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Complete list of articles published on Binomania by order of interest

 

Practical astronomy

  • Celestron SkyMaster Binoculars Comparison: PRO 20×80 vs PRO ED 20×80 – Hands-on Field Test!
  • Interview with the amateur astronomer: Federico Caro, high-quality eyepieces, and more!
  • IBIS 18×80 WIDE Binoculars Review – Observe the Sky and Nature for €219
  • Come scegliere un binocolo per osservare il cielo (guida pratica per iniziare)
  • TS Concenter: an aid for collimation
  • First telescope: (mis)advice on buying
  • Observing the sky from a big city
  • Star testing before Suiter
  • 4mm Abbe Orthoscopics
  • The fashion of astronomical vintage
  • High-resolution astronomical observation
  • Astigmatism in refractor lenses
  • Not just astrophotography! How to observe nature with an astronomical telescope
  • Carl Zeiss Jena Telescope serials. A review
  • Challenge: Six telescopes for the lunar observer
  • Fifty years ago, the Alinari telescopes
  • The Verne 220 F/15 refractor at Monfestino Part 1: the creation
  • SAN GIORGIO MORAIS, 190/2850 refractor. The true and definitive story.
  • The Moon in a Six-Inch Refractor
  • Emotional report with the 24" binodobson at the Tivoli Southern Sky Guest Farm in Namibia
  • Let's observe the comet Giacobini Zinner with binoculars
  • Japanese Porro for Astronomy. Preview
  • Binoculars in astronomy: deep sky and visibility factor


Technical articles
  • New! Essential items for optics enthusiasts
  • Is it reasonable to buy and repair used or vintage binoculars?
  • Observe with binoculars at high magnifications
  • Internal or external focus?
  • Not just astrophotography! How to observe nature with an astronomical telescope
  • Accessories for classic binoculars
  • Nordic Walking and compact binoculars
  • Binomania video lessons. Part 3: binoculars' depth of field
  • Binomania video lessons. Part two: binocular brightness.
  • Binomania video lessons. Part one: Magnification and field of view
  • How I Modified the Manfrotto MV502AH Video Head. Impressions of Use with 100mm Binoculars
  • Binocular Mounts: A Brief Overview
  • Wear on the rubber coating of Canon binoculars? Readers' complaints
  • What advice…don't listen to.
  • Japanese Porro for Astronomy. Preview
  • Binoculars and landscape
  • Reflections on binocular comparisons
  • Binocular prisms

Birdwatching Special

  • Nikon Monarch M5 12x42 review: hands-on test, pros and cons, and digiscoping with an iPhone
  • Video report: What binoculars do professionals use? A morning with Barbara Ravasio, PhD in Natural Sciences.
  • Birdwatching with the Zeiss DTI 4/50 thermal imaging scope – Ganna Marsh, accompanied by nature photographer Roberto Glaviano
  • Thermal imaging and birdwatching – a real game changer – Interview with Toby Carter
  • Birdwatching – Health Benefits
  • Video Report: Visit to the LIPU Massaciuccoli Oasis with the Zeiss Harpia 95 and the Zeiss Victory SF 42 and Victory SF 32
  • Reportage of the Zeiss event at the Palude Brabbia Nature Reserve, June 13, 2021
  • Birdwatching: New discoveries from your backyard!
  • Birdwatching: Parents and children, how to observe?
  • The art of birdwatching without filters: an interview with Spanish ornithologist José Luis Copete.
  • Greater Spotted Eagle: Story of a Sighting
  • Carl ZEISS Sports Optics and researchers at the University of Tübingen stand together to defend the corn bunting. An endangered species!
  • Birdwatching: Age and sex of the hen harrier
  • Places to visit: the peat bogs of Sebino
  • Video: A tour of the LIPU Brabbia Marsh Oasis in Varese
  • Swarovski Optik Dg 8×25 digital guide
  • Let's learn about seawatching!
  • Sicily, April 13-21, 2015: Me and Bonelli's Eagle, a Sicilian experience.
  • Nikon EDG 8×32: In search of the common raven.
  • Stelvio: A census of the golden eagle and the bearded vulture with the help of the Swarovski Swarovision 12×50.
  • Extremadura, a birds of prey paradise
  • New video: Zeiss Victory SF birding experience.
  • Quick guide to choosing birdwatching binoculars


