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My New Binoculars
The other day I found some binoculars that I like. They are the 8x42 waterproof long eye binoculars by Alpen. They are easy to handle and carry well. They are not red, as my wife would like, but their green color goes well with the outdoors. Sometimes I wonder if my wife wants everything in life to be red. Somehow it has become thee color for items in her life and our house. Don’t get me wrong, I love my wife and she can have... (posted by Roger 1 year 48 days ago.)
The other day I found some binoculars that I like. They are the 8x42 waterproof long eye binoculars by Alpen. They are easy to handle and carry well. They are not red, as my wife would like, but their green color goes well with the outdoors. Sometimes I wonder if my wife wants everything in life to be red. Somehow it has become thee color for items in her life and our house. Don’t get me wrong, I love my wife and she can have... (posted by Roger 1 year 48 days ago.)
What is the best Choice of Binoculars?
The choice of which binoculars are for you always comes down to a personal choice, including the type and how you plan to use them. All binoculars will work, it is just a matter of what you really like or want and how you will use them. So, try out several in different ways to help you decide. Choosing binoculars is a two-part process, based as much on what you plan to do with them as on your personal preferences.... (posted by Roger 1 year 67 days ago.)
The choice of which binoculars are for you always comes down to a personal choice, including the type and how you plan to use them. All binoculars will work, it is just a matter of what you really like or want and how you will use them. So, try out several in different ways to help you decide. Choosing binoculars is a two-part process, based as much on what you plan to do with them as on your personal preferences.... (posted by Roger 1 year 67 days ago.)
What are Binocular Prisms?
Binocular Prisms are what let you see a correctly oriented image when you look through a pair of binoculars. There are really only two types of prisms in common use, Porro prisms and Roof prisms. Your choice comes down to how you plan to use them. Style and cost may be factors in your choice but usually your preference is not the type Roof or Porro but the way the binoculars handle as you use them. It really becomes just a... (posted by Roger 1 year 67 days ago.)
Binocular Prisms are what let you see a correctly oriented image when you look through a pair of binoculars. There are really only two types of prisms in common use, Porro prisms and Roof prisms. Your choice comes down to how you plan to use them. Style and cost may be factors in your choice but usually your preference is not the type Roof or Porro but the way the binoculars handle as you use them. It really becomes just a... (posted by Roger 1 year 67 days ago.)
How does Magnification/Power and Field of View effect Binoculars?
Binoculars are commonly described by using a pair of numbers, as in "7x50" or "8x25." The first of these numbers refers to the magnification or power offered by the binocular. Magnification is why most people buy a pair of binoculars. In the examples above, "7x" means the binocular makes whatever you look at appear seven times closer than it does to the unaided human eye. "8x" means the... (posted by Roger 1 year 73 days ago.)
Binoculars are commonly described by using a pair of numbers, as in "7x50" or "8x25." The first of these numbers refers to the magnification or power offered by the binocular. Magnification is why most people buy a pair of binoculars. In the examples above, "7x" means the binocular makes whatever you look at appear seven times closer than it does to the unaided human eye. "8x" means the... (posted by Roger 1 year 73 days ago.)
Binoculars: Is price everything?
Binoculars are one of the handiest, useful and most widespread of all optical instruments. Virtually everyone who spends time outdoors owns, or needs to own a pair of binoculars. More than 46 million birdwatchers spend almost $500 million annually on binoculars and related equipment in the U.S., according to the federal Fish and Wildlife Service. Birdwatchers aren't the only ones looking to get close to their... (posted by Roger 1 year 87 days ago.)
Binoculars are one of the handiest, useful and most widespread of all optical instruments. Virtually everyone who spends time outdoors owns, or needs to own a pair of binoculars. More than 46 million birdwatchers spend almost $500 million annually on binoculars and related equipment in the U.S., according to the federal Fish and Wildlife Service. Birdwatchers aren't the only ones looking to get close to their... (posted by Roger 1 year 87 days ago.)
Western Scrub-Jay General Markings and Characteristics
Western Scrub-Jay’s are a beautiful blue bird with a very long blue tail. They are mostly blue on top with some graying. Their underneath side is usually light gray. Most Western Scrub-Jay’s are determined to have it their own way and demonstrate a tendency to be very vocal. They usually seem to take it easy with a slow deliberate flight that seems to take in everything around them. But... (posted by Roger 1 year 116 days ago.)
Western Scrub-Jay’s are a beautiful blue bird with a very long blue tail. They are mostly blue on top with some graying. Their underneath side is usually light gray. Most Western Scrub-Jay’s are determined to have it their own way and demonstrate a tendency to be very vocal. They usually seem to take it easy with a slow deliberate flight that seems to take in everything around them. But... (posted by Roger 1 year 116 days ago.)
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