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    New RSPB Avocet binocular range

    I popped into RSPB's Conwy reserve today as I'm on holiday in the area. Looked at the binocular range as I was looking for anew pair after having to sell my last set due to car trouble! Had a look through a pair of Avocet 8x32s which I was told they only had in yesterday and was a new range. Not...
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    Is it possible/advisable for me to adjust the collimation

    After a phase of buying what I thought were 'value for money' but dissapointing bins, I've got a lovely pair of 8x20 BCA Trinovids today, secondhand. The view is wonderful - but I feel that the collimation is out ever so slightly. There's no double vision as such or eye strain but when I finish...
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    Ease of setting Dioptre - better as you spend more?

    Not sure if I'm just very sensitive to poor dioptre settings but I often find that getting a pair of binoculars just right for me is very hard. There are some that take me what feels like hours of twiddling, fine tuning and trying at various distances to get it right, others I never seem to, and...
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    Pyser-SGI binoculars - any opinions on them?

    I've just bought myself a pair of Pyser-SGI 'Hobby' 10x25 compacts, but havent really heard of the company before. A bit of googling and reading back on here has informed me that Pyser used to import Swift binoculars, and they produce/supply a lot of optics to the military and specialist...
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    Some 12x36IS II questions

    I've just recieved a well used (to say the least!) pair of Canon 12x36IS II binoculars from Ebay. They look like they've been used in a war. As a weapon. Rubber coating is marked in places and missing on high points, the left optical tube is completely unserviceable - missing lens, objective...
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    Bausch & Lomb 8x24 Legacy - any good?

    I brought a rather used-looking pair of B&L 8x24 binoculars for £7.50 as I'd heard good things about B&L binoculars, and as my little Zeisses were off being serviced would be a good pair to use whilst waiting for them return. It says in the listing they are some sort of Olympic trade-in I think...
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    Excellent Minox warranty service!

    A couple of years ago I bought a secondhand pair of Minox BD 8x32 BR binoculars off eBay for the bargain price of £36. When I got them I could see why they were so cheap - the eyepiece coatings look like they'd been cleaned with sandpaper, there was a large scratch on one objective lens, the...
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    Vintage (1980s) Zeiss 8x20B dioptre query

    I've just won a lovely but slightly dusty pair of Zeiss 8x20B binoculars for £50 all in on eBay, the version with the circular focussing dial in the centre of the folding hinge. My question is - after looking at pics if it and identical models I can't see how dioptre adjustment is done? It won't...
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    A few thoughts on the Vortex Diamondback 8x42 binoculars

    My trusty Minox BD 8x32BR binoculars were getting quite tired, I'd got them very cheap secondhand on eBay and already had very scratched eyepiece coatings, a loose hinge and the 'minox' badge missing when I got them, but lately the twist-up eyepieces were either not twisting up - or simply...
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    Large scratch on objective lens - put up with or replace?

    Since I received them a while back off Ebay, my Minox BD 8x32 BR binoculars have had a large scratch - well an area where the multicoating has been scratched off about 0.5cm across on the centre of the lens. The eyepiece lenses also have a load of fine scratches and cleaning marks on the...
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    A mini-review - an old Soviet 20x50 TYPNCT-3 telescope! Anyone got 1?

    After buying the latest £20 Aldi 20-60x scope, I thought I'd dig out my old Soviet TYPNCT-3 20x50 telescope to compare it to. I'd forgotten how good this is! I also have the 10x30 TYPNCT-4 version which is optically identical performancewise and a lot smaller, would fit in a large pocket. Has...
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    Am I able to attract birds to my feeder despite nearby cats?

    I have had a feeder sat in our back garden now for nearly a year and have never seen any birds come to it :( I suspect the main reason is that we live in a mid-terraced house, with the neighbours on either side both having two cats who often go into our garden. Is there any way of attracting...
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    Long shot - Zeiss Jena Super Nobilem spare prisms?

