
that is very good enough for me. I do like any advancement in the
optics world.
This post started about the Zeiss promo on the website for a new
binocular for birders. Trust me, it will not be a countdown for a new
$4,000. IS super binocular.
Jerry
Hermann
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I personally don't think it will be a new 8x32 HT. I believe a new range catering explicitly for birders is more likely, starting with 42mm models with large fields of view.
Hermann
edwincjones
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larger FOV would be nice
edj
edj
Every time one of the big names comes out with a new top model, they tell us that it will let us see birds like never before or provide a totally new experience or for the first time show us nature in its true vibrancy etc. What we get is typically 1-3 % more light throughput or 4 % wider field of view or 60 cm closer near focus or something equally earth-shattering. SV's sharp to the edge is one of the few exceptions, since it really was the first sharp-to-the-edge binocular, but even here we can justifiably be of many opinions about the value of the feature in real day-to-day birding. In addition, it has happened more than once and with more than one big name that a mysterious and highly anticipated launch turns to a lingering wait for the actual product to hit the shelves in any significant numbers.
So let's calm down and enjoy the birds we can see now with the optics we own at present.
On a more serious and obsessive note, the picture in the teaser shows something very much resembling the current HT from the front. That makes me doubt the models would incorporate IS, which would be the only thing that would make me interested in personally owning one, not just reviewing it. IS is also a feature that would benefit hunters just as much as birders, so I'm inclined to think that the novelty is going to be in something like what I outlined in the first paragraph above, even though that was written with satirical intent.
Kimmo
So let's calm down and enjoy the birds we can see now with the optics we own at present.
On a more serious and obsessive note, the picture in the teaser shows something very much resembling the current HT from the front. That makes me doubt the models would incorporate IS, which would be the only thing that would make me interested in personally owning one, not just reviewing it. IS is also a feature that would benefit hunters just as much as birders, so I'm inclined to think that the novelty is going to be in something like what I outlined in the first paragraph above, even though that was written with satirical intent.
Kimmo
james holdsworth
Consulting Biologist
Birders don't want IS, or else we would be seeing far more of the Canon's in the field. They have a good rep. and good optics but I have only ever run across 2 in the field in all my years.
With low mag. bins I almost never feel the need for any sort of IS, and would feel the extra weight / bulk / complexity / cost / fragility / battery life worries - issues an unnecessary burden. Give me a balanced package and outstanding optics and I'm good to go, although I realize the older set may see benefits in the IS, although likely not in the packages offered currently.
With low mag. bins I almost never feel the need for any sort of IS, and would feel the extra weight / bulk / complexity / cost / fragility / battery life worries - issues an unnecessary burden. Give me a balanced package and outstanding optics and I'm good to go, although I realize the older set may see benefits in the IS, although likely not in the packages offered currently.
edwincjones
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what do we really need that we do not already have?
I have a dozen binoculars that I have collected over 18 years,
and it is getting harder to find something different worth buying
some want a high quality 7x
we are getting more high quality mid priced models
seems like we have enough $2-3000 pairs
like 7x, IS and zoom have very small markets
sadly, Kimmo is probably right
???
edj
I have a dozen binoculars that I have collected over 18 years,
and it is getting harder to find something different worth buying
some want a high quality 7x
we are getting more high quality mid priced models
seems like we have enough $2-3000 pairs
like 7x, IS and zoom have very small markets
sadly, Kimmo is probably right
???
edj
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perterra
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I've never found any with dcent eye relief yet.
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