What binoclairs do u use?
10-26-2006, 01:41 PM
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RE: What binoclairs do u use?
I have a pair of Swift 8.5x44 Audubon HHS roof-prism binoculars that I picked up cheap in a pawn shop. They retail at $300-400, but I paid a small fraction of that. At dawn and dusk they really show their stuff. I love 'em.
I gotta say, though, I have a pair of $30 Simmons 10x50 porro prisms that are amazingly good. I use them for backyard birdwatching, and they're great for that. Plus, in low light they are incredibly good. (Laugh all you want, they work.)
On the other hand, I boughta pair of Barska 12x50 roof prisms that don't focus. They make a nice paperweight. Maybe some day I'll send 'em in for repair/replacement.
I gotta say, though, I have a pair of $30 Simmons 10x50 porro prisms that are amazingly good. I use them for backyard birdwatching, and they're great for that. Plus, in low light they are incredibly good. (Laugh all you want, they work.)
On the other hand, I boughta pair of Barska 12x50 roof prisms that don't focus. They make a nice paperweight. Maybe some day I'll send 'em in for repair/replacement.
