Opticron Traveller BGA Mg 8x32s on a blue pillow
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Review: The Opticron Traveller BGA Mg

September 26, 2014 by Carrie 1 Comment
Every birder wants the best optics possible. But what that means often depends on circumstance. I love my Swarovski EL 8x32s deeply, but sometimes...
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New Swarovski Scopes – the ATX and the STX

July 20, 2012 by Corey 18 Comments
It is not every day that a birder gets to play with a prototype scope made by one of the premiere optics companies in...
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iPhonescoping with the Meopta MeoPix iScoping Adapter

July 9, 2012 by Corey 6 Comments
I’ve already written about trying my hand at iScoping through my binoculars using the Meopta MeoPix iScoping adapter and, since then, I have spent...
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Using The Meopta MeoPix iScoping Adapter – Digiscoping With Your iPhone

June 25, 2012 by Corey 11 Comments
Do you grow tired of lugging a camera into the field on the off chance you’ll see something you need to document? Have you...
Birding

Scope Etiquette

May 16, 2012 by Birdchick 9 Comments
I have a really great spotting scope, an angled Swarovski 80mm HD scope with a 20 – 60 zoom eyepiece (and sometimes I alternate...
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Review: Swarovski 10X42 EL Swarovision Binocular

September 29, 2010 by Corey 2 Comments
Why would Swarovski Optik decide to completely revamp their classic EL line of binoculars?  Birders all over the world can be forgiven for asking...
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Sharing Thoughts on Spotting Scopes

October 24, 2009 by Mike 2 Comments
I’ve been conferring recently with a friend who runs an eco-lodge about the prospect of upgrading the onsite optics array; in essence, she’s looking...
Birding

Optics4Rent

June 17, 2009 by Mike No Comments
At the beginning of June, we took on a new advertiser, a company I’d never heard of before. Looking into this site, I learned...
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