Digiscoping
  • Binoculars and new products: A reportage at Marco Lucchini's large shop in Domodossola!
  • Swarovski ATX 115 in the field: a comprehensive test of the most powerful ground-based telescope, up to 120X.
  • ZEISS Pro-Series tripods: Stability, lightness, and precision for enthusiasts.
  • KOWA Spotting Scope Comparison: TSN-501 vs. TSN-601 vs. TSN-55A – An Observational and Photographic Challenge with an iPhone
  • News and updates from SkyRover
  • I TESTED A PREVIEW OF THE NEW KOWA TSN-55A PROMINAR FLUORITE SPOTTING SCOPE
  • Rain, digiscoping, and…the shooting range. BURRIS SIGNATURE HD 20-60×85 (with 30x MIL reticle eyepiece) Rugged and reliable
  • KOWA TSN-66 A PROMINAR – a little fluorite jewel with incredible performance
  • Is the mirrorless OM-5 the king of digiscoping?
  • Six months with the SMARTOSCOPE VARIO distributed by Kowa
  • Two months with the new KOWA TSN-88A: Nature, Digiscoping, and Astronomy
  • Kowa TSN-663 Prominar Spotting Scope Review
  • Celestron Trailseeker 80 Spotting Scope and Celestron NexYZ Universal Adapter
  • Is the KOWA TSN-99 A the new king of digiscoping? Here are my field impressions. Video review
  • How I photographed the Capanna Regina Margherita refuge from 72 km away
  • Video presentation of the Kowa Telephoto Lens photographic-visual system
  • Nikon Coolpix P1000, 3000mm focal length, in a backpack
  • Smartphones, binoculars, and spotting scopes. The new era of long-distance photography.
  • Smartphone adapter (smartadapter) by ArteSky
  • Company Release: SWAROVSKI OPTIK PA-i8 Digiscoping Adapter: Capture the Moment Forever!
  • April 29, 2017. Digiscoping Workshop at Oasi Palude Brabbia, Varese!
  • Official Video: #KowaSystem, the new accessories!
  • DA-1Lens2scope: agile as a butterfly…
  • New video from Kowa: The Power of Phonescoping with Official Adapters.
  • Preview! New TSN-EX16 – the duplicator for Kowa 880 and 770. Transforms the Kowa TE-11WZ zoom into a 40X-96X zoom.
  • SVS Zoom: easy, precise, universal phonescoping.
  • New: SVS ZOOM Universal Digiscoping Adapter
  • Phone Digiscoping: Kowa TSN-GA4S
  • Press Release: New PA-i5 iPhone Adapter from Swarovski Optik
  • New Nikon Monarch Series Modular Spotting Scopes
  • Official Release - New Canon EOS 70D: Speed, Innovation, and Sharing
  • New Lens2Scope Ls-7 and Da-1 universal adapter for smartphones
  • Photography with binoculars. What's on the market?
  • Nikon P310
  • Lens 2 Scope LS-10 turns your telephoto lens into a spotting scope.

Vintage

  • TELEVUE ORACLE 3 76/560 – A RARE 1980s-EMBOSSED TRIPLET. IS IT STILL COMPETITIVE?
  • Is it reasonable to buy and repair used or vintage binoculars?
  • Repair, restoration, and appraisals of vintage binoculars and telescopes
  • On the Value and Price of Vintage: Brief Considerations and Reflections on Classic Telescopes
  • A reader's request. Who can help?
  • Tradition, innovation, emotion: first visit to the Officine Galileo Museum.
  • The account of History.
  • Brothers at War: Nedelta 7×50 and Sard 7×50
  • Zomz 30×90, the unknown Russian giant
  • Russian binoculars
  • Sky Bin Pro 15×80

