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    Meopta Meostar B2?

    Thank you Tenex, I will give it a try!
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    Meopta Meostar B2?

    Hey Adhoc, in no particular order: Yes, you are correct. I had the Meopta 12x50 HD. At the time I made a thread on it and the 10x42/15x56. In the Binocular turnover turmoil that followed that year I did sell the 12x50HD. I did regret it not too long after and asked the gentleman who bought...
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    Meopta Meostar B2?

    Looksharp65: great to hear. :) If we are given the opportunity I would like to compare my B1 Plus 12x50HD to your B1.1 12x50HD. I suspect the difference will be undetectable in normal use, but Meopta claim that refinement in the optical polishing/grinding and production line has elevated the...
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    Meopta Meostar B2?

    Tenex: I have never looked through the SLC ”family” of binoculars. They seem ”old school” in the best sense. I have always wanted to look through the SLC 15X. :). I am not concerned with weight. I did like the Meopta 15x56 HD very much but settled for the 12x50 HD in the end - trading both a...
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    Meopta Meostar B2?

    I am currently trying the Meopta with two glasses of wine to help steady the neuromuscular pathways and coodri… ..cryordina… coordinate the retinal follicoids with the brain synapses. To be honest I find my heart tremor only softens a bit with some wine inside the proverbial ”vest” and the...
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    Meopta Meostar B2?

    I have no problem lifting heavy gear as I have a physical job which requires me to often lift and carry fairly heavy stuff, up to about my own weight in the worst case scenarios. So you would think a little binocular would not be a problem at all. For some reason the balance feels ”off”. For...
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    Meopta Meostar B2?

    I went from B1 Plus 15x56 to the B1 Plus 12x50. The German Meopta brochure says that Meopta themselves regards the 12x50 ”their best binocular”. It is excellent - but handheld it is a bit of a chore, not primarily because of the weight. The Pure NL 12x42 was surprisinglt easy to handhold and...
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    Meopta Meostar B2?

    I went from B1 Plus 15x56 to the B1 Plus 12x50. The German Meopta brochure says that Meopta themselves regards the 12x50 ”their best binocular”. It is excellent - but handheld it is a bit of a chore, not primarily because of the weight. The Pure NL 12x42 was surprisingly easy to handhold and...
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    Meopta Meostar B2?

    Yes, they are quite close in price. However I suspect none of them are flying off the shelf. I prefer the 8x32 as it has the bigger glass view to it which is not too common in that format.
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    Meopta Meostar B2?

    I was sent a 8x42 Meostar by mistake when I wanted to try out the B1 Plus 8x32. I only looked briefly through the 8x42 as I sent it back the day after, but it was a very good binocular. I was looking at smaller binos so did not pay too much attention to the 8x42. Also in the 8x42 segment there...
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    Meopta Meostar B2?

    Adhoc: I have had a few Meopta binoculars and all of them are still floating around the local birding community: the 8x32 B1, the B1 Plus 10x42HD, the B1 Plus 15x56 HD and the B1 Plus 12x50 HD. They are excellent value for the money and I wish more people had the opportunity to try the Meostar...
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