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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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Hawke Endurance 8×56 overview and specs
The Hawke Endurance 8×56 binoculars #36220 is optimised for low light performance, with the large 56 objective lenses and 8x magnification yield a large 7mm exit pupil. This makes them tailor made for dusk and dawn wildlife watching, and even … Continue reading
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Hawke Nite-Eye 2000 monocular #47100
The Hawke nite-eye 2000 is a true 3 in 1 solution night vision monocular. Not only is it a great night vision monocular with a built-in infrared illuminator with 9 levels of brightness, but is also able to take 5MP … Continue reading
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Celestron Nexstar 5 SLT #22084
The Celestron Nexstar 5 SLT uses the same high class optics, but uses the popular SLT mount, to make it accessible to more budgets. The SCT design is seen by many as a perfect all round choice for both visual … Continue reading
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Hawke Endurance ED 10×25 compact binoculars. Customer choice
After trying a few sets of compact binoculars at our Optics weekend open days, a customer opted for the Hawke Endurance ED 10×25 binoculars. Other sets they tried were the ED 8×25, and lesser priced 8×26 and 10×26. The extra spend on … Continue reading
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