Here's another website I found very useful when deciding a binocular
purchase a few years back:

http://betterviewdesired.com/

Tom Marko
Olney, MD
Montgomery Bird Club (MOS)
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Subject: [MDOSPREY] Binoculars

I am also hunting for binocs and found these two online resources to be
helpful:

Choosing and Using Binoculars

http://www.birds.cornell.edu/programs/AllAboutBirds/GearGuide/Binoculars/

The Age of Binoculars
Are birding binos reaching the pinnacle of evolution?

by Kenneth V. Rosenberg

http://www.birds.cornell.edu/Publications/LivingBird/winter2005/Age_Binos.ht
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John Sherwood
DC