Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!rutgers!njin!princeton!siemens!edsel!tjo From: tjo@edsel.siemens.edu (Tom Ostrand) Newsgroups: rec.birds Subject: Re: Binoculars Message-ID: <22684@siemens.siemens.com> Date: 2 Feb 90 17:05:24 GMT References: <7369@tank.uchicago.edu> <31409@shemp.CS.UCLA.EDU> Sender: news@siemens.siemens.com Distribution: na Lines: 28 dvp@crg3.UUCP (Dan Vander Ploeg) writes: >> 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. Everything else being equal, the lighter the binoculars, the better, since you can hold them steadier. Of course, it's never the case that everything else is equal. I have the very light Nikon compact 9x25, which is excellent for the price and size. The main drawback is the narrow field of view, only 5.6 degrees. Although the exit pupil is less than 3mm, these glasses are very good even in low light situations. I highly recommend them. -- Tom Ostrand | (ostrand@cadillac.siemens.com) Siemens Research Laboratories | (609)-734-6569 755 College Road East | Princeton, NJ 08540 |