    I've just bought a pair of Carl Zeiss Jena Nobilem 8x50B binoculars off Ebay that apparently have a badly chipped prism and are out of collimation for £32 inc. postage. First question - from this picture HERE are they the 'Super' Nobilems? They look like it to me, in which case I believe they...
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    Been buying again - Hensoldt Wetzlar/Zeiss IF 8x30s - after info/thoughts

    Just bought a rather used pair of the above off Ebay for about £70 inc. postage from Germany. The description states that 'the left tube is a bit polluted, the view is a bit affected, but you have full service and a good view'. Depending on how bad this is I'm toying with the idea of getting...
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    A couple of moths that need Id'ing, Staffordshire, UK

    The first one was seen in the garden and is probably a butterfly - apologies for it being out of focus, the leaf this was sat on was blowing in the wind a bit, it then flew off after I'd taken the picture! The second was fluttering around the house last night, and is currently 'sleeping' near...
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    Feral pigeon 'flocking' behaviour - why do they do this?

    When out 'backyard birding', I notice that usually at certain times a lot/all of the local feral pigeons will fly around in one largeish group, typically between about 12 and 40 birds. They seem to do this usually around lunchtime and late afternoon - why do they do this? Are they feeding...
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    Prob. silly question, are these Minox BD 8x32 BRs? (Ebay auction)

    I've just on impulse bought these Minox BD 8x32 BR binoculars on a buy it now for £35 (£41 inc. del) off Ebay - had a quick Google before plunging in and it appears these have been discontinued but are excellent phase coated, aspherical bins that have had good reviews both here and elsewhere...
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    Small white crested bird ID in Staffs, UK?

    Firstly, apologies for there being no pictures, just seen (for me) a rather unusual bird in our garden! It had a white stripe across the crown, was generally a greyish colour and had a long tail rather like a wagtail. It didn't look like a Pied Wagtail and can't find it in my bird book, any...
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    'Car bins' and road bumps

    I was thinking today as driving on Britain's rather bumpy and uneven roads - how resilient are binoculars to these bumps? The UK authorities also seem overkeen on speed humps too, how big a chance is there of a pair of binoculars left in a car of being knocked out of collimation by typical...
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    'Visionary' binoculars - your thoughts on them?

    I recently got a pair of 'Visionary Wetland' 8x25 binoculars, which are weatherproof (Not fully waterproof, not Nitrogen-filled) which actually aren't too bad optically! Obviously not a sharp as my Pentax bins, and pretty bad with stray light but aren't too bad considering. Ideal for keeping...
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    A couple of unknown ducks, Staffordshire, UK

    Whilst going round Branston Water Park in Staffordshire I came across a couple of ducks I couldn't ID. My ID skills are still pretty bad so bet these are either really common or juvenile birds! The first is a rather tall-standing, straggly looking duck, wasn't sure if it was a juvenile...
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    Branston Water Park (Staffs) birding!

    After my recent optics buying splurge, and it been a lovely day I decided to have a trip to my local water park and have a wander round. Despite a rather dull, breezy and cloudy start to the day by lunchtime the wind had dropped slightly and the clouds dispersed a bit. So, armed with my Bill...
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    Zeiss (W. Germany) Serial numbers - just got 2ndhand Dialyt 8x30b bins!

    I've just bought a secondhand pair of Zeiss Dialyt 8x30b binoculars off Ebay - can't wait to recieve them and take them to our local sanctuary and try them out! I'm after a bit of info on them though, specifically the if I can roughly date the bins on the serial number, like the Carl Zeiss Jena...
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    How do new, high-end binoculars compare to older Zeiss Jena bins?

    I own a couple of pairs of multi-coated Carl Zeiss Jena binoculars (Jenoptem 8x30 and 10x50) and have been wondering how they would compare to current high end binoculars, like the roofs from Leica, Swarovski and Zeiss, or high-end porros from the likes of Nikon, Swift et al. Sadly I cannot...
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    Is there a way to till if a Zeiss Jena binocular has T3M coatings?

    I've just bought a pair of late (1987) Carl Zeiss Jena Jenoptem 8x30 binoculars, and am wondering if they are T3M coated or got the normal Zeiss coatings. Is there a way to tell if which coating they have on them? Is there a special mark on the binoculars or a way of telling from the serial...
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