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Thoughts ? on Binocular Colors (1 Viewer)

Oprócz czerni i zieleni, innym kolorem nadającym się do użytku w terenie jest ciemnobrązowy, który był używany w niewielkim stopniu przez lata

Kilka ostatnich przykładów to:
• Meopta B1 Plus 8x32 w kolorze czekoladowo-brązowym, który jest jednym z kilku kolorów ostatnio oferowanych przez Meoptę, patrz posty nr 7 i 20 pod adresem : https://www.birdforum.net/threads/meostar-b1-1-plus.395012/

• Blaser Primus 8x30 w kolorze brązowym z czarnym kontrastem, od: https://huntingbinoculars.net/blaser-primus-8x30-vs-swarovski-el-8x32/


A na starym Porros szczególnie atrakcyjne jest połączenie czarnego metalu i ciemnobrązowej skóry ekologicznej:
• Hensoldt Sportsglas 8x30, pochodzący z okresu przedwojennego, z zawsze interesującej strony Gregora Bernarda Classic Binoculars pod adresem : http://classicbinoculars.blogspot.com.au/2014/03/hensoldt-sportglas-8x30.html

• Swarovski Habicht 8x30 z lat pięćdziesiątych XX wieku, pokryty z partii czarnego wulkanitu, który przez dziesięciolecia stopniowo brązowieje,
z aukcji z 2019 r.dakota_at w serwisie eBay


Jan
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Most binoculars are either black or a shade of green
(I guess to blend into background better)
I have an older Zeiss FL with an ugly greenish color.
I have been interested with the SW 32mm sand color,
now SW is coming out with a bright burnt orange in the 32mm NL
(it yells to me "buy me, get me, steal me")
and I did spend an extra $50 to get the red Monovid

What are your thoughts on binocular color,
or does it make any difference?

edj
Any birder seen out with burnt orange binoculars hanging from their necks should be escorted to the appropriate institution !!!
 
I think of the cartoon of thousands of penguins on an ice field,
and one singing "I got to be me, I got to be me"

does color really matter to birding, do we blend in and hide from birds vision with camo or muted colors?
I know that is the conventional wisdom, but is it really true?

edj
 
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so I guess the bottom line of this is, if I get burnt orange binoculars and go with a big birding group;
the trendy birders will say "WOW" and the real birders will keep their distance, if even there

edj
 
So a person wouldn't consider their binoculars a fashion statement, yet at the same time wouldn't be caught a midst 'real birders' with an other than green or black binocular for fear of ridicule ?

Which is it ??


I think it could be an absolutely brilliant marketing plan by Swarovski !

Green for spring, Orange for fall. Sell twice as many because how could you possibly be seen in the field with green binoculares after October first ??

Kind of like the faux pas of wearing white after Labor Day used to be.

And just wait till they come out with white binos for winter use...

Birding accounts for much less than half of my binocular usage. I use them at Road Race tracks (Road America, Sebring etc), on the water looking at other boats (and their fish) and identifying landmarks, ports and houses etc. I use them at air shows and spotting and identifying planes and in my work looking at overhead cables and poles.
 
Most binoculars are either black or a shade of green
(I guess to blend into background better)
I have an older Zeiss FL with an ugly greenish color.
I have been interested with the SW 32mm sand color,
now SW is coming out with a bright burnt orange in the 32mm NL
(it yells to me "buy me, get me, steal me")
and I did spend an extra $50 to get the red Monovid

What are your thoughts on binocular color,
or does it make any difference?

edj
I have a green 'Simon King' 8x32 T*FL and like the colour. But if I had to choose by colour alone, then to my taste the olive green of the Leica 8x20 BCA I bought
In the early 1990s is more attractive. Its useability doesn't match unfortunately! By the way, the green of the FLs will discolour if you keep the rubber bands & attached end covers on. I think colour is a very personal thing though and so you have to decide for yourself! And your feelings may change over time.as well...
 
Green for spring, Orange for fall. Sell twice as many because how could you possibly be seen in the field with green binoculares after October first ??
Haha. That cracked me up. Best comment of the thread. Nice avatar by the way, Yeti Man.
I like it when different colors are offered. Almost all of my optics are black or green, but I would certainly buy another color if the right optic came along in the right color.
For a gift, I was given a pair of the CL Pockets in the mountain color. The color is still pretty subdued, but it has much more blue in it than the typical Swarovski. It's really a nice color. I thought the blue CL Companions that were offered a few years ago were pretty striking. And I like the sand color of the little ELs.
Zeiss and Leica look good in green. Those Leicas look good in red too. Zeiss looks good in grey.
 
Those Leicas look good in red too. Zeiss looks good in grey.
Hello Quincy88,

Those red Leica BN's are unusual. They were "loaners," with the shop writing a pro forma invoice against a charge card for someone interested in buying a binocular. If the binocular was returned, either the sale was cancelled or the buyer bought a new binocular. Leica will not replace the red armour if the glass is sent for repair. About seventeen years, ago, a lot of them appeared on ebay, but only with a ten year warranty.
Leica also sold blue binoculars, in 7x42 if I recall correctly, suggesting marine use.

Stay safe,
Arthur
 
Hello Quincy88,

Those red Leica BN's are unusual. They were "loaners," with the shop writing a pro forma invoice against a charge card for someone interested in buying a binocular. If the binocular was returned, either the sale was cancelled or the buyer bought a new binocular. Leica will not replace the red armour if the glass is sent for repair. About seventeen years, ago, a lot of them appeared on ebay, but only with a ten year warranty.
Leica also sold blue binoculars, in 7x42 if I recall correctly, suggesting marine use.

Stay safe,
Arthur
Thanks for the info, Arthur. I knew that about the red ones, but I had never heard of the blue ones.
To illustrate Arthur’s post...
And thanks for the photo, John.

That is exactly what I was talking about - the right binocular in the right color. If those were available now I would get a pair pronto. Really nice looking. Especially in the 7x. Very cool.
 
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