Date: Wed, 10 Jan 2001 08:21:49 -0500 Reply-To: Maryland Birds & Birding Sender: Maryland Birds & Birding From: Mark Wimer Subject: Re: RFI: need info on economical binoculars MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii I know Marshall asked for people to reply off-list, but I would love to see the replies, as I am in the same situation of needing advice on binoculars under $200. Marshall, is there any chance you'll summarize to the list if you get a flood of answers off-line? thanks, mark_wimer@usgs.gov I want to clarify that there is a difference between the Swift Ultralites and the Autobahn. The later is much more rugged, but is still not waterproof and does sometimes fog up when taken from a warm house into cold weather. Looks like I'm not the only fan of Swifts for a "serious" entry level birder who can enjoy them for years. Greg Downing Parkton, MD gregdowning@mindspring.com ======================================================================= To leave the MDOsprey list, send e-mail to listserv@home.ease.lsoft.com with the following message in line 1: signoff mdosprey ======================================================================= =========================================================================