Where can I read binoculars reviews?
Friday, June 26th, 2009 at
9:22 am
Alyssa asked:
Where can I read binoculars reviews?
Reply:
Phil Harrington is probably one of my favorites. If you have any way to get your hands on the June 2001 issue of Astronomy Magazine, he wrote an article called “Everything You Need to Know About Binoculars.” A very excellent read.
You can peruse around here too, but I haven’t spent a lot of time with any of this:
http://www.uvaa.org/BinocularResources.h…
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They are just very cheaply made 10×50 binoculars. Yes, you can see that far, but only from a mountain, as the earth's curvature prevents you from seeing much more than 3 miles if you are on flat ground.
For less money, you can get some Bushnell 10×50s that are better. If you really want to see far, search Amazon.com for Celestron's Skymaster series.
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That's not an insult. Even if he said you could have done better. Personally, I don't know why he would say you could have done worse because it doesn't sound like something someone would say… Maybe he made a mistake, but I don't understand why you spent any time worrying about.
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Close focus does not affect far focus. I have some 8×42's that let me focus on my knees. It's great for looking at butterflies. When Saturn's rings were tilted all the way over, i was able to see them in the 8×42's as separate from the body of the planet. Most people say you need at least 15x for that. Close focus can drive the cost up, however.
I find it difficult to hand hold binoculars at 10x and higher. But then, i can only do about 25 pushups. Perhaps you have lighter binoculars or stronger, steadier arms.
In my experience any binoculars are fine. But cheap binoculars are typically fragile. But if you treat them like fragile glass artwork, they'll last a long time. Don't toss them into the floor of the canoe. Don't leave them in your car where heat/cold cycles will get at them. Expensive binoculars will take more abuse, but remember that you have more to lose. Go to a sporting goods store and get a pair for $25. Keep your receipt. At your earliest opportunity, check them out by looking at stars. If you see double stars, return them.
Good tripods are expensive. My Bogen tripod was $250, and worth it.