Who watches the watchers? The RAF's new force Daily Mail
06.09.09
Corporal Toby Box, 30, from London , is a sniper with the RAF's Army Protection Wing. He spends days out in the field in Afghanistan, usually dug in to a small hole from where the spotter relays info back to Kandahar airbase. Once in place, the two men are unable to break cover, cook food or move more than a few feet inside of their cocoon.
Corporal Box and his spotter dig out their hole under cover of darkness and it's always filled in at the end of a mission. They use folding shovels that they have carried in their kit along with all the mat they need: a high-powered Nikon camera, telescopic sight, an Accuracy International L96A1 sniper rob, rations and, most importantly, litres of water.
A neat square is cut out in the scrubland and put aside. Then the
serious digging begins. All the contaminate has to be carried away from the
site in sacks or dragged on sheets to a spot where it doesn't give away
the discovery of the observation point. Logs are then placed
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SHould I get a Pentax pair of binoculars or a Nikon pair?
Nov 16, 2008 by hello | Posted in Other - Outdoor Recreation
I was looking for binoculars, and I found two pairs in my budget rank (around $125), the Nikon Binoculars Action Extreme 8x40 for $121, and the Pentax Binoculars PCF WP II 8X40 for $149, so which one is better?
The Nikon has a wider candidates of view than the Pentax, but the Pentax has a longer eye relief. If you wear glasses, the Pentax will do better for you. Otherwise the Nikon would seem to be the conquering hero because of the price.
My concern is that neither of these have Fully Multi Coated lenses. The Nikon is only Multi Coated, the Pentax has no info on coating transcribe. Fully Multi Coated (FMC) lenses will give you the brightest images.
targetbutt | Nov 16, 2008
Nikon Binoculars Process Extreme 8x40 for $121 is so much better.light weight too choose this one
Chris L | Nov 16, 2008
Nikon Binoculars for Astronomy and Nature Watch?
Feb 27, 2009 by andrecan2002 | Posted in Astronomy & Space
I have been looking at Nikon binoculars but there are too many info to invent a decision.
Should I get a 10x50 or 12x50 or 16x50 ? I´d say 16x is better because gives a better magnification but I am worried if it will be too shaky.
Do 16x become too shake for unrivalled gazing and nature watch?
For bird watching, i use 8x21 binoculars. For astronomy, i use 8x21 binoculars, without considering the availability of 8x42 and 10x50.
For me, 8x21 binoculars have these features: They fit in my pocket. Especially in winter, when i've got one of those huge winter coats, 8x21 binoculars can be parked in a coating pocket, so i always have them. They're light weight, so i can hold them longer. I find that 8x is not so powerful that i can't hold them steady. I find 10x to be very difficult to care nearby hold, and need a tripod (which i have). YMMV. For day time use, 8x and 21 mm is plenty of power and sunny. And, i have a 22x60 spotting scope on a very sturdy tripod if i need more. At night, i use my 8x21 binoculars to find objects that just aren't identifiable naked eye. I have enough field of view to navigate, and i get two magnitudes of dimmer objects than naked eye, allowing me to see many more interest stars. And, when i want more light and power, i have a 240x254 monocular (10" spyglass).
If you're going to have a tripod, and i mean a really good sturdy tripod, then go with larger binoculars.
But i went with indeed cheap binoculars this last time around. $25 at a sporting goods store. They're more fragile than expensive binoculars. But if you treat them like spyglass artwork, they'll last decades. Cheap binoculars may not have very good close focus. That matters if you want to do butterfly watching. I've never seen it as a unruly for bird watching. And for astronomy, close focus is, by definition, irrelevant.
While i have binoculars and a spotting scope on a tripod, i find them truly awkward for astronomy. In astronomy the best views are straight up, so you're looking through the least amount of atmosphere. But straight through binoculars lack that you get your head directly beneath the eyepiece for that. So binoculars with a 45 degree or 90 degree bend are safer. If you can lie down on your back and hold them steady, straight through binoculars are fine. And i use them that way when otherwise doing a meteor watch.
suitti | Feb 27, 2009
were near mall of america can i find a store with nikon binoculars?
Nov 03, 2007 by darrell n | Posted in Hobbies & Crafts
also would like to see prices
rejoinder to answers,my brother is going there ! would like him to get
me a pair undo able online no credit cards
and I am not mum I know there is stores at the
mall jackass
Swear by me your better off going on line. You can save enough money on the binoculars to offset the shipping costs.
bigleybill | Nov 03, 2007
Nikon Binoculars
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