When I lived full-time in south Florida I used to work as a volunteer
for the US Fish & Wildlife Service as a "roving interpreter". Similar
to a docent except that I usually roved around answering questions for
people more often than leading a guided tour. I usually worked the
cypress swamp rather than the marsh but I often encountered serious
birders in the marsh. They often had Leitz or Swarowski binoculars that
shamed my little Nikon 7x35s. But, just as with the cameras, I could
never bring myself to justify something 10 times the price of what I
had. But I'd still like to have a pair. :-)
Chuck Norcutt
On 11/6/2012 5:40 PM, Tina Manley wrote:
> In various Leica contests, I've won two pairs of Leica binoculars. One is
> really big and I keep it on the back porch to look at birds. The other one
> is tiny and folds up and I take it hiking. They are fantastic binoculars.
> I will go and look at them to see what the specifics are.
>
> Tina
>
> On Tue, Nov 6, 2012 at 4:07 PM, Chuck Norcutt <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> wrote:
>
>> Your note on the binocs reminded me that I have a pair of 8x23 Bushnell
>> binoculars that my daughter bought for me but have rarely used.
>> Certainly not as good as the Pentax roof-prism pair you have but
>> actually not bad. But I always seem to forget to take them. I just
>> retrieved them and put them in a place I'm more likely to remember to
>> take them with me.
>>
>> Chuck Norcutt
>>
>>
>> On 11/6/2012 2:19 AM, Moose wrote:
>>> Recently, something led me too look around again. Technology has
>> trickled down. A pair of Pentax 8x25 DCF SW, High
>>> Resolution Water Proof Roof Prism Binoculars for $100 (still so at
>> Adorama) has 'opened my eyes'. Small, light, folding
>>> design, BAK4 prisms with phase coating, nitrogen purged waterproof,
>> pretty close focusing, twist down eyecups, wow.
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