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BobinKy
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Re: Nagler-like performance...
      05/07/08 06:27 AM

Quote:

EdZ wrote:

The Nikon Prostar 7x50 has BY FAR the finest (least) edge distortion of any binocular I have ever held in my hands. And not by just a small amount, but by leaps and bounds. In fact, edge distortion seems to be nearly absent.

The best of the best that I've measured
Nikon ProStar 7x50
then
Fujinon FMT-SX 16x70
Pentax PCF WP 16x60
Nikon SE 12x50
Fujinon FMT-SX 10x70
Fujinon FMT-SX 10x50
Celestron Regal 8x42 Roof
Nikon SE 8x32
Oberwerk Mariner 7x50




Hmmm. . . As I look over the models on my shelf, I wonder how the Fujinon FMT-SX 7x50 (porro) and the Pentax DCF ED 10x50 (roof) compare to this list?

Does anybody have any thoughts?

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Bob
38° Kentucky, USA



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* Nagler-like performance... Bob Myler 05/06/08 09:28 AM
. * Re: Nagler-like performance... Joe Ogiba   05/07/08 06:19 PM
. * Re: Nagler-like performance... ronharper   05/08/08 12:12 PM
. * Re: Nagler-like performance... BillC   05/08/08 12:29 PM
. * Re: Nagler-like performance... Rich N   05/08/08 12:52 PM
. * Re: Nagler-like performance... Neil Weiner   05/08/08 01:37 PM
. * Re: Nagler-like performance... EdZModerator   05/08/08 01:39 PM
. * Re: Nagler-like performance... Rich N   05/08/08 01:44 PM
. * Re: Nagler-like performance... Rich N   05/08/08 02:17 PM
. * Re: Nagler-like performance... EdZModerator   05/08/08 01:10 PM
. * Re: Nagler-like performance... Henry Link   05/08/08 01:41 PM
. * Re: Nagler-like performance... EdZModerator   05/08/08 02:26 PM
. * Re: Nagler-like performance... Rick   05/08/08 05:36 PM
. * Re: Nagler-like performance... EdZModerator   05/08/08 07:41 PM
. * Re: Nagler-like performance... davidmcgo   05/08/08 10:05 PM
. * Re: Nagler-like performance... Wes James   05/09/08 11:34 AM
. * Re: Nagler-like performance... BillC   05/09/08 01:52 PM
. * Re: Nagler-like performance... BobinKy   05/09/08 08:44 PM
. * Re: Nagler-like performance... DblVision   05/09/08 10:16 PM
. * Re: Nagler-like performance... BillC   05/10/08 02:42 PM
. * Re: Nagler-like performance... BobinKy   05/10/08 03:21 PM
. * Re: Nagler-like performance... BillC   05/10/08 10:32 PM
. * Re: Nagler-like performance... Wes James   05/10/08 10:43 PM
. * Re: Nagler-like performance... ronharper   05/12/08 12:25 AM
. * Re: Nagler-like performance... BillC   05/12/08 10:18 AM
. * Re: Nagler-like performance... Jim Rosenstock   05/12/08 10:42 AM
. * Re: Nagler-like performance... BillC   05/12/08 01:23 PM
. * Re: Nagler-like performance... Wes James   05/09/08 04:13 PM
. * Re: Nagler-like performance... BobinKy   05/09/08 08:39 PM
. * Re: Nagler-like performance... EdZModerator   05/09/08 05:48 PM
. * Re: Nagler-like performance... BobinKy   05/09/08 08:26 PM
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. * Re: Nagler-like performance... BillC   05/08/08 06:11 PM
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. * Re: Nagler-like performance... Rich N   05/06/08 03:58 PM
. * Re: Nagler-like performance... EdZModerator   05/06/08 04:28 PM
. * Re: Nagler-like performance... Bob Myler   05/06/08 06:07 PM
. * Re: Nagler-like performance... ronharper   05/06/08 11:57 PM
. * Re: Nagler-like performance... EdZModerator   05/07/08 01:22 AM
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. * Re: Nagler-like performance... BillC   05/07/08 01:57 PM
. * Re: Nagler-like performance... BillC   05/07/08 02:02 PM
. * Re: Nagler-like performance... EdZModerator   05/07/08 02:17 PM
. * Re: Nagler-like performance... Wes James   05/07/08 03:05 PM
. * Re: Nagler-like performance... BillC   05/07/08 03:11 PM
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. * Re: Nagler-like performance... Wes James   05/07/08 03:11 PM
. * Re: Nagler-like performance... EdZModerator   05/07/08 03:25 PM
. * Re: Nagler-like performance... BobinKy   05/07/08 06:27 AM
. * Re: Nagler-like performance... John F   05/07/08 02:28 AM
. * Re: Nagler-like performance... ausastronomer   05/07/08 05:09 PM
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