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Subject:Re: Need a pair of top quality binoculars... Any suggestions? e.g. Where to try the best names out [London]!
Date:Fri, 15 Aug 2003 03:04:48 +0100
From:"Shiperton Henethe" <shiphen@yahoo.com>
Newsgroups:uk.rec.birdwatching,rec.photo.digital,rec.birds,sci.astro.amateur,uk.environment.conservation

"Mike Humberston" <oblivion@philomel.net> wrote in message
news:t19ojv0k9v3ch4drl76bu1uu0qk83iukj2@4ax.com...
> "Shiperton Henethe" <shiphen@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> >The Swarovski 10x32 were superb! But not perfect...
> >
> >10x32 WONT TAKE THE ADAPTOR!
> >
> >My main complaint here is that only the 10x42 accept a
> >bloomin x2 adabptor. Can you *believe* it! I find this so
> >irritating it's not true.
> >
> >Guys! I am trying to save *weight* here. That's why I'm not
> >carrying a scope you dummies. And that's why I'm planning
> >on buying a 10x32 and not a 10x42. Weight!
> >
> >It is pure snotty optical snobbish that is stopping
> >Swarovski from letting us fit the 10x32 with the
> >x2 adaptor.
>
> I presume that you tried to fit it.  According to the Swaro. web site the
> adaptor works with "all EL and SLC models (except 8 x 30 WB)".

Well that is interesting.
The man in the shop was totally confident on this matter.
However the eyecup thingies *looked* identical
so much so that I did have a breif attempt but
I didnt seem to be able to unscrew them on the
EL 10x32s.  Just possible that they were jammed on.
Lets hope so. Because if so that's pretty much
all my problems solved! (Apart from finances...)

Incidentally what happens if you put two of these
binocular boosters on - how well does that work
in practice?


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