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Habicht for birdwatching?
Forget about the Habicht mate. What we all want to know is... HOW GOOD IS THE SKY ROVER BANNER CLOUD??? :giggle: -
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Habicht for birdwatching?
I have the 10x42SE but if I lived in Wales, Ireland, the north of England or Scotland I think I'd have to get a fully sealed binocular. I'm sure the SE will survive being rained on, it's the focus action sucking damp air into the binocular I don't like (and I'm not focusing anywhere near as... -
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Habicht for birdwatching?
Funny that. I would really like it if the focuser on my 12x50B (a Nobilem Spezial) was slower, a lot slower. The optics from the artisans at Jena are very good indeed, but the focus speed is too fast, which makes it fiddly. When a target is well over a mile away, an overfast focuser that... -
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Habicht for birdwatching?
It depends very much what kind of birding you do. Following fast little birds at short distance in trees and undergrowth - no. The modern fast focusing birding binocular eg Zeiss 8x32 FL is much better for that. There is a reason why the birding binocular has evolved away from designs like...