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  1. Hermann

    Perhaps another game changer

    When I read this statement I came to the rather firm conclusion that I can't take Mr Dipperdapper seriously anymore. Didn't even take me one minute. Hermann
  2. Hermann

    Perhaps another game changer

    Please note I never claimed it would happen immediately. And I stand by my prediction. The advantages of IS binos are such - at least among people who actually use them to see fine detail, e.g. on a bird - that even the big three won't be able to ignore them in the long run if they want to stay...
  3. Hermann

    Perhaps another game changer

    Definitely. However, I rarely buy a product that's new on the market nowadays anyway. Too many new products are bananaware nowadays, and I got burnt a few times in the past. And as long as there's no European distributor that handles warranty claims and repairs ... no way. Hermann
  4. Hermann

    Perhaps another game changer

    They sure have. And IMO they got fat and lazy lately: Very little real innovation, ever increasing prices. Is that progress? I doubt it. Of course it won't. Anyone who believes this lives in cloud-cuckoo-land. But if they manage to keep up the quality in their production runs, their binoculars...
  5. Hermann

    Perhaps another game changer

    The Canon is quite clearly a fair weather binocular. I use it as such, for instance on walks. No problems at all so far, and I use it quite a lot. But it's of course in a different category than, say, the Canon 10x42 IS. Hermann
  6. Hermann

    Perhaps another game changer

    I don't know the Oberwerk. I find it too heavy to get my interested - and I've got the Nikon SE. The APM isn't on the same level of, for instance, the old Zeiss West Porros. However, it's pretty well made, very clean, and the focuser is smooth without any play. I've seen alphas that were worse...
  7. Hermann

    Perhaps another game changer

    Excellent points. I personally won't buy a roof prism binocular from a Chinese manufacturer until it's clear they stand up to prolonged and rough use in the field. Porros are another matter. They are much easier to "get right", and from what I've seen so far (I've got two APM 6x30s and will get...
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