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Recent content by Chhayanat

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    I bought a Swift Audubon 804 and need more information!

    The only difference that I can find between this binocular and the second of the near-identical ones described in the seminal study by de Vries and Huff (I have had the PDF on my PC for years now) is that the right-hand prism cover reads Model No.804 in the present binocular and those in the...
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    Audubon HR/5

    Detailed report but I would like ask some more questions, if I may. Do you see wear eyeglasses? If they are for myopia, do you see the entire FOV with the rubber eyecups rolled down? If not, what do you see? What is your inter-pupillary distance, if known? If you read my earlier posts on the...
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    Nikon Hg and Premier

    I have used Nikon 10x42 HG glasses from around 2005. The first pair were US market LX glasses. The next pair, which I still use, are LX-L glasses — also US market. I have impaired vision. Their main virtues for my use were the relaxed view and faintly warm colour, particularly in the HG LX and...
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    Early Reviews SE and EII Porro Binoculars

    A pity that Bill Cook's review of the Nikon 10x42 SE cannot be found — it would have been a treat to read. The older reviews so thoughtfully posted by John A. Roberts mostly came to my attention at the time but the choices I made while buying binoculars did not fully utilise the wisdom in...
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    Pentax 8x42 DCF WP

    I used the Pentax DCF 8x42 WP glasses from around the same time as you ( c.2000); also after reading the review on Better View Desired. Meanwhile Pentax anointed them with a lifetime warranty. I had lost the Adorama receipt so I could not avail of the warranty. They were serviced by Nicolas...
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    Nikon 10 x 42 SE

    I participated in the debates in Birdforum and other sitesabout the respective merits of the Nikon HG and Nikon SE series of binoculars. I also corresponded with some of the expert reviewers whose opinion I valued. Though I ultimately chose the Nikon HGs, it was not on account of superior...
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    In praise of 8x32 HG (not L)

    I have used both the Nikon 10x42 HG and HGL with the latter still in use. Subjectively speaking, I found hardly any difference between them. The repeated comments by reviewers about the weight of the HGs in comparison to the other leading roofs probably led Nikon to introduce the HGLs. I wavered...
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    Good Nikon USA Warranty Report

    I, too, am disappointed on that account.
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    Audubon 8.5 x 44 HR/5 repair by Nicolas Crista

    Thanks. I have noticed a similar blue-tinted glue covering screws inside assorted electronic items as well and was curious to know what it was.
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    Audubon 8.5 x 44 HR/5 repair by Nicolas Crista

    Thanks I can see the difference in the two pictures and your explanation makes it easier to understand why that difference is there. What is blue-coloured glue used for cementing and is it sold in large hardware stores? Best wishes, Chhayanat
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    Audubon 8.5 x 44 HR/5 repair by Nicolas Crista

    Thank you. I did not realise that the markings on the plate of the central axle of older porro binoculars were in mm. If the maximum IPD of the 804R is around 70mm, then the IPD of the other glasses I use must be a little more as I have no difficulty in seeing whatever FOV is available (to me...
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    Audubon 8.5 x 44 HR/5 repair by Nicolas Crista

    Maybe he did not actually cement the prisms. I took the term from the work estimate which he sent my friend who was handling the binoculars in the US which I am quoting from below: # 804 8.5x42 Hit/dropped...
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    Audubon 8.5 x 44 HR/5 repair by Nicolas Crista

    My friend who took the glasses to the US for repair said he often got recorded messages from that number. Once he was able to connect with Mr. Crista, however, things proceeded smoothly. I do not know my interpupillary distance. Is it measured from the centre of one pupil to the centre of the...
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    Audubon 8.5 x 44 HR/5 repair by Nicolas Crista

    I first contacted Nicolas Crista about the binoculars in June 2013 but I was diverted by my movement from one country to another.My friend who took the binoculars to the US for repair, also said that Nicolas Crista was very difficult to contact. One assumes, therefore, that he has, in effect...
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    Pentax 8x42 WP focussing problem

    Nicolas Crista repaired the glasses at a reasonable charge. Now that I have the glasses with me, I noticed a yellow paper printout from Pentax which says the glasses were repaired under warranty. It must have been a clerical error as they had agreed to replace them if I could produce the proof...
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