Blog

  • Does size matter…during the day? Is a 95 mm or an 85 mm better? Field test with comparison videos.
  • Video reportage – Marco Lucchini: Swarovski product pickup, curiosities, and new arrivals in the store
  • Video report: What binoculars do professionals use? A morning with Barbara Ravasio, PhD in Natural Sciences.
  • Update on the NLT “Night of the Long Pipes”
  • A morning at the SACCHI armory in Novara: three floors of exhibition space!
  • I've seen C/2023 A3 Tsuchinshan-Atlas, but is it really the comet of the century?
  • Reportage: Astronomical event with the Unistellar eQuinox 2 telescope
  • Which should you choose? 8×42 or 10×42 binoculars? The advantages and disadvantages of the two classic formats, along with the Ibis Toth.
  • The Night of the Long Pipes (NLT) at Opera is confirmed for Saturday, November 9th
  • Holidays bring advice: What will the future hold for Binomania?
  • Birdwatching with the Zeiss DTI 4/50 thermal imaging scope – Ganna Marsh, accompanied by nature photographer Roberto Glaviano
  • How to Find and Observe Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks with Your Binoculars!
  • How to check the collimation of a refracting telescope
  • How to observe and photograph nests and birds of prey while observing ethics and regulations
  • Guide to choosing a spotting scope
  • Trip to Domodossola to Marco Lucchini – The best-stocked shop in Italy!
  • Stabilized binoculars: types, models, areas of use, advantages and disadvantages of the models reviewed on binomania
  • TS Concenter: an aid for collimation
  • Official Staff 2022 and Author List
  • Preview of tests and new activities for 2022! – Binomania
  • Raw materials shortage. Should we be worried? Companies have responded to me.
  • Stargate Planetarium 4K
  • The Benefits of Binocular Vision in Astronomical and Nature Observation – Video
  • How to Choose and Test Binoculars – Part I
  • UAP, Pentagon report. Unidentified aerial phenomena. Here's the official document.
  • Complete list of Binomania reviews 2006-2022
  • The concept of species and the classification of living things
  • Twelve tips to avoid being fooled
  • The brilliant child and the dull father
  • Birdwatching: New discoveries from your backyard!
  • What's new in sports optics? My guesses for Zeiss, Swarovski, Leica, Nikon, Canon, Kowa, and more...
  • The binomania market has been updated with an interesting pair of binoculars.
  • The “megamanager“, Binomania, Influencer and Instagram…poor me!
  • A “Premium” subscription is available for Binomania readers.
  • Camera trapping: a clarification on the regulations!
  • Problems with the Binomania forum: update
  • Wolves to contain wild boars? Who's right?
  • Birdwatching: Age and sex of the hen harrier
  • The beginning of the history of “distant vision”
  • The camera trapping section is now open on the YouTube channel
  • The obstacles that can undermine a correct opinion. Is it useful to trust gurus, influencers, and ambassadors?
  • Palude Brabbia – an oasis in transformation, a challenge for marsh ecology
  • The Zeiss winter promotion is about to end
  • I'll see you this evening at 8pm – live on the "Astronomitaly" channel“
  • “Light” version of Binomania
  • Binomania: new projects for 2021...Will I make it?
  • Reader survey. Help us improve Binomania!
  • COVID-19 emergency and free time
  • Noblex GmbH (Docter Optics) closes. The end of an era.
  • Dream of an early autumn day: new giant binoculars from Zeiss in the Asembi series?
  • Gold Award for Fujifilm and the TECHNO-STABI TS-X 1440 stabilized binoculars
  • The Binomania market is back!
  • Cyber attack on Binomania!
  • The Binomania Lounge: A Chat with Elio Biffi: Giant Binoculars
  • The Mysteries of the Observatory of Villa Toeplitz
  • Some little suggestions for spending some brief moments of serenity
  • Zeiss: A new video previews some big news.
  • Hi Andrea!
  • First impressions of the Meopta AIR from the Vicenza fair
  • Nital and Case Logic
  • MINOX DTC 460 Wildlife Camera Review
  • Fujifilm X-T3 Review (Landscape Photography) Part I
  • The compass, man's age-old friend
  • Best wishes and anticipations for 2020
  • The Zeiss Winter Promotion continues until January 20th!
  • New! New Fujinon TS-X 14×40 image-stabilized binoculars. Features and price.
