Monthly Archives: March 2019

Helios Nitrosport 10×34 binoculars review #30213

The Helios Nitrosport 10×34 binoculars at first glance offer amazing value for money considering the specs. So lets take a closer look. Packaging. Often with lower priced binoculars , you ten to get generic outer packaging to help keep the price … Continue reading

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Helios Nitrosport 12×50 binoculars review #30221

The Helios Nitrosport 12×50 are what you could call the bigger brother of the compact 26 and 34mm models. The extra light grasp and magnification give you that extra reach in many lighting conditions. Unlike the smaller versions which are … Continue reading

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Hawke Frontier ED X 8×42 binoculars. Optics weekend blog March 2019

A customer visited the Northern Optics Optics weekend at the Waters` edge centre in Lincolnshire, pretty much already making up in advance the Hawke Frontier ED X 8×42 ticked all the boxes. But they did try some different options, which included the Hawke … Continue reading

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Hawke Frontier HD X 8×32 binoculars review

Released in 2019, the Hawke Frontier HD X range fill the gap between the Endurance ED and Frontier ED X, and priced accordingly. Although not ED glass, what you do get is a premium set at an affordable price, and … Continue reading

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North Lincs Astro meeting Monday 4th March 2019

Due to the March speaker sadly feeling unwell, our in house speaker Andrew did a great job by stepping in at the last minute to give us a talk on spectroscopy. Quite a tricky subject for some. But Andrew did … Continue reading

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Hawke Endurance ED 8×25 binoculars. Blog post March 2019

A compact yet high quality set that can be folded up and put inside a coat pocket. That was the requirements from a customer who visited the Northern Optics Optics weekend in North Lincs recently. The set they went for was the … Continue reading

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Hawke Endurance ED 10×42 binoculars. Blog post March 2019

The Hawke Endurance ED 10×42 binoculars were the customers choice this weekend. After having some time to think, they specifically needed a set of 10×42 ED, and the Endurance nicely met their requirements. They were impressed with the handling , … Continue reading

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Optics weekend in Lincolnshire

Great news for birdwatchers. Its Optics weekend most weekends at the Waters` Edge visitor centre in Barton Upon Humber, Lincolnshire. See Northern Optics for more details on stock info and any weekends where we shall not be in attendance due to other … Continue reading

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