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Thread: Which Binoculars?

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    Image stabilization is very useful for folks who may have difficulty
    holding the bins steady, and for situations where you're on a moving
    platform (on a ship, for example). I've never tried using them from a
    moving vehicle, but they may help here, too.

    Stabilized bins are typically heavier than conventional optics with the
    same objective and magnification. And they require a battery to power
    the stabilizing elements. In some cases, the stabilizing mechanism
    makes a noise, which can be annoying to your companions. And the
    stabilized bins are more expensive than conventional bins with comparable
    optical quality.

    I know a birder who, with advancing age, developed a tremor in his hands.
    He could not use conventional binoculars any longer, and it was with great
    sadness that he gave up birdwatching. Then he got a pair of stabilized
    bins, and his enjoyment of birdwatching was restored. Sometimes money
    can buy happiness.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Mike S View Post
    I have a pair of Zeiss 10 X 40 glasses that I bought in Munich in the 1980s.

    You could have stopped there. Very cool story all by itself.
    7.3 Super Duty, 4X4, Ext Cab Shortbed, 6 Spd Manual. Hawk FWC
    2006 Jeep Unlimited
    Lexus is250 AWD (Hers)

    1980 HJ45 Diesel LBP (Sold to some dude in Utah)
    1984 Troopy, ExPo White (Sold to the same dude in Utah that bought my other dream truck)
    Kimberly Kamper (Sold to the Toyota Shaman)

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