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Sky Rover Banner Cloud 8x42 APO Review
Waiting a while until they sorted out what the problem is? That's what I'd do anyway. Hermann -
Sky Rover Banner Cloud 8x42 APO Review
Difficult question. For a start, I began using quality binoculars some 40 years ago, and I never kept a list. I always check any new binoculars with a flashlight, knowing full well that a small amount of dust is unavoidable and totally harmless. I also never bothered with any small "defects"... -
Sky Rover Banner Cloud 8x42 APO Review
Well, using boosters does serve a pupose: It tells you not only how badly many binoculars are actually aligned, no matter who makes them, it can also help you understand why the image of some binocular isn't "quite right". Let me give you an example: A few years ago an old guy I meet quite... -
Sky Rover Banner Cloud 8x42 APO Review
Whether those spots affect the image or not doesn't really matter IMO. They should not be there. Especially not in a new pair of binoculars. No way. And the price doesn't come into this at all. NO binocular should have or develop such spots. And, and that's an important point IMO, if a new pair... -
Sky Rover Banner Cloud 8x42 APO Review
First of all, thanks a lot for your review. I think it puts some of the posts about the Sky Rover both here and on CN into perspective. What seems clear to me is that it's not an "NL killer" ... :cool: Some comments/questions: It's still a pretty heavy for an 8x42 though. The weight is...