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New Maven B.6 10x50: A brief comparative review
The replacements arrived. CA is still there. It's hard for me to tell if it's better than the original pair without side-by-side comparison, but it seems only very marginally worse than the CA in a my Nikon EII, or even 8x32 UVHD+, so I'm guessing it's probably a shade better than the original... -
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New Maven B.6 10x50: A brief comparative review
I called Maven because I was interested to know if the pair I had were typical, or perhaps a little worse CA-controlled than others. They said to send them in, so I did. After comparing them to others, they told me they had to search hard to find the CA in mine, but suggested that yes, there was... -
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New Maven B.6 10x50: A brief comparative review
I meant my eyes aren't the sharpest. I don't detect a difference in sharpness of the top models I have. -
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New Maven B.6 10x50: A brief comparative review
I've never held a Nikon HG 10x42, but I have the 8x30, and I'd be surprised if the Nikon was right up there with the Maven for brightness or surpassed them in sharpness, contrast or speed of focus. I don't know about CA. As for FOV, the Nikon are at 360, which is the same as the Maven B1.2 and... -
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New Maven B.6 10x50: A brief comparative review
While I agree with the general characterization, it's not true that the Maven are thicker amored or heavier than alpha models (in fact it's the opposite), nor are they slower focussing. The key difference between the Maven B6 and my SF / NL Pure is that the Maven has better low light performance... -
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New Maven B.6 10x50: A brief comparative review
Incidentally, on the prices, I paid the standard $1000 for the B6, but I bought my SF 10x42 for $1700 in 2016 on a promotion, and my NL Pure 12x42 for around $2400 by buying them from the UK. So yes, considerably more expensive than the Mavens, but the wider set of retailers does give you... -
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New Maven B.6 10x50: A brief comparative review
Perhaps you should re-read it. I said my "first impression was a little underwhleming" because CA was noticeable, and then went on to explain how with further use I didn't find it such a problem, and the B6 10x50 would have a place in my collection alongside first-rate Zeiss and Swarovski... -
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New Maven B.6 10x50: A brief comparative review
I just received a pair of the B6 10x50 today. My first impression was a little underwhelming because the CA was noticeable. But, I was specifically looking for CA, viewing difficult targets (overhead wires and black railings against a clear December sky at midday) in direct comparison with my...