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Helios Quantum-4 15×70 Binocular Review

Posted on July 11, 2011 by Reviewer

  I have personally used one of these sets for a few years now, and can confirm they are built to last. The the lightest in class due to the heavy rubber armour. I still find them easy to hand … Continue reading →

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What is a Hide Clamp

Posted on July 9, 2011 by Reviewer

A hide clamp is a single section support with a camera/spotting scope head. The heads are the same as used on many tripods, so some can be interchanged with tripods. For example an Opticron birdwatchers tripod and Opticron hide clamps use the … Continue reading →

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Opticron Discovery WP PC 8×50 Binoculars Review

Posted on July 9, 2011 by Reviewer

If like me you are OK with handling large binoculars, the 800g discoveries should be no problem. If on the other hand weight is a big issue, then they are not for you. The 50mm version are one of those … Continue reading →

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What does Nitrogen Waterproof mean

Posted on July 8, 2011 by Reviewer

With many binoculars, you will see Nitrogen Waterproof or Nitrogen Gas Filled. So what does this mean ?. Think of what happens in your car or house when its cold outside and warm inside. You get condensation on the inside … Continue reading →

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What is a Mono Pod (monopod)

Posted on July 8, 2011 by Reviewer

A Mono-pod is a single legged support with a standard thread at the top to accept cameras and spotting scopes. They can come as a single section, or up to 4-5 sections for adjusting height. For added flexibility some come … Continue reading →

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Opticron Discovery WP PC 8×32 Binoculars Review

Posted on July 7, 2011 by Reviewer

Straight out the box, these look like they should be a 25mm binoculars. Its quite amazing how a 32mm pair of binoculars of such high quality can fit in such a small shell. So you would think that build quality … Continue reading →

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What is a Light Pollution Filter

Posted on July 7, 2011 by Reviewer

  A light pollution filter screws in to the inner thread of an astronomical telescope eyepiece. The lens coatings help block out street/house lights, yet allow light from emision Nebulae to get through. Unlike stars, emission nebulae give off light in … Continue reading →

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Visionary B4 7×35 Binoculars Review

Posted on July 6, 2011 by Reviewer

  The Visionary B4 range look similar to the budget Classics, but with better build quality and BaK-4 prisms.  For general use, I found the 7x35s to be the best of the range. The super wide 161m field and large … Continue reading →

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What is a Barlow Lens

Posted on July 5, 2011 by Reviewer

A barlow lens is an adapter that fits in between your telescope eyepiece and the eyepiece holder. This will increase the magnification by 2x 3x or even 5x depending on which one you purchase. For example, if you have a 10mm eyepiece … Continue reading →

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What is a T-ring

Posted on July 5, 2011 by Reviewer

A T-ring is a simple adapter that allows you to connect your SLR or DSLR camera to a spotting scope or Telescope. It will screw on to any T-adapter, eyepiece or other digi-scoping adapter with standard T-thread (M42x0.75 metric thread). With … Continue reading →

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