97249 Taken by the good wife who’s just gotten back from SA Thought this a good shot of a lionesses hunting. She got another of a big Leopard I’ll post soon
Liked On: 02-05-2020, 08:02 PM
I cranked up the old desktop today, here are some photos from a (non-hunting) trip to North America 15 years ago. All animals are wild and free range, lots of photos but they are only 40-50kb each...
Liked On: 02-05-2020, 08:01 PM
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Liked On: 02-05-2020, 08:01 PM
Got my first hard antler red stag this year. Cleaned up the skull made a shield and have temporarily mounted him on the wall till I can buy some peroxide to whiten the skull then seal it once the...
Liked On: 30-04-2020, 09:35 AM
I have some 10x26 Steiner wildlife xp which are great.BUT shit lens caps,replaced with some modified pill bottles from the plastic box for a couple of $.Got the binos out of Germany for about $380 a...
Liked On: 13-04-2020, 12:15 AM
I have a pair of Leica 10x25's and a pair of Swarovski 10x25's and both are top class binòs. In terms of performance there appears to be nothing in it at all. My personal favourites are the Swaro's...
Liked On: 12-04-2020, 05:54 PM
I have a set of Ultravid 10x25s and holey shit are they nice. Much better than the diamond backs the glass quality makes up for ALOT of the brightness at last light. They also have way better...
Liked On: 12-04-2020, 12:27 AM
Regarding exit pupil for a given objective lens, it is something to keep in mind with vari power scopes, because we can adjust them to the correct mag for the objective size. A lot of scopes have a...
Liked On: 11-04-2020, 10:48 PM
Some of you need to hit the gym.
Liked On: 11-04-2020, 10:31 PM
The Swarovski 8x25 CL Pockets are great. No problem with extended glassing sessions. I also have some 8x32 Ultravids and as good as they are I grab the pockets most of the time. The time difference...
Liked On: 11-04-2020, 10:31 PM
+1 for Swarovski CL Mountain 8x25 (ex Sarvo). Easy carry so always at hand when wanted, excellent optics, brilliant all-rounders.
Liked On: 11-04-2020, 04:23 PM
Hi Liam, Thanks for posting this question. I'm thinking of getting something smaller and lighter too. My 8x30 Kahles are wonderful to use but weigh 610g (750 with case and strap) I never...
Liked On: 11-04-2020, 04:22 PM
Sarvo, what's the name of your site, mate?
Liked On: 11-04-2020, 02:02 PM
Only difference between the Swarovski CL and the Mountains is the colour of the protective case (also includes rain cover) and the colour / texture of the binos coating. Glass should be identical. I...
Liked On: 11-04-2020, 01:55 PM
Liam258 You may be right about going for lighter weight, the best binos are the ones you have on you. For tops will a little loss of light gathering matter so much? Once available light is that...
Liked On: 11-04-2020, 01:55 PM