What binoculars do you think have the most WOW factor! (1 Viewer)

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Where do buy these in Sweden?

 

[8x60deckmount]

I wish I know.


Nife did make a copy of the deckmount.

One was sold this week at more than 4000 Euro

The title in the auction is wrong

http://www.ebay.at/itm/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=121066262929&ssPageName=ADME:B:EOIBUAA:US:3160

 

[cycleguy]

I got the Meopro's 6.5x32 and it really has pretty good optics. As is typical of these cheaper binoculars though there is no quality control. The focus had a rough spot that felt like it had gravel in it. Maybe if you could cherry pick one of these from about 10 different binoculars you could find one that was decent. The quality control is just like the Chinese binoculars meaning none. If you have the money to buy an alpha don't waste your time messing around with these. They will just waste your time and cause you aggravation. The only reason to buy them is because that is what you can afford. It's too bad too because the optics are really pretty good. I sent them back. I am keeping the Canon's 10x30 IS so far. I am intrigued by the 6x and 7x magnification though. It is relaxing and pleasant to use.

"The only reason to buy them is because that is what you can afford."

Yooho... if you're interested in 7x and 32mm there isn't much an Alpha can do for you!!! Or, maybe you know of one presently being manufactured???

How did the optics of the Meopro 6.5 compare with the optics of the Viper HD 6x???

CG

 

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The Meopro's didn't impress me that much. Even though the FOV is supposed to be 440 feet it just doesn't look like it is that wide. For example the Swaro 8x32 EL looks a lot wider. The Viper HD 6x had much better optics than the Meopro with the HD glass. The Viper HD 6x is the best 6x I have looked through but the BIG problem with it is the eyecups aren't long enough for the ER but the 8x doesn't share that problem. So you can't put your eyes into the eyecups you end up holding them back from you eyes which is intolerable to me. I sold my Swaro 8x32 EL's because for me the eyecups were a little short so I would get blackouts and I have decided I like the realistic 3D view through the porro's better than the flat larger image scale of the roof's. I picked up the Canon 10x30 IS and the Canon 12x36 IS II and they are nice because you can see more detail. You can criticize the Canon's all you want for not being waterproof and the optics not quite being alpha and the 3mm EA not being as bright but the bottom line is you see more detail on the bird with the higher magnification and the image stabilization and the 12x only weighs 23 oz. Light for a 12x and 12x is a new world for seeing detail let me tell you. You can see the bird winking at you. It is nice to have an almost tripod steady image on the bird while handholding also. For general birding I like my porro's. I have the Nikon 8x32 SE, Nikon 8x30 EII and the Swaro Habicht 8x30.

 

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Those are awesome. What are the two extra tubes in the box. Talk about quality! Those would be awesome mounted on the deck.

 

[NDhunter]

The Meopro's didn't impress me that much. Even though the FOV is supposed to be 440 feet it just doesn't look like it is that wide. For example the Swaro 8x32 EL looks a lot wider. The Viper HD 6x had much better optics than the Meopro with the HD glass. The Viper HD 6x is the best 6x I have looked through but the BIG problem with it is the eyecups aren't long enough for the ER but the 8x doesn't share that problem. So you can't put your eyes into the eyecups you end up holding them back from you eyes which is intolerable to me. I sold my Swaro 8x32 EL's because for me the eyecups were a little short so I would get blackouts and I have decided I like the realistic 3D view through the porro's better than the flat larger image scale of the roof's. I picked up the Canon 10x30 IS and the Canon 12x36 IS II and they are nice because you can see more detail. You can criticize the Canon's all you want for not being waterproof and the optics not quite being alpha and the 3mm EA not being as bright but the bottom line is you see more detail on the bird with the higher magnification and the image stabilization and the 12x only weighs 23 oz. Light for a 12x and 12x is a new world for seeing detail let me tell you. You can see the bird winking at you. It is nice to have an almost tripod steady image on the bird while handholding also. For general birding I like my porro's. I have the Nikon 8x32 SE, Nikon 8x30 EII and the Swaro Habicht 8x30.

Dennis:

You have been busy with your reviews here. It seems you like to go through
a pair of binoculars a week, then quickly sell them off.

What is a person to believe from all of this.

I am lead to believe it is all a big joke. :-O

Jerry

 

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"Nife did make a copy of the deckmount."

What do you mean a copy of the Deckmount?

 

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I know :t::t:

What is that on the far left? It looks huge.

 

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Porro´s is my favorite:t:

What are the two eyepieces down about halfway on the mount?

 

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What are these? Are they stabilized? It says they take a battery. "Weight (with battery) 42.15 oz"

http://www.ebay.com/itm/ZEISS-Binoc...399?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item2eb3bde1d7

 

[etudiant]

What are these? Are they stabilized? It says they take a battery.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/ZEISS-Binoc...399?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item2eb3bde1d7

These are the classic Zeiss marine binoculars. Nothing electric here.
If memory serves, there was a variant with a built in compass which may have had illumination, which would explain the battery.

 

[etudiant]

What are the two eyepieces down about halfway on the mount?

Those are the eye pieces of the OEM-2, a spectacular bit of Zeiss Jena (East Germany) optical engineering. It was probably the finest man portable optical range finder ever built, but was so expensive to make that no other Warsaw Pact country could afford it. It uses a 14x binocular telescope. More pictures are here:
http://home.arcor.de/thuernagel/oem2E.htm

The tripod for this gizmo is another work of art.
Deckmount has really wonderful equipment on his porch, good on him for sharing it.

 

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Interesting. Were you in the military?

 

[ceasar]

Did you take the picture of that landscape in thread 981 through one of your big binoculars? You know, "digiscoped" it?

http://www.birdforum.net/showpost.php?p=2667633&postcount=981

Bob

 

[8x60deckmount]

Did you take the picture of that landscape in thread 981 through one of your big binoculars? You know, "digiscoped" it?

http://www.birdforum.net/showpost.php?p=2667633&postcount=981

Bob

No -that was was with an Iphone 4 when I was at work Thursday . I didnt have a binocular with me but did still see an eagle and was sadly to late to take a photo of it.

I did see an eagle yesterday to. But its seems to be easier to find an uboat in the sea than get some photoes of the eagle.

This one photo is taken with an old Nokia cellphone handheld on the ocular . Not a good photo but it shows something 3,5 kilometers away

 

[Giorgio]

Were the chromatic aberrations visible (i see plenty on your picture) or is it the old phone objective adding this effect?

 

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Is that a u-boat in the backround?

 

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Wow! That looks expensive. What a piece of engineering.

 

[8x60deckmount]

Were the chromatic aberrations visible (i see plenty on your picture) or is it the old phone objective adding this effect?

The old phone did make alot of noise . It was the only one I did find availabe at that time. The camera did have a dead battery.

 

[Giorgio]

By the way Dennis, are you still pleased with the Habichts? I really hope you won't throw them away like you did with the EDG and the other ones. To me they are exceptional.