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  1. tenex

    Leica eye candy....

    The volcanic rocks in the wall look like those around Zion NP in Utah. The evaporation ring around the shore suggests a reservoir, but it's odd that so little of it is showing because they're running low lately out there.
  2. tenex

    Leica eye candy....

    If Leica were ever(!) to replace the Ultravid series, Perger prisms would be such an appealing choice.
  3. tenex

    Leica eye candy....

    Congratulations, enjoy your BN! Did you get the accessories too? I guessed the photo might be AK, though I've never been there.
  4. tenex

    Leica eye candy....

    I miss hearing from Jan here on BF. This one seems quite interesting:
  5. tenex

    Leica eye candy....

    Sightmark(?) just isn't on my radar; is the outer field usably sharp? Apart from the outliers I mentioned previously, models I'm familar with (Leica, Swaro, EDG etc) typically run around 420 ft at 7x vs 408 ft at 8x. A 3% gain in TFOV for a 12.5% drop in magnification doesn't appeal to me.
  6. tenex

    Leica eye candy....

    Agreed, but this is the one case where its meaning is clear and straightforward: comparing different magnifications. No, seldom. Most modern 7x bins have smaller fields than many 8x while a few are about the same, the rare standouts being Zeiss Dialyt/FL and Nikon E II, and even then not by a...
  7. tenex

    Leica eye candy....

    Actually the striking omission here is 32mm glass... and those have more modest ER too, so is that why?
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