| Subject: | Re: Need a pair of top quality binoculars... Any suggestions? e.g.
| | Date: | Sat, 09 Aug 2003 20:16:47 GMT
| | From: | fred@noplace.com (Ian Boag)
| | Newsgroups: | uk.rec.birdwatching,rec.photo.digital,rec.birds,sci.astro.amateur,uk.environment.conservation
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Image stabilisation (Canon IS30's) goes a long long way in making
binos more useful.
dshank@teleport.com wrote:
>On Fri, 08 Aug 2003 04:22:37 GMT, Richard DeLuca
><odyssey@-nospam-stny.rr.com> wrote:
>
>
>>One can't judge a pair of binoculars without touching them- a large part
>>of one brand's superiority over another is the way they feel in your
>>particular hands. For instance, I love my Leitz 10X50s at least in part
>>because they fit my hand perfectly. My wife prefers the Zeiss 10X56
>>because she finds them more comfortable or less clumsy than the Leicas.
>>
>>Starry Skies,
>>Rich
>
>You're absolutely right about the "feel" of the binoculars. What I
>should have said was that to judge the binoculars without knowing the
>brand or feeling them might reduce the brand-related biases we bring
>with us. "Feel" is a very important part of choosing which ones to
>buy.
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