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  1. pbjosh

    Review of Kowa BD II 6.5x32 XD

    Here are three photos from the objective end of mine. Both tubes of mine appear fairly equal.
  2. pbjosh

    Review of Kowa BD II 6.5x32 XD

    I don't see any bare metal in my 6,5x32, though I do see plenty of black surfaces that appear semi-matte finish, not as dark and non-reflective as in better binoculars. I'll post some photos from my cel phone looking into the objective end of mine. As an aside, I also found the strap far too...
  3. pbjosh

    Review of Kowa BD II 6.5x32 XD

    While this is largely true for pit vipers in the new world, it's not a good idea to rely solely on one field mark, as many pit vipers can relax their pupil and it can appear quite round, and many nonvenomous snakes can constrict their pupil and appear cat eyed. I've seen a good number of photos...
  4. pbjosh

    Review of Kowa BD II 6.5x32 XD

    I'm far from a snake expert but a bit of Wikipedia reading leaves me with the impression that Natrix do look superficially really similar to Nerodia with that striped lower jaw, the kind of big, friendly, frequently pale eye, and frequently aquatic habits.
  5. pbjosh

    Review of Kowa BD II 6.5x32 XD

    Lee, what snake is that? I don't know European snakes at all but it looks a bit physically similar to, and quite ecologically similar to, North American Nerodia, a genus of aquatic fish eaters.
  6. pbjosh

    Review of Kowa BD II 6.5x32 XD

    Apologies Gijs for the pedantry then - I followed the link provided above and apparently did not see the most recent version, my bad!
  7. pbjosh

    Review of Kowa BD II 6.5x32 XD

    I do not have the knowledge / ability to test ER on my individual pair of 6.5x32 BDIIXD but they appear to have much less available/usable eye relief than binoculars I own with 19-20mm stated eye relief (SF 8x42, EL 10x42), are comparable to bins I have with about 16mm of stated eye relief (MHG...
  8. pbjosh

    Review of Kowa BD II 6.5x32 XD

    Great report Gijs, thank you for that, interesting reading. It makes me reflect again how it's a real shame the Retrovid doesn't have a bit better FOV (and perhaps close focus, though more critically FOV for my interests). Apologies if this is pointed out elsewhere or if I'm misunderstanding...
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