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    Eric_D reacted to etudiant's post in the thread Leitz Greenkat kestrel with Like Like.
    This glass seems a fun project to work on. The optical performance quoted, with near focus around 1 meter, is excellent. I'd love to...
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    Eric_D reacted to jring's post in the thread Leitz Greenkat kestrel with Like Like.
    Hi, you may believe what you want but in that case this would be more probably marked by an english engraving (just like the rest of...
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    Eric_D reacted to jring's post in the thread Leitz Greenkat kestrel with Like Like.
    Indeed - and if they did, they would know how to spell Objektive - german for objectives - correctly. So the Leitz engravings are...
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    Eric_D reacted to Binastro's post in the thread 90s era B&L Discoverer 7x35 porro any good? with Like Like.
    Just found I have a very good condition 7x35 Discoverer with a fine case and embroidered wide strap. Part multicoated, part single...
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    Eric_D reacted to Binastro's post in the thread ussr binoculars? with Like Like.
    They ended up in your family because they were good value for money. In the U.K. T.O.E. imported Soviet cameras, binoculars and...
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    Eric_D reacted to Brigadier's post in the thread What binoculars do you think have the most WOW factor! with Like Like.
    Many people say that the Bushnell Custom 7x26 reverse porro has a big Wow Factor for such a small binocular, and that with its...
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    Eric_D reacted to Bencw's post in the thread Bushnell 8x36 Custom - Advice? with Like Like.
    Solution found Something may be worth knowing, if you need an obscure eye cup, that guy on the auction site, jameslee is brilliant. As...
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    Eric_D reacted to garymh's post in the thread Zeiss IF 6X30 with Like Like.
    Hi, Zeiss decided a few years ago to move out of the military sector. The Hensoldt and Carl Zeiss Optronics parts of the business were...
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    Eric_D reacted to OPTIC_NUT's post in the thread A very special German mystery with Like Like.
    So...I took them apart. More excellent machining, blacking, and fitting combined with some deficient materials, like lithium grease that...
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    Eric_D reacted to LPT's post in the thread Ross steptron question. with Like Like.
    Collimating binoculars can be a lot easier than you expect. Sometimes they're only mis-collimated because somebody didn't screw in an...
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    Eric_D reacted to yarrellii's post in the thread Video and review of KOWA YF II 8x30 with Like Like.
    While not exactly the Kowa YF model (or the new, albeit nearly identical YF II), Canip/Pinac did an extensive review of the prototype...
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    Eric_D replied to the thread BOB Optik ?.
    I have a pair of JB133 8x40 9 degree green rubber armoured (GA) binoculars, branded 'Greenkat'. Very nice, pictured. A very popular UK...
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    Eric_D reacted to OPTIC_NUT's post in the thread BOB Optik ? with Like Like.
    The condition is awesome...looks to be very clean inside. The focuser does look like an earlier design revisited (a good thing: slow...
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    Eric_D reacted to Binastro's post in the thread BOB Optik ? with Like Like.
    I have a Bob monocular converter that attaches to the rear of lenses. It is made in Japan and similar to the Vivitar TLA-1. They are...
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    Eric_D reacted to giosblue's post in the thread Avalon 8x32 or Nikon Monarch 7 8x30 with Like Like.
    Well, I emailed them expressing my concerns, and next day I get another pair in the post. No communication whatsoever. How strange is...
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