  • 2020 reviews? Let's choose them together! I look forward to your suggestions.
  • Support Binomania..
  • Fujinon 25x150 EM angled? Congratulations to the new buyer.
  • The Mysteries of the Observatory of Villa Toeplitz
  • Interview with Marco Meniero: Sky Photography, experience, and passion
  • Nikon Coolpix P1000, 3000mm focal length, in a backpack
  • Tecnosky 154 F/15 Refractor Review
  • My experience with magazines, joys and sorrows…
  • A Saturday among enthusiasts
  • Here are the technical specifications of the new Kowa BDII -XD Prominar
  • Swarovski Optik Mobile. The experience becomes... itinerant.
  • On newsstands from May 30th, the Special "Hunting, Sports and Leisure Optics"“
  • The binoculars that have remained in my heart…
  • Artesky has become ShopinShop Swarovski Optik Natura in Lombardy
  • Tecnosky Horizon binocular turret. Comparison with astronomical binoculars, use with a Dobsonian, and daytime testing.
  • SAN GIORGIO MORAIS, 190/2850 refractor. The true and definitive story.
  • Added new Quick Menu!
  • Another Zeiss Harpya is on its way to allow me to finish the test.
  • Special Binomania update and best wishes!
  • A collaboration is born between Binomania and the Castelli photo-optical laboratory. Repairs, collimations, and more!
  • Review of the Oberwerk 82 XL HD binoculars in Nuovo Orione magazine
  • Offered by Fujinon. The last remaining 25x150 45° angled lens at a great price!
  • The new issue of “Itineraries and Places” is on newsstands
  • UPDATE! Sunday, September 30th. Oberwerk BT binoculars presentation and lunch at the Bellavista Restaurant – Valganna, VA.
  • The astronomy fair at Volandia: videos and images.
  • Special issue of New Orion and...binoculars
  • That “strange thing” called…education.
  • What advice…don't listen to.
  • The "heart" of Binomania is on newsstands with the magazine "ITINERARI E LUOGHI"“
  • How did Binomania come about?
  • Visit the Pistoia Zoo with a Swarovski Pocket 8x25
  • ArteSky has become the Italian distributor of Opticron products
  • News: The Binomania blog and the new Forum
  • “The Heart of Binomania” will soon be available on all Italian newsstands!
  • CLEANING OPTICS FROM MICROFUNGI
  • Vintage Binocular Repair: Companies Respond.
  • Four new spotting scopes from Kowa!
  • In Search of the Honda 45P Comet
  • Sky-Watcher RMak 300 prototype and other news! Report of the fair ”Rencontres du ciel et de l’espace“.
  • A new 150mm astronomical binocular is coming!
  • New at Birdfair: Leica Noctivid,
  • What to expect from the sports optics market. Speculation, rumors, and more.
  • Binoculars from Mount San Martino
  • Kowa's Next Big Thing – it's getting closer
  • Kowa at Birdfair...any news on fluorite?
  • KOWA'S NEXT BIG THING
  • My Binoculars: by Andrea Boldrini
  • More rumours from Mr APM, Markus Ludes (APM 120 SD – ACHRO and the new FK 61 ED binoculars
  • Official Minox Video: Cleaning and Care for Sports Optics
  • Hanse Bird: Nature in the heart of Hamburg, June 18-19.
  • Steiner Marine: official video.
  • New column "MY BINOCULARS" – Send us your impressions!
  • Lost among the stars...at home. A special evening with giant binoculars.
  • The new APM 120 binoculars with SD optics are coming soon.
  • What's new at Minox
  • Corporate Press Release: Swarovski CL Companion Polaris
  • New Zeiss Terra ED Compact binoculars
  • Sicily, April 13-21, 2015: Me and Bonelli's Eagle, a Sicilian experience.
  • David Chandler Exploring the Night Sky with Binoculars
  • SHOT SHOW 2015!
  • Tradition, innovation, emotion: first visit to the Officine Galileo Museum.
  • Special Photokina 2014: Kowa news
  • Visit to Swarovski Optik in Absam (AUSTRIA)
  • Binomania Preview: New Kowa BD32 XD PROMINAR, BD56 XD PROMINAR.
  • The August editorial is online.
  • Quick guide to choosing birdwatching binoculars
  • New Minox BL HD available in April!
  • New Zeiss Conquest HD 8×56 – 10×56 and 15×56
  • New Nikon Monarch Series Modular Spotting Scopes
  • Binomania is taking a short summer break.
  • World Premiere: Swarovski CL POCKET 10×25
  • New official video of Fujinon binoculars
  • Kowa 60th Anniversary: Is something cooking?
  • Sharing passions. Swarovski ATX95, Canon 7D...wife and daughters
  • Comet Pann-Stars visible through binoculars.
  • 100mm binoculars: what can you see?
  • A Tuesday among enthusiasts

