I started working out. I can bench press 50 pounds now with my girly arms. I think it is enough for a 42mm.Stone the bl**dy crows Dennis -- how much can a Koala bear?!
You'd have to be a flammin' Galah to believe that you're seriously contemplating toting a whopping great ×42mm --- unless of course, you've had a chest hair transplant you'd like to tell us about?!! .........
Chosun :gh:
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New Zeiss Victory SF !!!!!! (1 Viewer)
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I was going to order one yesterday and then I started reading all the stuff about Zeiss not shipping the correct size objective covers and the defective eyepieces sticking and then I thought this is a $2500 binocular and Zeiss doesn't even check that they shipped the right size objective covers. What else did they forget? Did they forget to install the field flattener lens? It doesn't give you much confidence in a manufacturer when they are that sloppy especially on a new flagship product! Then I called the place I was going to order it from and the salesman said he had compared the Zeiss 8x42 SF to the Swarovski Swarovision 8.5x42 and he preferred the Swarovision because it had better color saturation and edges and this is not some green online salesman it is somebody who has a lot of experience with optics. He wasn't even that excited about the Zeiss SF. Probably getting too many returns. Anyway that was enough to make me decide to wait awhile until Zeiss gets the bugs out of the eyepieces and manages to put the correct size objective covers in the box. I really don't see Swarovski pulling that kind of nonsense. I think I am going to wait until I see some GOOD reviews from somebody that knows what they are talking about and also give Zeiss some time to get the bugs out of these. Zeiss's warranty isn't as good as Swarovski either. Those Germans are like "If you don't like it too bad buy a Bushnell".
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But what about your neck Dennis?
Maybe you should start wearing 3 gold chains and medallions instead of just the one, so you can build up those neck muscles. :t:
Lee
I don't want to ruin my sex life just to carry a 42mm. I would stay with a 32mm.
You think my neck would get bigger than a cricket bat then?
jan van daalen
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Odd sort of comparison Dennis: how did cricket bats get in here?
Have you seen a cricket bat? You wouldn't want a neck like one.
Just thinking about the extra weight you would be carrying and a bit of neck strengthening might help.
However you should get your priorities right and answer Jan's question first just in case something more serious is at risk :eek!:
Lee
bh46118
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This could be Dennis with a little exercise and training. Handling those 42's will help him get there.:-O
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-DEOsJup1bw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-DEOsJup1bw
Never mind.
Jesus. Did you see that bar bend? What happens if he can't get it back up who is going to help him? That sucker is one strong animal! And his name is Tiny!
Good idea but it would scare the birds away. At least the type I am trying to observe.
Chosun Juan said my neck was as skinny as a cricket bat. I have been to New Zealand so I have seen them.
Actually CJ said your shoulders (not your neck) were like a cricket bat and I have no idea what she meant by this, but being flummoxed by what
CJ comes out with is nothing new, as I am sure you will agree:-O.
I can see an SF coming to a shelf near you Dennis. And what a perfect companion for your SV 32 it would be.
Lee
HighNorth
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Yeah, I hope my SF arrives safely too! If it arrives on Thursday or earlier, I might head off to Vadsø during the weekend to test it out on some Steller's Eiders! :-O
According to my almanac, the sun was to return on the 16th on our latitude, but the weather has been overcast and snowy for the last couple of days, so I haven't been able to spot it. I has become noticeably brighter during daylight hours though! :t:
A friend of mine actually took a good picture of the Lovejoy comet with his DSLR and telephoto lens, but he said he could not spot it using ordinary (8x) binoculars. I tried to find it with my telescope, but wasn't able to locate it either. I think I need some more experience when it comes to star hopping!
. Hopefully, you will receive the binocular and not ladies clothing like last time.
Comet Lovejoy is of course at a lower elevation for you, but it should be easy in the 8×42 SF if you get the position right. The wide field of view of the Zeiss 8×42 SF and the good performance should probably make it fairly easy to find the Comet. It is just visible to the unaided eyes from a dark location but will be getting fainter.
There is, I think, a total eclipse of the Sun on 20th of March 2015 visible from Svalbard or Spitsbergen. The problem is that I think Svalbard has a lot of cloud. And polar bears
I think where you are and I am it might be a partial eclipse of 85% about.
Of course, one has to use safe filters when viewing the Sun.
It must be nice to have daylight again.
Comet Lovejoy is of course at a lower elevation for you, but it should be easy in the 8×42 SF if you get the position right. The wide field of view of the Zeiss 8×42 SF and the good performance should probably make it fairly easy to find the Comet. It is just visible to the unaided eyes from a dark location but will be getting fainter.
There is, I think, a total eclipse of the Sun on 20th of March 2015 visible from Svalbard or Spitsbergen. The problem is that I think Svalbard has a lot of cloud. And polar bears
I think where you are and I am it might be a partial eclipse of 85% about.
Of course, one has to use safe filters when viewing the Sun.
It must be nice to have daylight again.
bh46118
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The ensuing " Why the the 8X42 SF is the best birding binocular in the world." will be epic. The reigning post count record will surely be in jeopardy. :-O
[OT] Aren't there any at Nesseby church anymore? That used to be a pretty good spot for Steller's ...
Hermann
perterra
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For me the current alphas arent a big improvement over a Conquest HD.
perterra
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LOL
bh46118
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:eek!::eek!::eek!::eek!::eek!::eek!::king:
