Wow! A pretty impressive assembly.
What on earth is that knife in the first photo?
It looks like a single piece design with a tool fitting integral to the heft.
Is it a bayonet of some kind or what?
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What binoculars do you think have the most WOW factor! (1 Viewer)
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Wow! A pretty impressive assembly.
What on earth is that knife in the first photo?
It looks like a single piece design with a tool fitting integral to the heft.
Is it a bayonet of some kind or what?
steve@37n84w
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That's looks like a picture before and after 5S.
Steve C
Well-known member
In many ways we are alike. We pay extra for John Deere Machinery. It costs more, uses less fuel, pulls more efficiently, lasts longer, and has better resale value. So far the stuff comes off the line with good parts. It is the replacement parts you get that is (or can be anyway) the pits.
But lets put something in perspective here. Your rant got started by Dennis's rant about Chinese QC. In simple point of fact we are talking about a fault with the eye cup that can be fixed in about a minute with some contact cement. We are talking about a very INEXPENSIVE binocular here. We are not talking about a costly item. For $200 you better expect some corners to be cut. What kind of quality do you think you might get with a German $200 binocular. I know that last is kind of an oxymoron, but nobody will make a fault free QC binocular at $200.
Dennis is acting like the QC fault he says he found is threatening life as we know it on this planet. Dennis was just being predictable, we all knew he would find or invent something to throw that binocular under the bus.
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Sorry. I have had a lot of binoculars and I have never had an eyecup fall off EVER much less after two weeks of very little use. My reasoning is if they can't attach an eyecup correctly what else is amiss on these binoculars that will raise it's ugly head 6 months down the road. Let me ask this. Has ANYBODY had an eyecup fall off on their alpha binocular EVER? This makes me lose confidence in these binoculars. If it doesn't bother you buy them. Even at $200.00 the eyecup should not fall off. My Nikon Monarchs were LESS than $200.00 and I had them for three years and the eyecups didn't fall off. I don't care what you say there is a problem with Chinese QC. I don't think the eyecups should just be glued on. I think their should be some kind of mechanical attachment to hold them on.
bh46118
Well-known member
A large FOV is a good thing to have for several reasons as long as the central image doesn't suffer to much because of it. The main benefit for me, above and beyond the more expansive feel of the image and the ability to find things easier, is the way it keeps CA farther away from the center. I see it as more of a tool for CA management than the other benefits. Just a random thought for what it's worth.
I am changing my thinking on FOV. I always thought bigger was better but anymore I am thinking 380 to 400 feet is good enough if you have have a big sweet spot and pretty good edges. I think I would rather have a good quality 400 FOV with less distortion than a 450 FOV with a lot of field curvature and poor edges. Think Nikon SE or Opticron HR WP porro's.
Upper 300 lower 400 has always worked for me.
The more minimal the distortion and the sharper the edges... the better; my preferences.
CG
Steve C
Well-known member
OK, so the build quality is not acceptable. That still leaves QC issues on an inexpensive binocular. That should be accepted as a risk at low price levels. I am not now, nor was I ever, taking up the QC issues. If you have upper level QC needs, buy upper level
. My point was that Dennis was being predictable. Just like every other Dennis binocular, the Bresser went from terrific to a pile of junk.
Unacceptable compared to what other binoculars in the $200.00 class? Or does this particular binocular in your hand have specific problems which you will point out to the readers here?
Exactly my preferences.
I found a pair of Opticron 8x42 HRWP porro's on Ebay from Ireland for $280.00 shipped and they said new so I bought them and then the guy said he dropped them and broke the objective lens. Can you believe that? Now I am in a dispute trying to get my money back. Oh the joys and risks of Ebay.
Wow, Dennis will love this one...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a53w35--K8k
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a53w35--K8k
steve@37n84w
Well-known member
Dennis
I think the law of averages just caught up with you. When you're buying two or three binos a week it's just a matter of time until some of the transactions go awry.
Steve
PM me details, Dennis. I´ll see can I track the guy down here and have some Bad Dudes with blowtorches go visit him and get all Medieval on his a..e.
NDhunter
Experienced observer
This isn't the first time and it won't be the last I am sure. All those Irish want to do is drink and go to the pub. He was probably drunk and dropped them.