Outdoor Special 

  • Hiking and Emergency Backpacking: A Guide to Buying Essential Accessories
  • Nautica Pier 25 Chronograph
  • Nordic Walking and binoculars
  • Serengeti Sunglasses: Isola Polarized 7492 and Aerial 7977 in titanium.
  • PETZL headlamp
  • A special couple: G.Sakai Hsek and Bird & Trout
  • For Victorinox lovers: Four "Big" knives compared
  • Victorinox SwissChamp XLT


Books to read
  • Review of the essay "Biodiversity: A Vital Resource for Humanity" by Ettore Ruberti and Italo Dante de Murtas
  • Review of the book "Wild Italy" by Daniele Zovi
  • Lights and Colors of the Sky: A manual on optical phenomena that occur in the atmosphere, in science and in history: how to observe and photograph them
  • Ethology: The Study of Animal Behavior by Ettore Ruberti
  • Inclement weather? Never mind! Let's go cloud-spotting!
  • Andrea Boldrini presents to Binomania readers his book dedicated to the 24″ binodobson, available for free download.
  • A GUIDE TO THE DIURNAL BIRDS OF EUROPE, NORTH AFRICA, AND THE MIDDLE EAST
  • Kay Williams The Life of George Alcock
  • Peter Lancaster Brown – The Star Book: How to Identify Galaxies, Constellations, Stars, and Planets
  • Presentation of the TAXONOMIC HANDBOOK OF DIURNANAL BIRDS OF THE ALPES
  • Barbara Slater. The Astronomer of Rousdon Charles Grover 1842-1921
  • Luca Parravicini, Luigi Viazzo: Looking at the Sky with the Naked Eye and Binoculars
  • Salvatore Albano: Visual observation of the deep sky.
  • Pierre Bourge – Jean Lacroux: The Sky with the Naked Eye and Binoculars
  • James Muirden. Astronomy with Binoculars


Interviews
  • Behind the Lens of the Kowa Highlander Prominar – An Exclusive Interview with Yasunari Oguchi, General Manager of R&D at Kowa Optronics
  • Interview with the amateur astronomer: Antonio Giudici, a forty-year passion for astronomy!
  • Interview with the amateur astronomer: Federico Caro, high-quality eyepieces, and more!
  • Interview with Plinio Camaiti, "Telescope Doctor"“
  • Interview with Mr. Al Nagler of TeleVue
  • Interview with Mauro Dell'Uomo, director of Marine Pan Service – official Steiner distributors
  • Little Carlo interviews…Piergiovanni Salimbeni
  • Interview with …Piergiovanni Salimbeni
  • Interview with Mr. William Yang (William Optics) about the new Pegasus binoculars
  • Interview with Giacomo Cellini of fototrappolaggionaturalistico.it
  • The art of birdwatching without filters: an interview with Spanish ornithologist José Luis Copete.
  • Ziel: A company in renewal. Interview with CEO Marco Masat.
  • Interview with Flavio Vellardi – Made in Italy Panoramic Binoculars
  • The Binomania Lounge: Piero Pignatta
  • Interview with Diego Redolfi
  • Interview with Marco Meniero: Sky Photography, experience, and passion
  • Interview with cycling enthusiast Maurizio Biscuola: writer, walker, and...biking enthusiast
  • Interview with Fujifilm Manager Renata Pisula
  • Interview with Michele Adinolfi, of Adinolfi SRL...not just Docter
  • Interview with Angelo Pantano and Gioia Visani of Mareshop and MHz Outdoor. Fujinon, Leica, and more…
  • Interview with Consuelo Andreoni of Canicom Srl
  • Interview with Luca Baghino
  • Interview with Riccardo Tamburini: fishing, underwater photography, nature photography, and...binoculars
  • Binoculars, birdwatching, and photographic hunting in Liguria: an interview with Gian Pietro Pittaluga
  • Interview with Kevin Busarow of Oberwerk.com and some inside information on the new BT-82 XL and BT-100 XL astronomy binoculars
  • Interview with Achille Berti of Bignami SPA
  • Interview with Luca Seveso of ARTESKY
  • Interview with Giuliano Monti of Tecnosky.

