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Re: [at-l] Here's the cut and pasted text from the site...Binoculars
- Subject: Re: [at-l] Here's the cut and pasted text from the site...Binoculars
- From: "RoseMarie/Al Sarra" <rms2aas@earthlink.net>
- Date: Thu, 29 Jun 2000 11:10:56 -0400
- Reply-to: "RoseMarie/Al Sarra" <rms2aas@earthlink.net>
After that knowledgeable and extensive tutorial last night by Trailmixup,
there is only one thing that I might add.
Unless you are really steady of hand, anything from 10x on up has the
potential to give a person motion sickness - sort of like a video cam
jiggling and jouncing in inexperienced operator's hands.
I have a really nice 10x pair which we keep in our vehicle because it is too
heavy to tote on a hike. I always look for something to lean on or prop
them with when trying to scope something out. On the other hand, the 7x
binocs give me a wider field of vision but lack the ability to really zoom
in on distant detail. Bottom line - it is all a series of trade offs.
What I really liked were the gyro stabilized 50x units I used from
helicopters back in my active duty days. Don't even ask what you (the
taxpayer) shelled out for them....
Al (Draggin' Anchor)
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