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<blockquote data-quote="Kevin Purcell" data-source="post: 1713857" data-attributes="member: 68323"><p>Search the forum for a few reviews and comments on Meopta.</p><p></p><p>They're an interesting company that started off as a "Photokino" (cine camera and projector) equipment maker before WW2 in Slovakia then became part of the state apparatus (making military optics) during the Communist period and then moved to the Czech Republic and became a private company in the 1990s. </p><p></p><p>They still make military and civilian optics and have been slowly expanding their sphere. They do OEM work for Zeiss (Diascopes and the Riflescopes) and Cabelas European brand. </p><p></p><p>They have recently been building their civilian brand with a "higher end" bins (that have a unique Central European feel ... the wool felt bag and the objective covers on twine) that are well liked here. This is their first venture to the mid-range and looks a bit more conventional.</p><p></p><p>The other interesting point is they're using Czech parts and assembling them in the US (by whom would be an interesting question to answer) which I suspect will appeal to a lot of American "Huntin', Shootin' and Fishin'" folks.</p><p></p><p>I think these bins could be a hit if the quality is not too far from the current Meopta 8x32.</p><p></p><p>The only comment from someone who has looked through them I've found so far is by "RifleDude" on this thread:</p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.opticstalk.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=21477&PID=274414" target="_blank">http://www.opticstalk.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=21477&PID=274414</a></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I suspect a question over there will get some more details from Rifledude and Koshkin especially as Koshkin said "he's tried a lot of 6x32 bins" in this thread</p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.opticstalk.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=19206" target="_blank">http://www.opticstalk.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=19206</a></p><p></p><p>I asked here</p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.opticstalk.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=19206&PID=275056#275056" target="_blank">http://www.opticstalk.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=19206&PID=275056#275056</a></p><p></p><p>I hadn't checked EO: nice catch. $349.</p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.eagleoptics.com/binoculars/meopta/meopta-meopro-6-5x32-binocular" target="_blank">http://www.eagleoptics.com/binoculars/meopta/meopta-meopro-6-5x32-binocular</a></p><p><a href="http://www.eagleoptics.com/binoculars/meopta/meopta-meopro-8x42-binocular" target="_blank">http://www.eagleoptics.com/binoculars/meopta/meopta-meopro-8x42-binocular</a></p><p><a href="http://www.eagleoptics.com/binoculars/meopta/meopta-meopro-10x42-binocular" target="_blank">http://www.eagleoptics.com/binoculars/meopta/meopta-meopro-10x42-binocular</a></p><p></p><p>It would of course be interesting to compare them to the Vortex 6.5x32 Fury, Vortex 6x32 Viper, Leupold Katmai 6x32, Leupold 6x30, EO Range 6x32 and even the 6.5x32 Vortex/EO porros.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Kevin Purcell, post: 1713857, member: 68323"] Search the forum for a few reviews and comments on Meopta. They're an interesting company that started off as a "Photokino" (cine camera and projector) equipment maker before WW2 in Slovakia then became part of the state apparatus (making military optics) during the Communist period and then moved to the Czech Republic and became a private company in the 1990s. They still make military and civilian optics and have been slowly expanding their sphere. They do OEM work for Zeiss (Diascopes and the Riflescopes) and Cabelas European brand. They have recently been building their civilian brand with a "higher end" bins (that have a unique Central European feel ... the wool felt bag and the objective covers on twine) that are well liked here. This is their first venture to the mid-range and looks a bit more conventional. The other interesting point is they're using Czech parts and assembling them in the US (by whom would be an interesting question to answer) which I suspect will appeal to a lot of American "Huntin', Shootin' and Fishin'" folks. I think these bins could be a hit if the quality is not too far from the current Meopta 8x32. The only comment from someone who has looked through them I've found so far is by "RifleDude" on this thread: [url]http://www.opticstalk.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=21477&PID=274414[/url] I suspect a question over there will get some more details from Rifledude and Koshkin especially as Koshkin said "he's tried a lot of 6x32 bins" in this thread [url]http://www.opticstalk.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=19206[/url] I asked here [url]http://www.opticstalk.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=19206&PID=275056#275056[/url] I hadn't checked EO: nice catch. $349. [url]http://www.eagleoptics.com/binoculars/meopta/meopta-meopro-6-5x32-binocular[/url] [url]http://www.eagleoptics.com/binoculars/meopta/meopta-meopro-8x42-binocular[/url] [url]http://www.eagleoptics.com/binoculars/meopta/meopta-meopro-10x42-binocular[/url] It would of course be interesting to compare them to the Vortex 6.5x32 Fury, Vortex 6x32 Viper, Leupold Katmai 6x32, Leupold 6x30, EO Range 6x32 and even the 6.5x32 Vortex/EO porros. [/QUOTE]
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