Biology

  • The mathematical proof of biological evolution
  • The concept of species and the classification of living things

Official company press releases

  • Official Swarovski Optik press release: DG – Digital Guide!
  • New Swarovski Optik CL Companion: official announcement.
  • Here are the names of the winners of the “Digiscoper of the Year 2016” competition!
  • Official Zeiss Press Release: The new CONQUEST® GAVIA 85 telescope
  • “Digiscoper of the Year 2016” 11th SWAROVSKI OPTIK Photo and Video Competition
  • Company press release: Nikon and PrimaLuceLab
  • Photokina 2014 Special: Swarovski Optik Announces New CL Companion Africa
  • Company press release: The new Zeiss Victory SF 42
  • Zeiss HT 54: Light in the Night! Official Release
  • Press Release: New PA-i5 iPhone Adapter from Swarovski Optik
  • Official Canon Press Release - Compact Cameras for Digiscoping: Canon PowerShot G16 and PowerShot S120
  • Official Leica Sport Optics Press Release
  • Official Press Release from Swarovski Optik Italia: New Swarovski SLC Lenses
  • SWAROVSKI OPTIK Launches Eighth Edition of its “Digiscoper of the Year” Competition – Official Release
  • Leica Italia Press Release: Geovid HD-B 8×42 and 10×42


