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    Help with interpreting Opticron tech data, please?

    Can't vouch for the accuracy of this, but the Opticron naming might be decodable after all! https://www.birdforum.net/threads/opticron-ed-hd-vhd-glass-and-coatings-very-confused.446191/post-4533687
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    Help with interpreting Opticron tech data, please?

    Different Verano, this is the old version!
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    Help with interpreting Opticron tech data, please?

    Oasis is a name they use for anti- reflective glass coatings. I do not believe they are dielectric coatings, needed for reflections in SP prisms ( not like porro or AK with total internal reflection). I have the Verano....it is the next level above the Traveller, so I would expect it to have...
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    Help with interpreting Opticron tech data, please?

    Instead of trying to go through this .... This site gives lots of good descriptions and diagrams for various different bins....here are Travellers : https://www.bestbinocularsreviews.com/Opticron-Traveller-BGAED-10x32-Binoculars-Review-203.htm Oasis are Opticrons name for coatings.
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    New binoculars under 200€

    What country are you in? What was the fault? What did Kowa do to rectify? Different parts of the world can experience different levels of service.
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    Recommendations for mid-level (US$400-600) 8x42s?

    E2s are reported to be very good mid level bins, they are on my list for a few years ..... However, today they cost £700 ( latest better coatings), a massive increase from when they were classed as good value.
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    New binoculars under 200€

    They have good multi coatings, phase coated and have dielectric reflective coating on their prisms. This has enabled them to outperform aluminium or sliver reflective coatings on other entry level bins. They are noticeably brighter than some of the other bins ( from memory..... I'm actually...
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    New binoculars under 200€

    Please note that my list contains bins from ~£100 to ~£400..... So in general terms the sv202 does not better all of these IMHO. Regarding weight.... Sorry I have not checked actual numbers. Because the P7 is entry level and reported as predominantly plastic (comparable to the Nature DX, Sierra...
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    New binoculars under 200€

    The sv202s are magnesium alloy and are heavy and robust. If weight matters, then a light weight plastic bin like the yf II porro or P7 would then be better in the OP list. Edit... The Opticron Savanna Porro is identical to the yf II and they are good entry level porros, if that is desirable.
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    New binoculars under 200€

    The bins I have compared against the sv202s are.... Celestron Nature DX, Celestron Trailseeker, Barr and Stroud Sierra, Barr and Stroud Savannah, Barr and Stroud Series 5, Vanguard Spirit XF, Opticron Savanna, Opticron SR.GA, Opticron Verano, Celestron Ultima, Celestron Regal, Helios...
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    New binoculars under 200€

    This will be a repeat of the same debate. You won't get a balanced answer. I suggest you look at what jarrelli has written..... He is reliable, has used many bins and has an open and balanced outlook, with no axe to grind...
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    Aliexpress monocular

    Yes, this is what I posted a few weeks ago too. I too thought it was okay for the price. Also, it small and light, perfect for the purpose I bought it for .... Lightweight hiking in the mountains.
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    Brief review of Meopta Meostar B1+ 8x42. (in comparison with Zeiss Victory SFL 8x40

    Agreed, I see many posts commenting on, recommending or more often rubbishing particularly optics without ever handling them. It does not take long to identify the reliable reviewers and commenters. Jackjack keep up the reviews...... You are bringing a fresh perspective to the table, without...
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    Perhaps another game changer

    My understanding, which might be wrong, is that they deliver the APM porros too, so your assertion is possibly correct. They do astro kit too eg superzoom (sold under an APM label too).
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    Looking to decide on a new binocular

    @RepresoR Understood. For info GPO are not 'new' ...... Started in 2015 by Richard Schmidt who was the Head of Development CEO for Zeiss ..... On the Terra, Conquest and SF models! As far as I can determine from my research so far, the GPO HDs are closer to the SFs .... and thus the next level...
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