Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!clyde.concordia.ca!rutgers!cs.utexas.edu!samsung!brutus.cs.uiuc.edu!rpi!batcomputer!cornell!uw-beaver!zephyr.ens.tek.com!tektronix!sequent!crg5!crg3!dvp From: dvp@crg3.UUCP (Dan Vander Ploeg) Newsgroups: rec.birds Subject: Re: Binoculars Message-ID: Date: 1 Feb 90 20:57:06 GMT References: <7369@tank.uchicago.edu> <31409@shemp.CS.UCLA.EDU> Sender: dvp@crg5.UUCP Distribution: na Organization: Sequent Computer Systems, Beaverton, Oregon Lines: 12 In-reply-to: jon@maui.cs.ucla.edu's message of 31 Jan 90 17:46:51 GMT > I got the distinct impression that there was a corolation between > the weight of the binocs and their performance on the test, although > this wasn't stated anywhere. > Jon. Gingerich Some of the top-rated binoculars in the Consumer Reports test were very light. Following their lead, I purchased a very light and compact Pentax 7x model, and I am very pleased. They perform very well, and are easy to carry on your belt in the case they come with. The world's greatest binocs won't help you much when they're sitting on the shelf at home.