On 1/1/2015 2:47 PM, Bob Whitmire wrote:
Been looking at binocs, and noted these, which have many features Joan
really wants, are neither
waterproof nor fog proof. I think that might be a real disadvantage,
even a deal breaker, for the Outer
Hebrides. For that matter, the coast of Maine. <g> No one seems to have
any glasses that focus that
close. The best I’ve found are some brands—waterproof and fog
proof—that focus down
to five or six feet. Quite a bit of difference.
B.V.M responds:
You've put your finger on the reasons we have both, and are often
carrying two
different kinds.
Thought Moose would answer. When you posted I clicked through a bunch
of pages of binocs at B&H looking for weather sealed /N2 purged
papilio type or closer focusng Pentax 8X25 types---did not find though
I did go through quickly. (still took awhile). Seems they do not yet
exist as suspected.
NABA (No Am B'fly Assoc) has a chart of close focusing binocs--but it
is too out of date.
No cake and eat it too, Mike
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