• Welcome to BirdForum, the internet's largest birding community with thousands of members from all over the world. The forums are dedicated to wild birds, birding, binoculars and equipment and all that goes with it.

    Please register for an account to take part in the discussions in the forum, post your pictures in the gallery and more.
ZEISS DTI thermal imaging cameras. For more discoveries at night, and during the day.

Search results

thxpress_search_the_forum Search Opus
  1. H

    Will Retrovid 8x40 leather case fit an ultravid HD 7x42?

    Hi John, and thanks for the good news. Now I have to figure out where to get an 8x40 or 10x40 case/pouch. I will start by phoning round Leica stores and visiting Ebay.
  2. H

    New 10x42s wanted. But which ones?

    if you want to expand your horizons some, try the 10x32 Zeiss SFs. The are optically better than any other modern Zeiss bins that I have used and are LIGHT (about 21 ounces). A good review from Roger Vine can be obtained from searching Bird Forum.
  3. H

    Will Retrovid 8x40 leather case fit an ultravid HD 7x42?

    Chuck, maybe I spoke too soon about the leather pouch not being big enough for the UV 7x42! When I used such an arrangement in the past (with 8x32 bns) the leather pouch functioned as a glorified rain guard. That is, I fed the strap through the slit on the backside of the pouch and carried them...
  4. H

    Will Retrovid 8x40 leather case fit an ultravid HD 7x42?

    Hi Chuck, and many thanks for checking out the binocular/pouch fit. Looking at your photos I think that you are probably right about the 7x42 UV with its Leica neckstrap being too large. Oh well, back to the drawing board! My reasoning on this is that I really liked the trinovid 8x32 with the...
  5. H

    Will Retrovid 8x40 leather case fit an ultravid HD 7x42?

    Has anyone tried to fit the UV 7x42s into the leather carrying case (pouch?) of the Retrovid 8x40s?
  6. H

    Independent Jamaica: all 28 endemics in a week

    Hi Simmojunior, Can tell us what field and finding guides you used? Also, any accommodations recommendations?
  7. H

    comparison of NL 10x32 and SF 10x32

    Has anyone ever compared these 2? Opinions?
  8. H

    Eyepiece comparability

    For many years I have used the 88 Prominar with the 20-60 TE-10Z eyepiece. I am thinking of upgrading to the new 99mm kowa scope. Does anyone know whether my current eyepiece will fit a the new body?
  9. H

    Haverhill, Mass. USA taken 10-25-2023

    Female green-winged teal
  10. H

    Your Most Recent "Life" Bird

    Smith's Longspur at Hadley, Massachusetts, bringing my lifelist up to just over 5,200.
  11. H

    Ultravid HD plus 7x42 eyecup detents

    What, you want me to be a pornographer?
  12. H

    Ultravid HD plus 7x42 eyecup detents

    Same here! I own Swaro NL 8x32, and Zeiss SF 8x42. Both great bins, but I find that the 7x42s have the edge in combining perfect optics with easy grace of use.
  13. H

    Ultravid HD plus 7x42 eyecup detents

    When Roger Vine wrote his review of these bins he found that they had only two screw-up eyecup positions. Things seem to have changed. I took delivery of a pair of 7x42s yesterday and have been spending today birding with them. Really classy bins and I love 'em! They have at least 5, maybe 6...
  14. H

    Glare Monsters!

    Out combing the local grasslands today for migrant sparrows and using my Pure 8x32s I found that I can elicit and get rid of glare: if the eyecups are set at the shallower two of the positions I get the kind or arc of "glare" described in the photos in the last couple of postings. If, however...
  15. H

    A Zeiss Conquest HD on steroids.

    As with Henry, I certainly do not want to get enmeshed in this back and forth with Dennis and his detractors. Quite frankly I find it churlish and approaching venomous. Here is all that I know: a few days ago I took my 3 pairs of bins out into the field at sunrise and compared them by looking...
  16. H

    Wader. Mallorca

    Looks like a young greenshank to me.
  17. H

    Yala Sri Lanka - Wader?

    Need more info on this bird: how large was it (peep-sized to tringa-sized)? What shape and length was the bill?
  18. H

    Poll - Trying to get some numbers on Swarovski rubber armour issues.

    I bought a pair of 8x32 Swarovisions when they first came out (about 2010?). They have served me well with NO problems up until this year, when I took them to Turkey and Cyprus. The rubber armor seemed to become tacky to the touch, bubbled, and began peeling. Sent them off to SONA for repair...
  19. H

    Blurry black edge in SFL 8x30 ?

    Recently I was comparing 8x32 NL Pures and SFL in an optics shop in Massachusetts. I noticed right away that the former had crisp edges (the field stop?), whereas the SFL had blurred edges. This weighed in my decision to buy the swaros.
  20. H

    8x32 NL Pures vs SF 8x32

    Many thanks for all your comments folks. One thing that no one has opined on, though, is the expediency and quality of after sales service. I have owned quite a few Swaros over the years and one reason for repeat buying is the service at the Rhode Island Swaro service center. How does Zeiss compare?
  21. H

    8x32 NL Pures vs SF 8x32

    Hi all, I am wrestling with decisions about whether to buy a pair of NL Pure 8x32 vs Zeiss SF 8x32. I need something lighter than the 8x42 SFs that I already have. These will be used for birding in woodland, lakes and marshes. Which would y'all recommend?
  22. H

    Wader - Essex - 20/08/23

    Have you considered knot?
  23. H

    How do you feel about your NL 8x42 a year or two down the line?

    Hi Henry, many thanks for your response to my query re the false pupils on the NL 8x42. I accept all that you say, but wonder why false pupils are a regular feature of Allbinos reviews if they are not an indication of viewing impairment. Why, then, do they consistently feature in their reviews.
  24. H

    Hello from Vermont, U.S.

    Hi all, just joined Birdforum. Have been a keen (obsessive?) birder since I grew up in Scotland 60 years ago. Was a professional avian ecologist for several decades until I retired. Have birded in about 50 different countries in all continents except Antarctica.
  25. H

    How do you feel about your NL 8x42 a year or two down the line?

    Hi Henry and many thanks for your comments. I had been coming to a similar conclusion (without understanding the technicalities, as you obviously do). I concluded that the light reflections (the so-called false pupils) did not seem to be coming "up" through the lenses and prisms but may have...
Back
Top