Date:         Mon, 6 May 2002 10:42:26 -0400
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From:         ABTrowbridge <ABTrowbridge@MSN.COM>
Subject:      Re: Testing Binoculars
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Excellent suggetion....thanks. (And I haven't been to Bombay Hock for several months.) maryanne dolan

----- Original Message -----
From: "Peter Mann" <pmann@EPL-INC.COM>
To: <MDOSPREY@HOME.EASE.LSOFT.COM>
Sent: Thursday, May 02, 2002 3:50 PM
Subject: Re: [MDOSPREY] Testing Binoculars


> Here's another option...
>
> I got a flier the other day about the "Bombay Hook Birdorama", held in 
> conjunction with the Shorebird and Horseshoe Crab Festival at Bombay 
> Hook NWR on May 18th 8am-7pm, sponsored by Cutler Camera, a Delaware 
> company
that
> has a nice selection of bins.
>
> Obligatory disclaimer - I have no financial interest in Cutler. I did 
> buy one pair of bins there after an internet company screwed me and I 
> needed
the
> bins quick, but that's another story...
>
> Anyway, it says they will have over 100 bins, spotting scopes and 
> tripods
on
> display.
>
> And... Factory reps and products from B&L, Bushnell, Canon, Celestron,
Kowa,
> Leica, Meade, Minolta, Nikon, Pentax, Steiner, Swift, Swarovski, and 
> Zeiss
>
> And... Display Models and Closeouts
>
> And.... New Products (bins and scopes with builtin or attachable 
> digital
> cameras)
>
> And.. Free Binocular Inspection Line
> - Alignment check
> -Cleaning
> -Bin evaluation
> -Free repair estimate if required
>
> Anyway, it seems like a good place to check out a lot of optics.
>
> Peter Mann
> Galena, MD
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "ABTrowbridge" <ABTrowbridge@MSN.COM>
> To: <MDOSPREY@HOME.EASE.LSOFT.COM>
> Sent: Thursday, May 02, 2002 10:13 AM
> Subject: [MDOSPREY] Testing Binoculars
>
>
> > I, too, am saving all my pennies in order to upgrade my binoculars.  
> > But where do I go to test individual bins?  It seems so tacky to 
> > test-run
> every
> > pair in a store and then surf the web for a better price.  On the 
> > other hand, I really can't afford to make a thousand dollar mistake.  
> > What do
> most
> > folks do?
> > maryanne dolan
> > washington dc
> > abtrowbridge@msn.com
> >
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