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Bins under £150 (1 Viewer)
- Thread starter SimonC
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Afternoon Tim,
I expect/know he'll get them. At the moment he uses a pair of Bresser Linear 8x42, optically Ok, nice and light but a sod to focus (usually finishes up borrowing mine!)
I am thinking about a 78ED, in fact I have made one or two enquiries recently about 2nd hand ones. Don't know if I can justify it at this exact moment. Depends partly on whether I go the digiscoping route or DSLR (or even Panasonic FZ10 when/if it ever appears in the UK).
Don't worry simon I'm sure they'll have some left. Warehouse Express offers seem to last for ever (the fieldscope offer has been on nearly all year).
I expect/know he'll get them. At the moment he uses a pair of Bresser Linear 8x42, optically Ok, nice and light but a sod to focus (usually finishes up borrowing mine!)
I am thinking about a 78ED, in fact I have made one or two enquiries recently about 2nd hand ones. Don't know if I can justify it at this exact moment. Depends partly on whether I go the digiscoping route or DSLR (or even Panasonic FZ10 when/if it ever appears in the UK).
Don't worry simon I'm sure they'll have some left. Warehouse Express offers seem to last for ever (the fieldscope offer has been on nearly all year).
Edward woodwood
Member
Hi Nick
I know absolutely nowt about digiscoping but the new Nikon eyepieces arrparently have a 'ring' in them to take a coolpix or like.
I know absolutely nowt about digiscoping but the new Nikon eyepieces arrparently have a 'ring' in them to take a coolpix or like.
Edward woodwood
Member
Hi Steve,
aside from improved waterproofing and given that they take the same eyepieces, what are the benefits of the 82 that justify the much larger price tag?
I haven't used anything over 60 mm ever so I'm really in the dark here.
aside from improved waterproofing and given that they take the same eyepieces, what are the benefits of the 82 that justify the much larger price tag?
I haven't used anything over 60 mm ever so I'm really in the dark here.
scampo
Steve Campsall
Tim
I don't really know as I never used the 78. What Nikon say is that the new scope is waterproof and the new eyepieces are now fully multicoated.
The old scope had so many good reviews and with the new eyepieces, I should think it would be a very fine piece of kit. And those prices are amazing, really - and genuine reductions, too. I bought the 82ED because I was stuck with a faulty Opticron scope from In Focus and it seemed a good idea at the time (needless to say I didn't have my wife with me but did have my credit card...).
I don't really know as I never used the 78. What Nikon say is that the new scope is waterproof and the new eyepieces are now fully multicoated.
The old scope had so many good reviews and with the new eyepieces, I should think it would be a very fine piece of kit. And those prices are amazing, really - and genuine reductions, too. I bought the 82ED because I was stuck with a faulty Opticron scope from In Focus and it seemed a good idea at the time (needless to say I didn't have my wife with me but did have my credit card...).
scampo
Steve Campsall
Here's the review that first made me think about the Nikon ED78 as a possible future buy...
http://www.alula.fi/GB/index.htm
They rated it second only to the new Zeiss and that was with the old zoom. The new zoom still does not offer quite as wide a field as the Zeiss or Swarovski but the image is pin-sharp edge to edge and bright, clear and contrasty. The 30x wide is also a real beauty - the reviewers call it the best eyepiece bar none.
The slight colour cast noted in the review was a feature of the old zoom that has now been fully corrected with the new design. I think the eye relief is better on the new zoom, too, as I can use specs without difficulty.
http://www.alula.fi/GB/index.htm
They rated it second only to the new Zeiss and that was with the old zoom. The new zoom still does not offer quite as wide a field as the Zeiss or Swarovski but the image is pin-sharp edge to edge and bright, clear and contrasty. The 30x wide is also a real beauty - the reviewers call it the best eyepiece bar none.
The slight colour cast noted in the review was a feature of the old zoom that has now been fully corrected with the new design. I think the eye relief is better on the new zoom, too, as I can use specs without difficulty.
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Edward woodwood
Member
cheers Steve
thanks for going to the trouble - i'll peruse those shortly!
thanks for going to the trouble - i'll peruse those shortly!
I have looked through both the 78 & the 82mm, unfortunately not at the same time. Both were excellent optically so I suppose it depends on whether someone wants to spend £500+ extra on the latest model. Personally I would rather spend the money on a good holiday (just booked easyjet for the Pyrenees in early may, as well as Madrid in March, so if anyone knows a reliable site for Wallcreeper....let me know!). Sorry to have hijacked your thread SimonC, let me know what you think of the Nikon's if/when you get them.
SimonC
Still listing - I'll capsize one day
Nick-on said:
Not a problem Nick! It's all fairly relevant at least. I did actually look at a Nikon 'scope before I bought my Opticron, but the price then was a bit prohibitive (still is really!)
Anyhoo, I've ordered the Bins this morning & they (Warehouse Express) are confident that they'll be despatched by noon, which means there's a strong possibility I'll get them tomorrow. (no biggy if I don't though, as they're meant as my B/day pressie, so they've got 'til New Year!)
I just hope that "postcardcv's" fears don't materialise. I wouldn't normally buy something like this blind but, on the other hand, I'm a sucker for a bargain!
I'll add my thoughts on the bins to this thread once I've got them (you don't have to read them of course
)Cheers
Geoff Brown
Well-known member
My £99 Nikon bins came today and all I can say is excellent value for money. The Freiston RSPB site manager looked through them out of the office window on a dull miserable day and also thought they were excellent value for the money especially as you also get a 24 shot disposable camera from Warehouse Express with them.
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Just tested Nikons' 8x42 DCF HP against Leica & Swa equivalents. For the price, I'd opt for Nikon everytime, same with their Spotting Scopes after comparing them to other 'top notch' Scopes!Geoff Brown said:My £99 Nikon bins came today and all I can say is excellent value for money. The Freiston RSPB site manager looked through them out of the office window on a dull miserable day and also thought they were excellent value for the money especially as you also get a 24 shot disposable camera from Warehouse Express with them.
Top notch bins are not that impressive! Only in the mind of the beholder IMHO.
Only my opinion though
CB
SimonC
Still listing - I'll capsize one day
Hurrah! My £99 Nikons arrived this morning (just before I went out last minute shopping!!)
First impressions are extremely favourable. The twist-up eye cups are, as others have pointed out - quite loose but this doesn't look like it's going to cause any major problems.
The image appears to be very clear and bright (in direct comparison with my old 8x30s - not sure of the make even! got them from In-Focus - £50 new!)
Yet to try them out "in the field" but I'm not expecting any disappointments!
Thanks again to Steve C. for drawing my attention to these Bargain bins, You've made me a very happy bunny!
Cheers & Season's Greetings to all
First impressions are extremely favourable. The twist-up eye cups are, as others have pointed out - quite loose but this doesn't look like it's going to cause any major problems.
The image appears to be very clear and bright (in direct comparison with my old 8x30s - not sure of the make even! got them from In-Focus - £50 new!)
Yet to try them out "in the field" but I'm not expecting any disappointments!
Thanks again to Steve C. for drawing my attention to these Bargain bins, You've made me a very happy bunny!
Cheers & Season's Greetings to all
