I had a lot of trouble with blackouts until I realized that they all alleviate themselves when moved away from the eyes. Since I like so many small binoculars it's become the norm for me to space the binoculars out to wherever I get the best view through each pair of binoculars and I think it's the biggest trouble for those mostly accustomed to using binoculars which don't require any special treatment during usage.
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8x32 Dilemma? (1 Viewer)
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I considered the Maven 8x30. The 6x30 is very good. However, the eye relief is very short on that model for us eyeglass wearers. The Verano is less expensive, but the Zeiss is on sale since it is likely being replaced. A dilemma indeed.
I often wondered when the Zeiss Conquest might be updated. To me....it feels 'old'...and I know that is an intangible but something that just hit me when I saw it. Just old....but not old enough to make it a classic. Just an old feel and look. I would take the Verano still.
The Verano is tempting as well. Less expensive, but still good glass. However, I finally went with the Conquest. Better fov and close focus. At the new discount price I figured I didn't have much to lose.
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Excellent choice, just received mine.
Delightful bino's and fully waterproof as 10 minutes in the River Vyrnwy has proved. Enjoy!
Yep. Get a bag of popcorn and I will begin......are you sitting comfortably?
Once upon a time there was this very dapper Irishman living in Wales with the Keeper of the Purse (KOTP) and his beloved Rottie. He was a kindly man but after a disasterous experience with a pair of supposedly waterproof binoculars he vowed to dunk every new pair he bought from thence in the magical waters of the River Vyrnwy. Magical because it is beautiful, fast flowing ........and very wet.
The recent arrival of a pair of 'waterproof' Leica's and Zeiss binoculars meant that a visit to the waters was in order and so, along with Archie, he walked at a fast Infantrymans pace (140 to the minute to be precise) to the river bank and lowered the bino's to a depth of 1.5m, or 4'11', for 10 minutes using some old para-cord from his mispent days exiting perfectly serviceable aircraft.
Using a 33 year old Rolex Submariner (a 40th Birthday present from the KOTP) as his principal timepiece he noted that the ten minute marker on the uni-directional bezel was aligned with the minute hand and this was the signal to raise the bino's from the waters.
Hallelujah! Not a drop of the precious H2O had overcome the seals, a quick pat with some absorbent paper and caramba!, both were ready to observe the inquisitive family of Swans, who watched the two lunatics from a safe distance with an aura of disbelief and Swan-like indifference.
But the intrepid pair were not finished. Time to check out the toughness claim of the masculine Zeiss's. The elegant Leica's were left out of the next phase as they are a tad more feminine than the combat-ready Zeiss's and were not built to be dragged through the fields on a harness powered by a 45kg Rottweiler. And Leica, deep in the Portugese countryside do not shout out the Teutonic claims of toughness that eminate from Germany.
The Zeiss was clipped to Archie who, having been briefed on the exact test route to take, sped off as only a Rottie, who has clocked a Bonio dog biscuit dangling from a fence post, can.
It would be true to say that at this point, an element of 'WTF did I do that for' entered his Malt sozzled brain but the test must go ....err, on.
Bonio digested, the Zeiss were returned, unclipped and given the once over and to his astonishment they were in 'as new' condition.
'Tis true' he exclaimed in that soft and lilting tone that those who hail from Tipperary are blessed with, 'the Wizards of Oberkochern do not speak with forked tongue. Dem Conquests are as tough as old boots.'
The End.
Hermann
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Another true story: In the 1980s I worked as a voluntary warden at Minsmere in the summer. In one year the warden, let's call him Jeremy (because that's what he was called), received a new binocular from a well-known Austrian company for testing. That pair was claimed to be waterproof, so Jeremy put it in a bucket full of water and put a big stone on top of it so it couldn't float to the top.
The next morning all the voluntary wardens met at Jeremy's cottage, and he got the binocular out of the bucket. It was waterproof. Even Jeremy was quite impressed.
Hermann
The next morning all the voluntary wardens met at Jeremy's cottage, and he got the binocular out of the bucket. It was waterproof. Even Jeremy was quite impressed.
Hermann
