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    Habicht for birdwatching?

    "Habichts are fine for birding but the e2 with the wider field of view, better more secure hold, wider field of view, better sized eye cups and smoother focuser is for me a much more effective instrument providing you treat it well and keep it reasonably shielded from the rain." All that is...
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    Habicht for birdwatching?

    Be wary of the huge, uncomfortable eye cups on the Oberwerk SE's. I tried them all and unless you have a very flat face you won't like them.
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    Habicht for birdwatching?

    Never heard of that. Maybe he painted them himself. Not a bad idea, really.
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    Habicht for birdwatching?

    The biggest difference in the EII and the Habicht 8x30 is the Habicht is brighter, but the EII has a much easier, smoother focuser and better eye cups. You know those 3 way light bulbs that are 50, 100 and 150 watt. The EII is like the 100 watt setting and the Habicht is like the 150 watt...
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    Habicht for birdwatching?

    Try following a Warbler or a Hummingbird with a Habicht! :ROFLMAO:
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    Habicht for birdwatching?

    I bet these lens hoods would help with the glare on a Habicht 8x30...
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    Habicht for birdwatching?

    I have had all the Habichts and the optics are very good, they are very bright, and they have the nice porro stereoscopic image, but the focuser is way too stiff to follow fast moving birds and the eye cups are too small in diameter which causes them to sink into your eye sockets. Because the...
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