[MDOsprey] Re: High range bins for sale?
Charlie Muise (cmmbirds@yahoo.com)
Sat, 20 Nov 1999 09:25:10 -0800 (PST)
Norm,
Thanks a lot for the advise. I am suprised at
the number of votes for B&L - happily so, due to
the price difference. I certainly plan to try as
many brands/models as possible.
Thanks again,
Charlie Muise
--- Norm Saunders <osprey@ARI.Net> wrote:
> Charlie,
>
> Fran and I switched from the Zeiss 10x40s to
> the Bausch & Lomb 8x42s
> because, to our eyes at least, they bave just
> that much better a view to
> justify spending the money. Every now and
> again I pull the Zeiss out of the
> closet and soon shove them back in again. The
> wider field of view
> coupled with the very sharp image with good
> contrast is what we were looking
> for. The 6' minimum focus distance was a great
> bonus!
>
> We also looked very closely at the new Leica
> binoculars and, quite frankly,
> they appeared, again, to our yes, to have less
> contrast and sharpness than
> our Zeiss bins. Go figure.
>
> The important thing you need to glean from all
> the above is that everyone
> is different and what is best for me may be
> horrible for you. There's no
> substitute for trying every one of the high end
> bins you can under field
> conditions.
>
> Best of luck!
> Norm
>
> Date sent: Thu, 18 Nov 1999 09:04:42
> -0800 (PST)
> From: Charlie Muise
> <cmmbirds@yahoo.com>
> Subject: [MDOsprey] High range bins for
> sale?
> To: mdosprey@ARI.Net
> Send reply to: mdosprey@ARI.Net
>
> > Hi folks,
> >
> > I've been holding off on posting this because
> I
> > didn't know if it'd be appreciated, but with
> all
> > the scope talk, I am feeling brave...
> >
> > I am looking to upgrade to top-of-the-line
> bins.
> > I am partial to 8X. I absolutely require
> > waterproof and some sorta rubber armoring or
> > something else (I am very tough on
> equipment).
> >
> > Any one have a used pair they could part
> with?
> >
> > Also, I have always heard that Leica,
> Swarovski
> > and Zeiss are the top ones. But some people
> > through a few others in there, like top of
> the
> > line B&L, etc. Anyone out there happy using
> > something other than the big 3?
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Charlie Muise
> >
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> > Jug Bay Wetlands Sanctuary
> > Maryland, USA
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> ===============
> Norm Saunders
> Colesville, MD
> osprey@ari.net
>
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Charlie Muise, Naturalist
Jug Bay Wetlands Sanctuary
Maryland, USA
cmmbirds@yahoo.com
"Leave the gun; take the cannoli"
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