Date: Mon, 7 Oct 2002 08:03:08 EDT Reply-To: Maryland Birds & Birding Sender: Maryland Birds & Birding From: Gail Frantz Subject: Re: Binoculars Question MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="ISO-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable In a message dated 10/7/2002 6:47:37 AM Eastern Daylight Time,=20 dburggraf@HOTMAIL.COM writes: <<.=A0 I want a good quality pair with close focus capability (6 feet or=20 less)...Opticron and Brunton...with such features...>> Haven't used, heard or seen either of those brands.=20 I had a pair of Bausch & Lomb Elites (8x42, focus 6') that I loved.=20 They were stolen & too pricey to replace. Eagle optical has their own brand - Eagle optics Ranger - for butterflying &= =20 birding. I have the 8x32 which allows you to study your toes at 3' . the=20 other is an 8x42 that will focus at 6'. As I recall they're around $350. Gail Frantz Old Hanover Rd Reisterstown, MD =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D To leave the MDOsprey list, send e-mail to listserv@home.ease.lsoft.com with the following message in line 1: signoff mdosprey =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D =========================================================================