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ZEISS Victory SF Appreciation Thread
I'm thrilled with the 10x guys. The 8x were easier to like straight out of the box but the 10x has grown on me to the point I prefer it. -
ZEISS Victory SF Appreciation Thread
I can understand that. The 148m FOV (61 deg apparent) of the 8x SF is definitely a selling point. But the 10x is so wide at 120m (61.7 deg apparent) I haven't noticed the difference much at all. The 10x definitely offers a "wide angle" view. -
ZEISS Victory SF Appreciation Thread
Some binocular "porn" for people considering buying the SF and wanting some close-ups: -
ZEISS Victory SF Appreciation Thread
Hi all, I've now spent a good four days using the 10x42 SFs. I can report that I absolutely love them and they continue to grow on me. More observations on the 10x versus 8x SF: The 10x42 were initially not as easy to use as the 8x, particularly with respect to blackouts, but I've carefully... -
ZEISS Victory SF Appreciation Thread
I was able to get the binoculars to produce some false colour today under extreme conditions. The false colour only occurred in the outer 5% of the field at most, the large majority of the field is CA-free to my eyes. -
ZEISS Victory SF Appreciation Thread
I already have the eyecups fully extended. I find it's to do with the interpupillary distance, it has to be spot on (and a bit narrower than I'm used to) or I get blackouts when panning. It just means the binoculars sit a bit differently in my eye sockets from what I'm accustomed to but it's fine. -
ZEISS Victory SF Appreciation Thread
Good luck with the sale! They're truly amazing bins. -
ZEISS Victory SF Appreciation Thread
They arrived. Observations so far: The 10x is shakier than the 8x as you'd expect, but the shakes are minimal and the binoculars are easy to stabilise. More blackouts with the 10x initially but these seem to be becoming less of an issue as I get accustomed to the pair. Perhaps the 10x isn't... -
ZEISS Victory SF Appreciation Thread
It's OK, I was fully expecting it. Surely it has to be apparent to others as well as myself that I'm an absolute raving lunatic without a shred of rationality when it comes to my favourite binoculars -
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ZEISS Victory SF Appreciation Thread
Hi all, as I've mentioned in other threads I had to send my 8x42 SFs back due to a lack of blackening on one of the eyepiece surfaces causing a small reflection to appear just outside the field. At the time I considered it a defect of that specific pair and thought I'd try my luck at getting a... -
ZEISS Victory SF Appreciation Thread
To summarise what I've read (that others have written) about the SF x42s: - Superb optical quality but with slightly less contrast than NLs or Noctivids, and with an emphasis on greens. Some say the view is not as "sharp" as NLs or Noctivids although there's debate around this. - The large... -
ZEISS Victory SF Appreciation Thread
It's just outside the FOV, a white sliver caused by an improperly blackened edge to one of the innards of the eyepiece. -
ZEISS Victory SF Appreciation Thread
1. It's not that noticeable. 2. The Victory SF is a brilliant binocular in almost every conceivable way. -
ZEISS Victory SF Appreciation Thread
While I find it strange that something like the red crescents could put you off so much, I do empathise somewhat. I sent mine back due to an internal reflection that I just couldn't stand. Replacements are on their way. -
ZEISS Victory SF Appreciation Thread
That's a fantastic breakdown, thanks very much for that. -
ZEISS Victory SF Appreciation Thread
I I've seen the orange crescents with effort but they don't seem to cause me any distress. I pointed several pair of binoculars directly at and around a light source and the Vic SF 8x42 handled the task the best of the lot, producing the orange crescents rather than the whole field getting... -
ZEISS Victory SF Appreciation Thread
Most certainly NOT. He's one of the pioneers of the free software movement I haven't been following him for years now and wasn't aware of his commentary on those issues, sorry. While some of his comments do appear quite disturbing, he is nevertheless a man of incredible intellect and... -
ZEISS Victory SF Appreciation Thread
Most certainly NOT. He's one of the pioneers of the free software movement. His opinions are certainly not the most accessible but at no point would he have defended paedophiles. -
ZEISS Victory SF Appreciation Thread
In the words of Richard Stallman "well that's just a false belief." -
ZEISS Victory SF Appreciation Thread
These binoculars deserve an appreciation thread so here it is. I'll open the proceedings. I own the 8x42. Despite the fact I've had to send them back for replacement due to a QC issue (lack of blackening causing an internal reflection), I still consider them the best binocular for birding bar...