Simple as that. I had an old Trinovid that generated a 'wow' every single time I picked it up.
There’s a really good one where he compares the Nocs, SF and NL’s.
I’ve wondered…. Does the guy come here, read and report what he reads here. Too often his comments are dead nuts BF. How does an individual get his hands on enough binos to be able to say with such certainty. Is he a birder, a hunter? Where’s he getting his “experience”? I watched a hunting vid he did couple years ago, was pretty clear he was not a hunter. Compared with Rinella, etc ….
What he says.
Hmm, maybe he does come here, Ion is a birder and hunter as well as a photographer by trade. Maybe it’s his experience mirrors much of what is said here. If you are interested start from number one and you’ll get the whole picture on where he gets the binoculars , which ones he returns or sells and which ones he keeps and why. I’m not sure which video your referring to, but I think anybody with a hunting gun and license, scouting for deer with binoculars sure looks like a hunter to me. As far as experience, that’s another conversation. Hey here’s a thought , maybe BF gets gets its comments from him, cant tell you how many times I’ve heard his less than objective comments repeated here 😳.
I used to watch him. Stopped after I began thinking this way. I think you've flipped it. He says that he does those things. Where? Go back and see if you can find this early hunting one he did. Supposed deer hunt, broad daylight, Cali coast not far from here. Dude's supposedly stalking and whispering, no deer in sight, shiny new black rifle, donated by a gun store, no miles, no patina. Whew. Embarrassing. You do know Steve Rinella, Randy Newberg? Compare and contrast my friend.
Lol. Tom I think your thinking to much into it. No one is saying he’s this big famous hunter guy. He’s just another average Joe (in this case Ion) out there in the field in different scenic areas checking out some nice binoculars , and trying to ad some dramatics. It’s not the sometimes dry boring videos we often see. He makes look like fun, and very much the equipment geek.
Yup, there all just opinions and going about telling their opinions in different ways. It’s a nice refreshing change when the image and build is being discussed about throughout, if that makes any sense.
John I’ve probably watched every one of his vids , and some multiple times. I didn’t watch this one again but if you watch some of the earlier ones where he reviews Ultravids and the Nocs he does mention CA quite a bit. He doesn’t say it’s a deal breaker , he just discusses the amount in comparison to the other alpha category options that he’s also reviewed. CA is a very subjective thing, watching his videos on Leica’s actually prevented me , or should I say put me off from buying the more expensive Leica’s for a while , especially after trying the Trinovid HD which was unacceptable to me at that price point.
There fun Henry, the guy is a character, the scenery is nice , he talks a little bit about the characteristics of the image. Not always accurate, like a half a dozen other review sites some here visit. Apparently there weren’t enough of those people to take the guys schtiick seriously, because the website didn’t really become very successful.
Noctovid sharper
I have both if I had to keep one it would be nl
