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    Binoculars?

    Can anyone offer any advice on what I should look for when buying some, I don't have a clue

    I've just looked at Amazon and the selection is emence and bewildering.

    The prices range from £4-99 to over 5k

    They all have different numbers but the number don't seem to bear any relation to the price

    I just want a decent pair for under £100, that arn't huge or too heavy.

    I can understand that the greater the number, the more magnification but I don't understand how the two numbers work together?

    Help please
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    Re: Binoculars?

    What do want to use them for?
    Some advice here http://www.monkoptics.co.uk/General/binocularterms.html
    And here
    http://www.monkoptics.co.uk/binoculars-explained.html
    For sailing I use a pair of 7x50
    but these would not fit in your pocket
    For something smaller look at a pair of 8x25

    beware any thing more powerful than x 10 is difficult to hand hold
    why not pop in to jessops and try a pair of these
    http://www.jessops.com/online.store/...6247/show.html
    Last edited by philsmove; 25th-October-2010 at 08:46 PM.

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    Re: Binoculars?

    I bought Minolta Compact 8 x 21 a few years ago and have been very pleased. Quite light and easily fits in the pocket. However, if you are going to the tropics I would recommend anti-condensation as it is annoying when they fog up for several days just when you need them. I also would consider red lens which I have been told is good for night vision (bird watching or such).

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    Re: Binoculars?

    Quote Originally Posted by philsmove View Post
    What do want to use them for?
    Nothing very specific.

    ..... views, wildlife, seascapes, mountains and general noseyness

    Thanks for the advice, I think I'm best to look 'in shop' before I buy anything
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    Re: Binoculars?

    Quote Originally Posted by Lory View Post

    I just want a decent pair for under £100, that arn't huge or too heavy.

    Help please
    Just don't drop them on your toe

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    Quote Originally Posted by Gerry View Post
    Just don't drop them on your toe
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    Re: Binoculars?

    Did anyone else see any irony in needing help for looking for binoculars?

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    Re: Binoculars?

    just had a play with a pair of these
    http://www.jessops.com/online.store/...5355/show.html
    very impressed

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    Re: Binoculars?

    A Viz Top Tip..........

    ....... Don't waste money buying expensive binoculars. Simply stand closer to the object you wish to view.

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    Re: Binoculars?

    Well, in the end, I tried out the whole range at Dixons and ended up settling for a pair of Bushnell 8x25 @ £35
    There's were other's that were clearly better for various reasons but 'for me' they didn't warrant the extra cost

    Anyway, I'm really pleased with them and one of the pleasures I had with them yesterday was, standing on the top of a mountain and spotting a castle in the distance, that I'd never of been able to see otherwise, then sussing it out on the map and finding our way there.. then standing on the top of the castle and looking back at where I'd just been
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