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Mon, 22 Aug 2011 20:21:22 -0400

These reviews, also from NJ Audubon, are worth checking out 
http://featheredgeoptics.com/productreviews_middleground.htm
http://featheredgeoptics.com/petespick-binoculars.htm

I use the Minox 8x32, and am entirely happy.

Is The Peregrine Observer available online?  I couldn't find it.

Larry Riddle
Princeton, NJ

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tom" <>
To: <>
Sent: Monday, August 22, 2011 7:02 PM
Subject: Re: [MDOSPREY] binocular suggestions wanted


> The Spring 2011 edition of The Peregrine Observe-The Journal of New Jersey
> Audubon's Cape May Bird Observatory (CMBO) contains an article on the
> results of a binocular test the CMBO conducted on 63 models comprising 12
> brands.  If you're willing to travel to Cape May, you can try out the bins
> that you're interested in. If you become a member, the CMBO membership
> discount prices are comparable to Eagle Optics.  Have them mail the optics
> to you in MD to avoid the NJ sales tax.
>
> Tom Marko
> Yomitan-son, Okinawa, Japan
> 
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Maryland Birds & Birding [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On
> Behalf Of Warblerick
> Sent: Tuesday, August 23, 2011 6:52 AM
> To: 
> Subject: Re: [MDOSPREY] binocular suggestions wanted
>
> And I'm with you too Rick. I am also a Swarovski man through and through. 
> I
> too have the 8x32's and find them excellent all around bins. My scope is 
> an
> 80x Swarovski with their excellent zoom lens (though I lust after their 
> wide
> angle fixed 25 power lens). What is the difference (besides the size and
> power) of the new Swarovision line? Different lenses? I know they are
> supposed to be water-shedding, but anything else? We bought my daughter 
> the
> Swarovski 8.5 x42 EL's for Christmas a few years ago, too. From Eagle 
> Optics
> (though my bins wre purchased from the Audubon Naturalist Society and my
> scope from the Silver Spring Wild Bird store, so I also like to spread the
> wealth around!).
>
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Rick Borchelt <>
> To: Warblerick <>
> Sent: Mon, Aug 22, 2011 5:01 pm
> Subject: Re: [MDOSPREY] binocular suggestions wanted
>
>
> I'm with Rick.  While I like to spread the wealth around, I've really
> ostly just gone to Eagle for everything optical for the last decade
> r so.
> I am a Swarovski guy through and through, but it's because the bins
> rom Swarovski have the shortest interpupillary distance of the good
> ptics, and that's important to me because my eyes are rather close
> ogether.  I'm also hampered somewhat by doing both birding (where I'd
> ike the wide field of view) and butterfly watching (where I need the
> lose focus), so my go-to pair are Swarovski 8x32s:  light enough to
> arry around, easy to stash in my carryon, pretty decent FOV so they
> an go from butterflies and birds to back again.  For winter use where
> don't need exceptionally close focus I did spring with my tax refund
> his year for a pair of Swarovision 10x42, not as heavy as I'd feared
> nd still focus down to about 7 feet.
> But that was my entire refund check, needless to say ....
> On Mon, Aug 22, 2011 at 12:33 PM, Warblerick <> wrote:
> Hi Mike,
>  A few questions might be in order regarding yuour new binoculars;
>
> What is your price range? How much are you willing to spend?
> What size works best for you, mid-size (8x32's etc.) or full size
> (8x42's/10x
> 2's, etc.)? Compacts (probably not though)?
> Do you wear eyeglasses?
> Would these be your primary or only pair or used as a back-up?
> Do you bird a lot at dawn or dusk?
> Waterproof or no?
>
> Finally, I would certainly check out Eagle Optics for anything I thought
> about
> urchasing. They have a great selection, great service and very speedy
> delivery.
> have purchased multiple pairs from them and always been very satisfied.
>
>
> Rick Sussman
> Woodbine,MD
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: K. Michael Lathroum <>
> To: MDOSPREY <>
> Sent: Mon, Aug 22, 2011 10:38 am
> Subject: [MDOSPREY] binocular suggestions wanted
>
>
> Good morning all I am in the market for a new set of binoculars which will
> e used for work purposes as well as birding.  I would like to solicit some
> uggestions from the list regarding brands, sizes etc.  Any help will be
> reatly appreciated.
> Also for anyone interested I'm a little late posting this but if you have
> ccess to a boat and can get out to Ft. Carroll the little stone fort in 
> the
> atapsco near the Key Bridge held a nice assortment of birds on Friday
> ugust 12.
> I had a Great Egret, several immature night herons of undetermined 
> species,
> t least two and possibly three immature Little Blue herons (I think) a
> arge number of cormorants and some common gulls.  The Lesser Black backed
> ull continues to elude me though.  The one concrete pier off of North 
> Point
> tate Park with the three concrete barges in front of it had several of the
> arger terns on it they looked they were Caspians to me.
> Thanks in advance, Mike
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