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  1. Ratal

    Rough and dirty Hawke 8x42 APO review

    Point in case: Bee Eaters at their nesting site. Hawke APO delivered stark views. Cold, scientific, razor sharp view. I appreciated the absolute precision. I saw Bee eaters with great optics. However Swapping to the Opticron Aurora was like stepping from a cold line drawing and landing feet...
  2. Ratal

    Rough and dirty Hawke 8x42 APO review

    Sorry for the delay - wanted to get to the PC rather than type a reply on the phone/tablet. First off then - If you cannot stand a counter-clockwise focuser (Aurora is one such beast) pick the Hawke APO. Now with that out of the way, going to have to do a little explaining about the image you...
  3. Ratal

    Rough and dirty Hawke 8x42 APO review

    If they did an 8x32 APO? I'd buy it in a heartbeat. Without pause. As for the 8x APO... Just blows me away every time I glass something
  4. Ratal

    Rough and dirty Hawke 8x42 APO review

    John, the anti clockwise may be a pause for thought, but after nailing some really tricky ID in early morning mist and gloom, along with a dazzling day time view of Black Throated Divers, I can say hand on heart that I have zero regrets. In fact, rather than zero regrets, I am absolutely...
  5. Ratal

    Rough and dirty Hawke 8x42 APO review

    The ED-X are phenomenal - They are miles better than the original ED 10x43s, and those were stellar. Just goes to show how far they have come. As for the APO? Well, I just brought a whole raft of camera kit with the near 2 grand I spared. And I regret nothing.
  6. Ratal

    Rough and dirty Hawke 8x42 APO review

    Right. First let us get the bad out of the way. The objective covers are okay for protecting in transit. They have internal plugs so yeah, they work. In the field with any wind you will curse their name and salt their fields. Eyepiece rain guard. Works. For transportation. In the field they...
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