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    Nikon ED50A breakage

    I epoxyed it together...but turned out a tiny bit not aligned lol, typical me. Still doubting if trying epoxy remover (risky) and redo it, but I don't see anything off with the view...
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    • Forum: Nikon
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    Leaving Swarovski for Meopta ?

    Thanks for that pointer! If only I had the funds right now, but I totally don't! :cry:
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    The easy DIY eyecup mod for the Meostar 32mm you’ve been waiting for!

    Have you ever tried this? Glad to have retrieved this thread, had forgotten which eyecups were the solution :)
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    Zeiss 6x18 BT* Design Selction

    I've obtained one of these (without T coating though) a few weeks ago for a nice price (~%150) and I think it's a great little toy. Sure, one eye makes harder viewing, it's certainly not equipped for bird detail watching on larger distance, and the focus system (bit resistance in one stretch...
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    Collins bird guide 3rd edition in an App

    I've already paid about €35 for the new book, put about the same amount in the app earlier and now I'd have to pay another €10 for the few marginal changes while for the rest usability of the app (leaving through birds for instance..., and still no Dutch translation) hasn't changed a bit? No...
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    What's the latest on Meopta?

    I mailed them a month or two ago with the question if we can expect something, next to dating/serial no the coating change around 2015/6, but never received any reply at all.
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    New / Updated Leica Ultravid HD+ coming

    Those are beautiful jewels....eyecandy, to look through ánd at! I can only dream of handling those.
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    Lee Thickett (Troubador) - R.I.P.

    Oh wow, that was such a kind and helpful contributor to this place, can only imagine how he was irl. He'll surely be missed by his loved ones, his presence here will be missed too, by me for sure. Bless him. Strength to all around him
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    How many shorebirds/waders have you seen?

    Thousands, I guess
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    Which ones are your dream binoculars?

    7x35 NL pure design, with Leica glass, Meopta Meostar B1 price, max Conquest 32mm size, fast smooth focus, 1,2m close focus, 10degr fov.
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    Looking for Travel Scope but Cheaper End of Market

    Wanted to post this. Regularly secondhand for around 400 with zoom ep, worth trying to find a fixed one (I love the 27x). Hard to beat under 1000
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    A Meopta Meostar 8x32 B1.1 with a Serial number starting with 160xxx ?

    Anyone have sharp when the coatings changed? At least 2016 but maybe earlier in 2015? Maybe even possible to pinpoint to (general) serial numbers?
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    Kite Optics Lynx HD 8x30

    I didn't find them all that great, Conquest was certainly an improvement to me. I remember a bit disappointing resolution, don't remember glare issues, but that doesn't say there weren't any. I do think they'd perform above most in the same price range.
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    Travelcase for MM4 60mm w. SDLv3

    Bought a stay-on-case for my mm4 60 today, but that is quite a tight fit! Precise fit, when it's finally on right... I do like the secure protection it offers, and the click buttons to attach opened lens- and eyepiece caps. But this all really needs some breaking in... Searched for a general...
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    AOS to discard patronyms in English names

    In Dutch a grasshopper was called, literally translated, "little n....r" ("n.g.rtje"), but was a decade or two ago changed to "little black alarm clock" ("zwart wekkertje" to point towards its comparable sibling specie "little alarm clock" ("wekkertje"). Common sense, I think. This eponym...
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