Events, courses, reports
  • Reportage: Astronomical event with the Unistellar eQuinox 2 telescope
  • 5 October, 8.15 p.m. A journey through stars and galaxies in the company of UNISTELLAR telescopes
  • Moon or Supermoon? – October 22nd, 5 p.m. – Palude Brabbia Regional Nature Reserve
  • A Journey Through Stars and Galaxies – September 9th, 8:30 PM – With Piergiovanni Salimbeni and Valerio Zuffi of Auriga and the UNISTELLAR digital telescope
  • Report of the event with the Phenix microscope at the Palude Brabbia Nature Reserve
  • Reportage of the Zeiss event at the Palude Brabbia Nature Reserve, June 13, 2021
  • Sunday, June 13: LIPU Oasis Festival with…Binomania!
  • Valtellina, September 4-6. The event has been postponed.
  • Fundraising. I count on your help.
  • Gallery - Event, September 2012
  • Gallery - June 2012 - Event in Valtellina
  • EBN & Swarovski Event in Tuscany: Among the Dunes and Blades Along the Pisan Coast
  • Attention: The event in Valtellina has been postponed.
  • Update! Tenth National BINOMANIA Gathering! September 6-7-8 at Rifugio della Corte (New Management) Cosio Valtellino, (SO)
  • A short gallery of the Astronomy Fair, May 11, 2019 – Volandia
  • March 10, LIPU Oasis Brabbia, Varese. The Aironi Condominium. Binomania will provide binoculars and spotting scopes free of charge.
  • Official announcement. Invitation to all visual amateur astronomers and refractors enthusiasts.
  • Let's watch the Christmas comet! Binomania event: December 15th from 9:00 PM to 11:00 PM. At the "Sette Termini" park in Montegrino (VA).
  • Observation with the San Giorgio Morais telescope - Gallery
  • Saturday, November 17: Observation of Mars and the Moon with the San Giorgio Morais 190/2850 telescope
  • UPDATE! Sunday, September 30th. Oberwerk BT binoculars presentation and lunch at the Bellavista Restaurant – Valganna, VA.
  • The astronomy fair at Volandia: videos and images.
  • National Astronomy Fair. September 1-2, 2018. Official press release.
  • May 6th event in collaboration with Lipu and Artesky
  • Sunday 24 September: Lunch in Valganna (VA) and observation with binoculars and telescopes.
  • ATTENTION! The June 17-18 event has been cancelled.
  • June 17-18, 2017. At Rifugio della Corte. This event is a tribute to our collaborator Corrado Morelli.
  • Gallery of the Wings of Raptors event
  • Sunday, April 9th. "On the Wings of Birds of Prey" Event in collaboration with LIPU and KOWA
  • April 29, 2017. Digiscoping Workshop at Oasi Palude Brabbia, Varese!
  • Mini reportage: the new Nikon Monarch HG spotting scopes at the Binomania Team lunch on October 8, 2016.
  • Reportage. Photokina 2016: news and impressions.
  • images from Photokina 2016
  • September 30, 2016, STARS AND BATS! LIPU Oasis, Brabbia Marsh (VA)
  • Report from the 2016 Binomania meeting: snoring dogs, fogged-up lenses, unexpected earplugs, but plenty of great binoculars.
  • Some pictures from the Binomania meeting
  • August 26-28, 2016 - Binomania Annual Meeting, at the Rifugio della Corte. Special Guest Star: APM 120 SD binoculars.
  • April 24th Gallery - Oasis Festival at the LIPU Oasis PALUDE BRABBIA in the company of Swarovski and Binomania.
  • APRIL 24: LIPU OASIS PARTY with BINOMANIA and SWAROVSKI
  • 2016 courses in collaboration with the OASI PALUDE BRABBIA (VA) and Swarovski Optik
  • SUNDAY 5 JULY 2015. Big event. Binomania and Swarovski Optik at the OASI DI SANT'ALESSIO.
  • Event on June 14, 2015: CANCELLED!
  • Sunday, June 14 - OASIS OF SANT'ALESSIO (PV) Binomania and Swarovski Optik - Free trial of binoculars and spotting scopes
  • 24-25-26 October Official Binomania event in collaboration with GEOPITK.
  • Gallery. Binomania Event, September 6-7, 2014
  • 6-7 September 2014: BINOMANIA EVENT: NEW ZEISS VICTORY SF and NEW APM 100 ED APO.
  • "Docter Days" report. Daily updates.
  • Sunday, June 1st. Event in collaboration with SKYPOINT
  • DOCTER DAYS: June 20-21 – Valtellina (SO)
  • Gallery of the Digiscoping course held at the LIPU Palude Brabbia Oasis in collaboration with Swarovski Optik
  • Digiscoping Course March 16, 2014 - Lipu Brabbia Oasis - Varese
  • Saturday, January 25: Observation with binoculars and telescopes and dinner at the Bellavista Restaurant - Valganna (VA)
  • Report Kowa Day 28 December 2013
  • Update! September 6-8, 2013. The Binodobson observation will take place! Friday, September 6, 2013.
  • Saturday, June 1, 2013 at the Coot Park, Casei Gerola (PV)
  • June 7-9, 2013: Monte Rufeno, Acquapendente (VT). Meeting organized by the Nuova Pegasus association and the Binomania Forum.
  • EXA 2013 Report – Binoculars on the Hunt for Good Optics
  • Workshop with Swarovski ATX in Oasi Brabbia: a brief report.
  • PhotoShow Milano: a brief report and some reflections.
  • Photo reportage of the Binomania event on March 16, 2013.
  • Saturday, March 16, 2013. Binomania Mini-Event: Lunch and Kowa JB88 20×80 vs Kowa Highlander Prominar Challenge
  • Binomania Meeting, June 2013


Camera trapping
  • I PREVIEWED THE NEW ZEISS SECACAM 5 WIDE ANGLE – 100° TRAP CAMERA
  • Field testing of XTAR rechargeable batteries
  • ZEISS SECACAM 7 TRAP CAMERA REVIEW – A Great Christmas Gift
  • Camera Trapping: Practical Tips for Correct Use
  • Video review of the SpyPoint Link-S-Dark trail camera
  • Camera traps: technical features and usage tips
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