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Neil Weiner
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Re: Nagler-like performance...
      05/08/08 01:37 PM

Advertised TFOV: Prostar 7.3, Fujinon 7.5.

A few years ago I won a perfect Prostar on auction at a very fair price. I took my time comparing it to my Fujinon Meibo for Terrestrial (yes) viewing. I sold the Prostar and kept the Meibo.

The Prostar felt somewhat tunnel-view , the Fujinon felt natural. The Prostar was especially clunky to hold steady, the Fujinon (rubber armored), easier to hold steady--though still a big, heavy 7x50.

So despite the technical, optical excellence of the Prostar, I was seeing and enjoying more, Terrestrially, with the Fujinon.

Of course this is off topic regarding Nagler, but yet another reminder that bino "better" and "best" are not absolute, but relative to for-what and to-whom.

Edited by Neil Weiner (05/08/08 01:39 PM)

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* Nagler-like performance... Bob Myler 05/06/08 09:28 AM
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. * 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
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. * Re: Nagler-like performance... Henry Link   05/08/08 01:41 PM
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. * 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
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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
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. * Re: Nagler-like performance... Wes James   05/07/08 03:05 PM
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