Date: Wed, 10 Jan 2001 17:58:07 -0500 Reply-To: Maryland Birds & Birding Sender: Maryland Birds & Birding From: Norm Saunders Subject: Inexpensive Optics MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Marshall, You might also urge your friend to go over to the Optics for Birding website ( http://www.optics4birding.com/ ) so they will be a bit more educated in what to look for in a binocular (regardless of price range). Further, I would urge that no one ever buy a pair of bins without first trying them out in the field to make sure they meet that person's needs. Buying mail-order is great but if you haven't tried them first you may make an expensive mistake. That, of course, is why it is a good idea to join MOS and go on lots of field trips--so you can bug people to let you try their binoculars. Best, Norm P.S. How was Belize????? ======================= Norm Saunders Colesville, Montgomery County, MD marshhawk@worldnet.att.net ======================================================================= To leave the MDOsprey list, send e-mail to listserv@home.ease.lsoft.com with the following message in line 1: signoff mdosprey ======================================================================= =========================================================================