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From: mikeb@uhccux.uhcc.hawaii.edu (Mike Burger)
Newsgroups: rec.birds
Subject: small binocs
Keywords: binoculars
Message-ID: <4724@uhccux.uhcc.hawaii.edu>
Date: 1 Sep 89 19:19:01 GMT
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	If someone had some money to spend on bird watching and
wanted to get a second pair of binocs that were:

1.	Small - I want to have them with me all the time. I
want to add a pocket to my carry pack so I can grab the binocs
anywhere, anytime.  Any reasonable weight will do.
2.	High quality - I want sharpness even though with small
objectives I have to give way on the potential brightness.
3.	Close focus - I do not watch birds at great distances and
have a nice pair of Nikons for that and I am working on a spotting
scope selection.
4.	Good with eyeglasses -  I have very strong lenses and cannot
practically remove my glasses to use the binocs, they need to work
with the glasses well.

	What would you recomend if price were not a consideration. I
know some people on this group have taken the plunge and bought the
higher priced small binocs.  What are specific recomendations.
               Thanks in advance for any advice:
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